I used to hate graffiti. It was such an eye sore and ruined, IMHO, beautiful buildings, bridges, etc. But street art has risen to a new level over the decades. Much of it is now museum worthy. Here are some examples we came across in Brooklyn, New York: [20220325_160341] [20220325_154536] [2022…

Big difference between graffiti and street art! Especially when you don’t have permission to paint on someone’s wall. [image] This was in Chartres.

Silo art – who knew there was such a thing! They’re impressive. Thanks for sharing this @TheMapleKiwi .

Great post Karen and I love street art having lived in Bristol through the rise to fame of Banksy! We’ve collected an extensive catalogue of photos from our travels across the Americas, but more recently discovered some great areas of Paris with massive murals, brightening up otherwise gloomy areas …

Graffiti in an underpass of a motorway in southern Spain. Dark and dangerous but that’s how some people’s life’s are. [image] [image] [image] [image]

Here ate two from Lyon, France our current “home”: [20221029_141029] [20221102_104629]

[MURAL HOMME r] Galway (Eire) [P1010414] Lisbon (Portugal) [camden] Camden (London) [P1010415] Lisbon…

This is a mural rather than graffiti. I was in Derry a couple of weeks ago and apparently could have met one of the actresses a block away, if I hadn’t been waiting for someone and couldn’t leave. I love that the actress was seen in Poundland (similar to a dollar store), not some fancy store! [PX…

Saw these two in Porto today. I would say one is graffiti with a very endearing message! The other is likely not graffiti, but because we are all animal lovers, I think it’s okay to post the huuuuuuge cat art here. [IMG_8810] [IMG_8807]

Both work really well :sparkling_heart:

[image] Spotted this in Gibraltar today :gibraltar:

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Galway (Eire)

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