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Comments about muralThere are 100 comments about "mural"
Jay: I attend the highschool and ill tell you this Mural was a great Job . and much to mention we even got some tourist Pass by and Stop to see the whole Mural.. we Got...... scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior...... LOOK CLOSER: Please tell me that I am not the only person that notices the frightened boy all the way to the right in the left section of the 2-piece mural. Everyone views the picture as traveling...... Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and...... Martin Ujlaki: More photos of tis mural here: [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/martin_uj/1891055820]]... EvilGentleman: I figured as much. I would not have guessed WDW, but I was pretty sure it was a mural outside the San Francisco area, and somewhere that you travel, which narrowed it down to the...... kiwi: Wow. Those are lovely. My fave would have to be the one with the trunk, though. The contrast between bright mural and dark remnant is great.... joey: it looks more like a mural. could ba anywhere. maybe even newark, nj ?... Sane: This murales are fantastic... EvilGentleman: The picture is OF San Francisco. After all, what cities besides San Francisco would stencil "San Francisco Public works" on their wooden barriers?
The pastel colours and what looks like the telltale stair-like outline of slightly...... Montrealbunny: Laura - I know what you mean - those letters are truly mesmerizing! I googled the mural, but alas found very little on it. I hope this link works, but just in case...... Laura E. Ramos: Looking for information of Bushwick High School I came to this page, it gave me such a flashback of where I came from, this mural is beautiful, great job guys, I didn't graduate from Bushwick...... zagg: I love philadelphia's murals. I don't think I photographed a single one this trip, though a few are cemented in my brain.... Peter: that looks like its going to be a nice mural... keep us posted as it nears completion, if you get a chance!... cheryl forte 22nd May 2008: I lived across the street from this beautiful mural at 299 Woodbine Street between Irving and Knickerbocker left there in 1960...does anyone have photos...my address doesn't exist anymore.... Laura: That is simply amazing work! The amount of detail that has gone into that mural is amazing..I bet I can't see it all either just through photos but that is all I'm ever going to...... Peter: lets see yours in the comments, eg!
also: the {mural} is amazing... i love the shady lettering in the second shot... the detail in teh third... wow, just wow.
but yeah, id love to see some...... Jamie: Is this mural new? It's very clean and tidy... Peter: thats a great mosaic mural... never seen one like that before!
what a sad story, though... was it this louis ramirez?
[[http://www.deathrow-usa.us/luis_ramirez.htm]]
[[wiki:Luis Ramirez]]... Jamie: Mural schemes suck more often than not, but most of these are pretty good. Nice photos. Thanks for sharing them
@Picky Lurker: I wouldn't like to speculate on any "view fixing". Sometimes posts can accrue lots...... Josselyn K: I really love this mural it looks beautiful when kids get involved in these master pieces. ... Yendys (from Dean st) May 2008: I wish I lived in that house,the garden is simply a work of art! Just last week I actually laid eyes on the lady with the hat! I've always tried to envision what she might...... Peter: nice find, jack. that mural was done in 2003 by [[wiki:Zephyr (graffiti artist)]] and {dr. revolt} on the side of {niagra} bar on the {lower east side} to commemorate the passing of [[wiki:Joe Strummer]]...
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... Peter: i see a [[7981:curtis]] tag in that last photo. its sort of a shame to go over that pet-store mural, but whatever, it happens in the {East village}, i guess.... jack: its a photo of a wall mural at president reagan's library.... sanspoint:: I used to like Neckface before he drew on the AIDS awareness mural in Sydney. That was shitty. ... Aingeal: Being from the Bogside, Doire, (Derry). I've developed a strong sense of awareness, passion for all people, and the need to uphold my Irish heritage. I was saddened to read Seamus's (from the south) comments....... firecraker: why is "gtf" crossed out in the second mural?
... Joe: Saw this mural firsthand. Its curious how the loyalists depict themselves as some sort of skeleton soldier. My Catholic friend was giving me a tour of the area and he was scared to get out...... lisa: i currently go 2 the buskwick campus and were now doing a mural inside of our school and this mural on our school wall gives us advice and inspiration......GOOD JOBS YOUTHS... Elicar: And jeeff, I did not even realize that "mural in progress" was on that wall. I thought it was your comment.
My remaining two brain cells must have been fried by the hair dyes that I...... jeeff: in your other article i was just laughing because they wrote "mural in progress".
i like the new additions too but they're hard to scan. soho & hungr? looks like smug &...... myfersu: I'm specially interested in finding an updated photograph of a mural in Ardoyne.
In the mural directory of CAIN, the photo is too small and I can't appreciate the details (see www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/mccormick/album55.htm for description: "Give Us...... little ukraine: yeah, i wasn't sure what to make of the cartoon characters either, though i've definitely seen them elsewhere. i'm just remembering now that there is a mural on Astoria Blvd. featuring stewie griffin... though...... Ex Fame City: I grew up writing in the Bronx in the 70's and 80's. The real deal is that the writers were often slackers who didn't want to grow up. Some became great artists ,...... jeeff: heh, "mural in progress". also, isn't it rems?... EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct.
Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just...... Mimi: Who knows if its gone now, but, to any current or past Hunterites, check the costume shop backstage for his HUGE mural on the far right wall...also p. 181 of 1988 yearbook has his pic...... Neidine: This is a beautiful creation. We need to see more of the arts in our neighborhoods. It is so bland and lonely. Adults just like children love to see illustrations. People should really appreciate art....... UpFromFlames: Nice Shots!
And hey, Yer father in from Bushwick!Is he from the unit they are renovating inthe shot? Maybe its even part of the city's latest [[6459: Urban Renewal project]] there? Also, the house with the...... Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this...... prof: That omni mural on Houston always intrigued me, I never took a close look at it though until this post. So thanks!... Westwatch: I believe most of these things happening are last day signs in the Bible. Many people have got their heads in the sand or they would have done something about these Murals in the...... Peter: heh, i know exactly where some of those shots were taken... i used to work up in {washington heights}, and commuted home to {midtown} by bike every day, and often took the scenic route through...... SCAM28: That's an amazing mural...
do you happen to have a color shot of it???
i mean it looks awesome in black and white, but i'm a wondering what kind of colors were used...
... graff: there are no limits to anyones potenital if they are truly dedicated. graffiti brings tourisim to toronto not just murals, bombing and tagging (real graffiti) aswell. I agree with peter and i think police should...... tSB: good view , you know the boards near the so called bristol arena , that group who do blairaq is a section of classwar , a general anarchic movement which is alot more based in...... polish worker: i love the mural art but i cantunderstand why the loyalist art is so much better than the republican art.since we arrived from poland nearly four years ago we have lived in a loyalist area...... joey: it's a mural kind of day, today. let it be remembered as such, {{Saturday, September 29th, 2007}}... From Newfoundland: I grew up in Sussex, and returned home this summer after several years away. I rather liked the murals, and think Sussex is demonstrating more energy and creativity than scores of other Maritime communities. There...... Big Bank Hank: A lot of murals that are seen in estates etc could be seen to be graffiti, If you lived at an end house with a gable wall it was a prime target for terrorist groups...... upfromflames: [[img:22874]]
The last strokes on the Bushwick High Mural went up today. I felt lucky to see them go on the wall.
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Afterwards, Unue, Al, Joe, Rolando, and Crystal--the lead artists--posed in front of their creation.
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I...... Greenpeaman: If art is to entice people to think and reflect then the murals are a success.... Luis Acevedo: My wife and I along with our 4 kids live around the corner on Palmetto and Irving. We love that mural. My kids can't get enogh of it. You guys did an awesome job. That...... karlo: By the way,What you see here are murals,not grafitti.
As some-one already pointed out,grafitti is usually carried out by just about anyone with a spray can or bucket of paint with the sole intention of splashing...... upfromflames: Rumours travel quickly. Truth travels slower.
Yes, there was a problem. But all was a misunderstanding, and settled by the end of the day.
No one is going to stop the Bushwick mural. Come...... upfromflames: Rumours travel quick. Truth travels slower. Come out to Bushwick, and see the truth for yourself, painted on the wall.
Yes, there was a problem. But all was quickly settled, as a misunderstanding.
No on...... Bushwicker: If you haven't already, definitely show your love and support for the artists from El Puente and the Academy for Urban Planning.
The NYC Parks Department tried to shut the mural down today (Tues, 7/31) because...... Tonytech: I never thought I would see the day, when positive beautiful colors would grace the walls were I played softball as a teenager in the 70's.
To see today’s youth caring about something other than themselves...... Biff: Montreal taggers destroy a Peace Mural. They came for a Style in Progress event and they did more than paint...they did the unspeakable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmCRSrDn3OQ
When is enough, enough ?... shankill:
Wouldnt live anywere else!! thers great shops and cafes and the people are the most friendly by far.
tourists walk freely all over the shankill and along the peace walls, signing their names and leaving messages...... hannah: i think it is very unfair how people judge us in northern ireland because of some murals. Some of the comments above are really biased. Not all Northern irish peple are secterian. i am from...... CE: I'm currently in Sussex for the next few hours and have been here for a couple days. There are more murals since I was last here and I still stand by my opinion that...... firecraker: sweet mural. i like the variety of people and activities, especially the dude being enlightened in the first shot.... pagliacci: go get 'em joe! we needs more murals here in bushwick...... crazy: I just know that is not a mural of all the nations crowded around the treee of knowledge.... CE: If you go to the one on Notre-Dame in Saint-Henri, there are murals painted on the walls above the shelves. One is a typical picture of the store but the other is of the...... hv11221: The making of this mural appears in the WSJ video piece: Inner-City Gentrification in Brooklyn (available at: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/video/pursuits)... dave wilson: Man!
Those murals do look wierd to me.... Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a...... DG WILSON: I WAS INSPIRED TO DO THIS MURAL BECAUSE OF ALL THE ROCKS. ITS CALLED NEW ARRIVAL = AS YOU SEE HUGE BOULDERS SURROUNDING A NEW LITTLE ONE. EVERYTIME I PASSED ALL I SAW...... RugglerDuggler: Just incredible...I'm still confused as to why they would so blatantly throw illuminati symbolism (the frightening murals) in the airport for everyone to see. This is either a possible antithesis or a frenzied elite...... artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can...... .nanotech.: [[img:18501]]
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Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will...... pierre: BD: thanks for reminding me about the SP classes, I was in SP1 which is why we took French instead of Spanish and why all SP1 students were in the band with Mr. Montasano (i...... .nanotech.: [[img:18457]]
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* The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy.
* There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,...... Anthony: I live near Denver International Airport and have been there many, many times and have seeked out and found everything mentioned here and then some. I first heard about the DIA conspiracies a few...... Melanie Hastie: Maybe you should post pics of some of the amazing murals in the walkways downtown. Just an idea.... gerry k 25th oct o6: i think that the first mural in beechmount there is brilliant i grew up just 100 yards from that painting and it has inspired my life .. i love art i would love to paint...... Peter: its the mural from [[1799:this entry]]. its seen some "editing", for sure...... jeeff: haha i love the scary face added to that {community mural}... Marc: When I visited Sussex, probably twice this summer while on a Farm Apprenticeship, I couldn't help but notice the small-town quality there is here. The mural campaign should be good enough to revive Sussex....... little ukraine: From today's Brooklyn Daily Eagle...
"On November 15, 1977 the Williamsburgh Savings Bank...was declared a landmark. It was designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer in 1927. They chose a Romanesque style for the 512-foot...... kennedy: is that a paint-by-numbers mural? or a real mural?... little ukraine: I don't get it... Janis Joplin is in that mural. Above Ringo. So are Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis... I'd...... jack: pic-1-at least i can use it to hang my hat on.
pic-2-someone please draw the shades.
pic-3-they went that-a-way but if you go this way, no, maybe it was the other way, well any way did we...... laanba: I have always loved that longhorn mural. I hope to see it one day.... Rí Niall: rite this is bollocks, i read most of this n its a pile of shite. the only places that are dangerous 2 outsiders is the rundown estates, mainly places lyk ballymacash(loyalist) or turflodge(republican), simply bcos...... FauxReal: I know a few graff kids that do some good stuff, but it's hard to get up when the cops are so hard on it. I've noticed a lot of nice stencils and posters in...... neS...: i think everyone needs to appreciate the art of graffiti whether its your crew or not.art is art ,that cat or crew bombin shit everywhere ,ya'll need to stop hatin on em fo rell yall...... aer suzuki: ok this might be considered off-topic for citynoise but what the hell : i finally made it to the frye, pictured above, to see the henry darger exhibit and i strongly recommend it if you're...... Trevor: I'm pretty sure it was called the Fireball or something close to that. There was a mural on the stationary part of the ride with some cartoon superheroes; I think I remember the Silver Surfer...... dorey: We just move to Sussex Corner from Wilmot NS and we think the murals are kind of neat. Of course there are some we like better than others, but it has given us somthing...... kry c,c,s4life: it realy suks that the death of sane (r.i.p. and huge respect) the all out nyc king/legend had 2 hapen hope his bro smith haz many more years in his time of painting.if theres any...... Observer: I was in belfast on the shankill. Some murals are Uda some are UVF. why? do they control different parts? do sum people support one and some support the other?... little ukraine: This is awesome. I get the same way when I see murals in my hometown on Long Island. Neighborhood/civic pride rules!
Speaking of murals, colavitos ghost, when are we gonna see some of yours?... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I was buzzing through DIA this week and got these pics. I didn't use a flash as I didn't want to draw attention to what I was doing, just in case. These murals pretty much...... Chris Erb: I'm sure the artists spend more time talking to locals than actually painting.
One of my [[4461:past articles]] from Sussex has picture 2 from almost the same spot pre-mural and also the camp Sussex mural as...... zagg: Fabulous: these are some great (and super canadian) murals --- I'm still not 100% sure if the man in the first photograph is the artist of the paintings, or a farmer painted in the...... Marlo: How strange! A couple of my friends and I went to Fundy on Sunday and we passed through Sussex.
I agree-- it's out of character and far too obviously commercial for them to be painting......
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