I”m so pleased to see that the subject of this week’s Thursday’s Special is Urban Art. Wandering through the back streets of Faro a few weeks ago, I came upon this down-at-heel, ramshackle building. It stopped me in my tracks. I’ve been wanting to share it ever since.
It’s a total jewel, transforming the corner of a drab street. I hope Paula likes it. I love a bit of drama. Don’t you?
It’s very transformative. I love the first image, mainly for its striking colours, which I have christned “Lady With a Hairdo!” 😉
A lady without a hair so says thank you for your company 🙂
I love drama, too!! 😀 This is lovely, Jo. My kind of street art as well.
Thanks, darlin’ 🙂 🙂
It’s fabulous!
Alison
It was so unexpected, and I suppose that’s one of the joys of street art. 🙂
Superb – better than anything you will find in the Baltic (Newcastle quayside, not the sea 😀 )
That museum is a bit disappointing, isn’t it? Or maybe I’ve just been at the wrong times. 🙂 Nice views of the Eye though!
I think the quality of their exhibits is fairly consistent 😉
Great street art, Jo! I love it! What fun all around. 🙂
It’s wonderful, isn’t it? Makes me want to burst into song, Cathy, tho’ I’m not sure which song 🙂 I’m sure it’s a reference to a Picasso or Dali? Must Google it when I’ve a minute. Been jaunting out and about all day. Did you finally decide what to do?
This is a show stopper that is for sure!!!
Makes me feel like doing a can-can or breaking out the castanets, Laurie 🙂 I can be a bit strange like that sometimes. 🙂
Perfect, such happy and colourful art. Brightens up the day.
It was quite a down at heel area, Pauline, and it gave the whole place a lift. 🙂
Better than graffiti.
I love beautiful urban art and these certainly are gorgeous. The art can totally change the vibe of a place or building. Thank you sharing Jo😀
Thanks a lot, Gilda. This one’s like a story book. 🙂 I love it!
You had me at that first photo Jo! Truly a work of art. Magnificent that you found such a cool building. A perfect entry for the challenge.
A showstopper, Lisa! I loved it too 🙂 Thanks for your company, sweetheart.
I love this – thanks for sharing it! I always love to see urban art from other places, and this was a great example.
Follow the link to Paula’s and you’ll find some more great ones. 🙂 And meet some great people too 🙂 Have a good weekend!
wow and double wow.
Yep! That was pretty much my response, Kathe 🙂
Fado in Faro. Love your first image Jo. I love street art like this, loathe random graffiti though that seems rife in Portugal.
I hate street scribble, Jude! Now you’re a knowledgeable lady! Tell me what that first lady references? Is it a Picasso I have in my head, that she’s based on? Wonderfully clever story telling, isn’t it? How’s it going? Reached put your feet up time again or back to Cornwall this weekend?
Could it be Matisse?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_with_a_Hat
It does look familiar.
No, I don’t think so, Jude, but thanks. Been jaunting about with Michael all day- part work, part play. I have the street address so I’ll Google it and find out about the artist if I can. Thanks a lot, hon. 🙂
Wonderful discovery!
A whole story on a wall 🙂
molti artisti potrebbero avere un livello molto più alto che di quello che a loro riserba la vita, ma è il mistero dell’arte
la prima immagine mi ha profondamente toccata
un bacio
I love that first image too. It’s wonderful to have life breathed back into some of these sad old buildings. Mille grazie, cara. 🙂
Really eye popping colours and art! What a treat😊
In such a drab area, too, Carol. I was completely delighted 🙂
I’d love to talk to the artist, I really envy people with talent like this. To be able to create on that scale is awesome, fabulous, fabulous x:-)x
I can’t imagine where you begin, Gilly! If it was me it’d just be a blue wall… 😦 It really is fabulous 🙂
Now that is really something! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Have a great day,
Pit
Cheers, Pit! Glad you like it 🙂 You and the missus too!
That is amazing, tell us where in Faro. Some of the Olhao graffiti on the main road is incredible. Painting really.
Yes, I’ve featured Olhao before. 🙂 It does keep being added to. If you head from the railway station, east on Avenida da Republica, its at the junction of R. Ventura Coelho and Travessa Jose Coelho. We found it whilst wandering through the pedestrianised streets towards the Carmo church. It’s a great area for dilapidation and ‘character’. 🙂
Thanks will try and take a look.
Amazing artwork and very dramatic indeed. There’s a lot going on there. 🙂
I love looking at it, Ad, so I brought it home with me. 🙂
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