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Post by SueA on Jan 20, 2013 21:05:39 GMT
Came across this lovely wall painting a couple of weeks ago & grabbed a quick photo today. It's been there just over a year although we'd never seen it before as it's not a road we go down often in the Northern Quarter of Manchester city centre. Looked it up online & it's by an artist from a group called 'Fauna-graphic' done with spray cans, it was sponsored by Converse the sportswear company & apparently it may be going to be removed & there is a campaign to save it. It really brightens up a horrible scarred wall, very clever!  |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 20, 2013 22:02:59 GMT
That is definitely modern art and I really like it Sue.  |
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Post by grindle on Jan 21, 2013 5:55:57 GMT
why would they want to take it off? it's been done beautifully and is definately an improvement  |
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Post by Rosie on Jan 21, 2013 9:27:46 GMT
Thats really nice Sue, i would join the campiagn to save it!
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Post by SueA on Jan 21, 2013 16:10:54 GMT
I'm not sure why it might be removed, O.H. saw something about that on the internet but I haven't, it might be because it advertises the brand of the sponsors Converse, their symbol is the star on it. If I were the council or building's owners though I'd be campaigning to keep it not get rid of it. The artist is a young woman from Sheffield who has done quite a few of these type of paintings of birds & nature on sites all over Britain & I think abroad too, she's a respected graphic artist, I'd like to see more murals by her around town! |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 21, 2013 16:59:21 GMT
Thats really nice Sue, i would join the campiagn to save it! Yes. If it is names which are required, mine can be added. |
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Post by ladybird on Jan 21, 2013 17:01:44 GMT
That does look nice sue . maybe that guy could come over here. seems any spare gable wall here is mueraled and nobody objects
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Post by Geranium on Jan 21, 2013 17:18:00 GMT
How lovely - and clever! I'll join in the campaign, too. |
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 21, 2013 19:42:33 GMT
Generally I regard these as graffiti and to be honest most are rubbish but now and then there are some such as this which can be considered works of art and if it is not offending anyone I see no valid reason to remove it.
I remember a wall alongside a music shop in Tolworth Surrey which had a black and white mix of very well known pop stars singers etc. which were instantly recognisable despite being done in a stylised form. Elvis, Gene Simmons of Kiss and Jimi Hendrix to name but 3.
I don't know if it is still there but it was also a work of art.
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 21, 2013 20:57:18 GMT
Count me in.....its lovely ;D
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Post by Geranium on Jan 22, 2013 15:24:18 GMT
Have you heard of Banksy? He does amazing graffiti pictures in Bristol. They're counted as works of art. |
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