A little too much detail to be a Rothko.
Today’s two posts are two in a (very infrequent) series of ‘accidental fine art’. See previously Composition With Orange, Bathroom Tile, And Dolphin Wallpaper | Composition With Electical Cable And Shadow Of Power Line.
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A whitewashed panel in the style of a inverse Kazimir Malevich. The panel was painted in preparation for No Justice (Rosaleen & Mervyn Macdonald).
Today’s (two) posts are two in a (very infrequent) series of ‘accidental fine art’. See previously Composition With Orange, Bathroom Tile, And Dolphin Wallpaper | Composition With Electrical Cable And Shadow Of Power Line.
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Coinciding with the Joe Caslin piece of the same name in Hill Street last (2016) summer and the attending street-exhibition of photos, here is “love wins” at the back of the Maverick bar in Donegall Street.
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A plaque has been added to the controversial 2013 UVF mural in Inverwood Court, commemorating (fairly) recently-deceased volunteers Kenny Black, Neill Reeves (21 years old, possibly from tainted drugs) Kevin Carvil, and Robert Armour.
The quote – Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed – is from Martin Luther King. For more on the history of this wall and the MLK quote, see Direct Action.
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Apache Tribe, Mr [Michael] Jones, [Chris] McGarry, and KVLR apologize to Inkie for painting over his Boogie Down Belfast with this pair of pigeon royalty.
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Here are eight images of the new Ardoyne mural featuring (from left to right in the image below) Ardoyne Youth Club, Ard Eoın Kickhams, and the John Paul II Youth Club as alternatives to bullying, racism, homophobia, addiction and other social ills. In addition to Irish dancing, soccer, and Gaelic games, there are also images of young people practicing martial arts, DJing, and boxing.
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London street artist Artista (web) was in Belfast for Culture Night/Hit The North back in September painting her trademark toast and flowers in Exchange Place.
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The story of the lead image is told in the images below. First, Paul Doran and Mark Ervine paint a mural of two “Chuckle Babies” (images 2 and 3 – see also Mark’s baby for Hit The East) between Imagine and the Frederick Douglass mural with its recently Xed out Aung San Suu Kyi and obscured by the recently-painted lower gates of the war wall (a.k.a “peace” line) on Northumberland Street (image 4).
Secondly, the mural is covered in French posters from the 1970s – which visitors were encouraged to sign and leave messages on – as “Act 1” of the No Walls project involving KRM (Cherif and Geza, a couple from France and Germany), Paul Doran, and Londoner John Costi, and which also included an exhibition in the Titanic museum (pdf of the full project).
Some of the posters and writing were ripped off (to be used in Act 2) on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 (video at the Irish News) to reveal again the babies (final image).
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This “Nosey Cat” was painted by David Creative (David McClelland Fb | web | tw) for Culture Night Belfast/Hit The North 2017.
Previously by David for CNB: Better Than Ice Cream (2016) | Nan With The Pearl Earring (2015) | No Laffin Matter (Stay Puft Marshmallow Man) (2014)
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Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA, the trio who made up US rap group the Beastie Boys until MCA’s (Adam Yauch’s) 2012 death. Street art by Glen Molloy (Fb) for CNB17/HTN17. Much more from Glen Molloy.
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Extramural Activity 