Meandering Around the Murals of Main Street in Vancouver
Lately I’ve been walking around Vancouver’s neighbourhoods checking out the murals. Plus any other oddball thing that catches my attention. I made my way down Broadway past the old Bow […]
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Fileteado Porteño, a Style of Painting from Buenos Aires
This decorative painted style, very popular in Buenos Aires, is called ‘Fileteado Porteño’, ‘porteños’ being what the inhabitants of Buenos Aires call themselves. The colourful style, with its painted swirls […]
The Mexican Muralist Diego Rivera in Mexico City
The Mexican Revolution, a civil war that raged from 1910 to 1920, ousted the hated dictator Porfirio Díaz and created a new era with the government being in the hands […]
A Walking Tour of the Comic Book Murals of Brussels, Belgium
Belgium is famous for its array of comic books, and in Brussels there is not only a Comic Museum but also a walking tour where the many fanciful characters escape the […]
Walls From Around the World
A collection of walls from around the world. In Hue, the royal city of Vietnam, the walls of the palace are painted imperial yellow. In nearby Hoi An it appears […]
Portraits in Denmark
In Denmark it seemed as if there were more portraits than in other places. I’m not sure if that’s true but here are a few I noticed in particular. Family […]
Patterns In (and With) Flint Stones
Although we must have flint in Canada I have only ever seen flint beaches in Europe where I couldn’t resist picking up a few as souvenirs. One part of the […]
The Mural Festival On (& Off) Main (Vancouver)
Although some countries have had ‘murals’ for thousands of years (cave paintings, Mexico, Egypt come to mind) there now seems to be a world mural craze, and Vancouver jumped in […]
Murals from Around the World
Murals are trending in cities around the world right now. Mexico got a head start on murals. I’m fond of their modern-day murals which often contain the magic of the […]
WPC: Looking Up at Orozco’s Painted Ceilings In Guadalajara
Lying down, looking up. What were they doing? It turned out that they were looking up at one of José Orozco’s masterpieces, the ‘Man of Fire’ that graced the domed […]
