I was walking around Bristol recently and saw this rather large owl on the side of a building. It made me chuckle as I walked past.. I mean, who doesn’t love owls?
A few hours later on the way back down the same road (Gloucester Road) I saw this man working on some art with a projector, which was new to me.
Although the overhead projector bit confused me a tad (do many do that?), I was left appreciating these two examples of friendly street art. Although I don’t necessarily like the artwork on the second one (feels a bit like fairground ride artwork) I did like the warmth and feel of both.
Have you any examples of quirky street art which you can link to? I’d love to see some more.
Thanks
Paul
EDIT: Here is a picture taken by Jii Vennala otherwise known as @upsteeplebat from Finland on Twitter. She said: “I loved this cat, but someone painted over it.”
I asked if I could post the picture and she replied: “of course! :) Nothing remains of the cat today, the whole wall has been re-painted.”
Thanks Jii!
EDIT2: Here are some more examples from people on Twitter.
First up is @tinethewife with this classy fellow:
secondly it’s Jii again, but this time with Groke from Moomin:
and finally @LoneyJane with this feelgood moment!
Thanks all!
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Like the owl a lot. Not so much the second one, but I can see it is ‘interesting’. Spent some time wandering round the ‘See No Evil’ art in Nelson Street yesterday. Not what I would call quirky, but some impressive work.
Found this in our local play park; I love the contrast it conjures up: it’s a well-known phrase but looks like it’s been written by a child, who I imagine wouldn’t really understand its meaning. https://instagram.com/p/QdN3IKI0sc/
You’re right – it looks like a teenage girl’s writing (at a guess!) – funny how people can trip over deeper meanings in their scribblings.
It’s interesting to see that images can actually be as simple as a few lines (like the recent post by Haw Whit) but they still mean something to us.
Saw this little guy on a lamp post outside Brooklyn Botanical Gardens; not sure what he is or where he’s going, but he looks like he’s having fun! https://instagram.com/p/YsJ-fEo0kB/
Found this rabbit in TriBeCa, I guess he looks a bit sad what with his broken heart and X eyes, but his stance is kind of happy! https://instagram.com/p/XXk7v1I0nr/
This is quite a well-known mural in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, by Crashone (https://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2013/03/15/crash-takes-over-houston-street-mural-space-with-giant-popeye-art/); I love the size and scale of it, the colours and clean lines: https://instagram.com/p/XU8zFDo0so/
Haha! These are all absolutely superb! Thanks Haw.