graffiti

To mirror the opening image from two posts ago, here is another poster from Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts’ Research Centre (ZRC SAZU) in Ljubljana, to go with the theme of public murals and graffiti. Sometimes the birds leave a spot clean. And the sofa (especially the one on the left) is cool too.

I love this, the idea of improving environment by adding to it. Improvement is relative, of course, but I like the idea of “democracy” behind an unmolested graffiti. I have yet to take photos of any significant murals, especially in Roma, but here is what I’ve got so far. Translation from Slovenian and location given in the captions. More images of Pisa street art and impressive Metelkova City in Ljubljana have been posted here and here.

A favourite, in Pisa

Pisa

Capalbio Scalo

“Who enters, dies.” Capalbio Scalo (frankly, it’s not a graffiti, rather an actual warning.)

Roma

Still unclear about the meaning of this. Pitigliano

“Stupid is the hen which condemns its own egg.” Piran

Ljubljana

Metelkova City, Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Museum of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana (last inscription: “You can get down now, the press is gone.”)

Ljubljana, not in Slovakia.

“When if not now, who if not you???” Maribor

Motovun, Croatia

Pitigliano (cheating again, it’s the floor, not a wall.)

Roma. For a wise cat.

And here is a special house in Škofije on the border between Italy and Slovenia that was obviously given to children from different countries as a plaything. Give kids a chance indeed!

“United in diversity.”

“Brains”

To all public artists and writers with stuff to say and show: please, carry on. The world needs your expression and colours and wit. And authorities better let it be. It’s the stuff of life.

Photo: MM

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