The power of street art - a thread 🧵
1. Patrick Commecy
French artist Patrick Commecy breathes life into boring urban buildings, turning them into picturesque murals.
"When you paint a wall, you are creating something for the public. Anyone can see it: young, old, rich, poor, people of all creeds, nationalities and political views."
"For tourists, these walls act as giant ID cards for the place they are visiting.
If you think about it, painting on walls is the oldest art form known to humankind. It is here to stay."
2. Fábio Gomes Trindade incorporates existing nature into his stunning murals.
The Brazilian artist paints only show part of the head of his portraits and lets nature do the rest of the work.
3. Sardinia murals, Italy's open-air museum
4. David Zinn
Chalk artist David Zinn is on a mission to show that you do not need fancy equipment to draw.
His ephemeral street art washes away in the rain
5. Kevin Lee called this artwork "Invisibility of Poverty"
6. Eduardo Kobra's mural of Michelangelo's David at the top of the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy.
Between 1501 and 1504, Michelangelo sculpted his masterpiece out of a giant block of marble from this very quarry.
7. Anamorphic street art by Sergio Odeith
Sergio Odeith is a Portuguese graffiti artist known for his highly realistic and three-dimensional murals.
8. St. Mungo by Smug in Glasgow, Scotland
9. Jorit's Diego Armando Maradona murales in Naples, Italy
10. Street art meets nature by Franco Domenak
11. Flower Thrower, also known as Love is in the Air, by Banksy
"Art is to console those who are broken by life" - Vincent van Gogh
12. Julius Caesar by Diego As
This 20 meters high (65 feet) masterpiece was voted "the world's best mural of the year 2021" by the Street Art Cities community.
13. Gennaro Troìa, Naples, Italy.
Gennaro is a "Madonnaro," a traditional Italian street artist. This ancient art form typically focuses on religious subjects that symbolize Italy's Christian Catholic heritage, which has had a profound impact on the country over the centuries.
14. "Painting in the street is like painting in a museum with the doors open" - Tardor, a young Dianense graffiti artist
15. Girl with a balloon by Martin Ron
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Bonus: Le café des acteurs - Patrick Commecy
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