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penwash
January 15th, 2017, 01:22 PM
I was search for a photo on my flickr account, and I saw this one, which I took a few years ago at a small town called Pilot Point in Texas.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/323/31487221504_e314138f19_c.jpg

I think commercial wall murals are cool.

Hawk
January 15th, 2017, 10:06 PM
Cool!
Can we see more?

Monkey
January 16th, 2017, 02:31 AM
Well they don't paint ads, but murals are painted on a great many walls here.

Lady Onogaro
January 16th, 2017, 11:15 AM
We have lots of murals on the walls in downtown Lafayette (in fact, there's a couple that are going up on our city government offices now, and we have tons of others around town). Many of ours are by Robert Dafford. You can see his work on his Facebook page (Dafford Murals) or you can Google him for images.

Here's a page of Lafayette's downtown art (I love the Kellie Smith iris mural and this one by Robert Dafford: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/217932069440308029/)

Brilliant Bill
January 16th, 2017, 12:35 PM
Philadelphia has a vibrant mural arts program. Come and take a tour sometime..

https://www.muralarts.org/

Monkey
January 16th, 2017, 03:21 PM
I checked, unfortunately I don't appear to have almost any of the shots of the murals uploaded. But they are literally all over the city. Hell, they even wrap most of the electricity box things in these funky art scenes.

Jon Szanto
January 16th, 2017, 04:27 PM
Ok, this (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/glasgow-scotland-street-murals_us_58121fc2e4b064e1b4b0c939) definitely needs a look (murals in Glasgow, Scotland). Here's one taste:

http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/,scalefit_970_noupscale/58121c6017000070005ba195.jpeg

kevmid
January 16th, 2017, 06:51 PM
Depends where you are.
In some countries like India commercial murals are still a main form of advertising; cement, phone and drinks brands all use it heavily especially in rural areas.
Creatively not a patch on the old ones of course

Pilot Point is a great name for a town, and to live if you're into pens!

penwash
January 16th, 2017, 08:52 PM
Cool!
Can we see more?

This one is in Hico, Texas.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6092/6327632259_589e850576_b.jpg

penwash
January 16th, 2017, 08:59 PM
Well they don't paint ads, but murals are painted on a great many walls here.

Sure.

In this case I am focusing on murals that are done for advertisement purposes. After decades, they look cool, just like vintage pens :)

Jon Szanto
January 16th, 2017, 09:29 PM
Well they don't paint ads, but murals are painted on a great many walls here.

Sure.

In this case I am focusing on murals that are done for advertisement purposes. After decades, they look cool, just like vintage pens :)

We call these advertisements or advertising murals. To keep them separate from artistic (primarily) endeavors.

grainweevil
January 17th, 2017, 03:52 AM
There's a fellow over here that has a whole site on what he calls "Ghost Signs (http://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/)". I have a vague recollection that the one that got him interested concerned fountain pens, funnily enough.

FredRydr
January 17th, 2017, 04:53 AM
And this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/4c/392d4cbdc176110da90409225b998c11.jpg

In western Pennsylvania, there was a painter who maintained many Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco signs on barns, years after the tobacco was no longer sold.

Fred

penwash
January 17th, 2017, 10:37 AM
Well they don't paint ads, but murals are painted on a great many walls here.

Sure.

In this case I am focusing on murals that are done for advertisement purposes. After decades, they look cool, just like vintage pens :)

We call these advertisements or advertising murals. To keep them separate from artistic (primarily) endeavors.

Right, should have clarified in the title, though I don't mind looking at artistic ones too.

What fascinate me about the advertisement murals is that the level of commitment from the owner of the buildings. How much did it cost to have a 3-story brick wall painted like that? What if the business (who paid for the ad) went out of business? Or no longer willing to pay?

How did they clean the brick wall?

Jon Szanto
January 17th, 2017, 12:01 PM
Will, here's a nice local story. I used to look at this image all the time, because it is directly across the street from the stage entrance to our Civic Theater. The symphony moved to it's own home about 20 years ago, but the mural is still up! The race track was/is south of the border, in Tijuana, B.C.

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-of-san-diego-save-the-historic-caliente-mural

https://assets.change.org/photos/1/af/jo/IvafjODFSNOLLZC-800x450-noPad.jpg?1423793293

penwash
January 17th, 2017, 01:18 PM
Will, here's a nice local story. I used to look at this image all the time, because it is directly across the street from the stage entrance to our Civic Theater. The symphony moved to it's own home about 20 years ago, but the mural is still up! The race track was/is south of the border, in Tijuana, B.C.

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-of-san-diego-save-the-historic-caliente-mural

https://assets.change.org/photos/1/af/jo/IvafjODFSNOLLZC-800x450-noPad.jpg?1423793293

That's cool! And that is one big ad mural!

For some reason the song "Por Una Cabeza" played in my head as I read the story :)

farmdogfan
January 18th, 2017, 10:50 AM
And this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/4c/392d4cbdc176110da90409225b998c11.jpg

In western Pennsylvania, there was a painter who maintained many Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco signs on barns, years after the tobacco was no longer sold.

Fred

I can allmost see the zombies forming a line.

southpaw52
January 18th, 2017, 12:35 PM
Fort Smith, Arkansas, has brought in artists from around the world to paint artistic murals on the buildings downtown.

usk15
January 23rd, 2017, 01:05 PM
Nice murals up there!
I'm joining this thread:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7641/16928139672_5cec5f6c5f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rMT9a7)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/486/18400754043_d313ea81fb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/u31F74)

FredRydr
January 24th, 2017, 08:40 AM
And this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/4c/392d4cbdc176110da90409225b998c11.jpg

I can almost see the zombies forming a line.

They can't drive.

Fred

R.A. Stewart
March 27th, 2017, 01:33 PM
And this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/4c/392d4cbdc176110da90409225b998c11.jpg

I can almost see the zombies forming a line.

They can't drive.

Fred

You haven't driven my commute to work.

R.A. Stewart
March 27th, 2017, 01:35 PM
Ok, this (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/glasgow-scotland-street-murals_us_58121fc2e4b064e1b4b0c939) definitely needs a look (murals in Glasgow, Scotland). Here's one taste:

http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/,scalefit_970_noupscale/58121c6017000070005ba195.jpeg

Kinda confirms (once more) my impression that Scotland is one of the coolest countries in the world these days.

usk15
February 12th, 2018, 12:52 PM
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4702/24760010247_6fcaf4888d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DHXwqp)

This is form 2015, today they have changed the mural...

penwash
February 12th, 2018, 09:48 PM
Haven't seen this thread in a while :)

Alright, here's one taken in Portsmouth, NH (I think) with my Olympus OM-3 + Zuiko 85mm f/2 lens + Fuji Superia 200 ISO film.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7231/6851103598_313a643e2a_c.jpg

SIR
February 13th, 2018, 01:34 AM
we should all definitely get more murals - in the UK the problem is 'planning permission'... :nono:

AzJon
February 13th, 2018, 07:38 AM
There are some cool old murals around my town. I'll take a few shots and upload them later. :)

carlos.q
February 13th, 2018, 08:28 AM
This is a very old mural painted on ceramic tile advertising a Spanish soda bottling company in Old San Juan:

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usk15
February 13th, 2018, 11:15 AM
Nice one Carlos!

Jon Szanto
February 13th, 2018, 04:59 PM
Speaking of painting on walls:

Judge awards graffiti artists $6.7 million after their New York works were destroyed (http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-ny-graffiti-artists-settlement-20180212-story.html)

usk15
February 18th, 2018, 04:34 AM
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4285/35330625171_4044718f1f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/VQ3FXR)

here it is: https://goo.gl/maps/h3s72QdjDbn

FredRydr
February 18th, 2018, 06:58 AM
Photos I took in Frederick, Maryland, several months ago.

I first noticed this from my table in a restaurant:
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So I go outside to see it more closely:
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And another:
38135

SIR
February 18th, 2018, 10:52 AM
If only Caravaggio was alive today...

myu
February 23rd, 2018, 05:19 PM
https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/spider-mural-1-960x627.jpg

https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/densoner-gif.gif

jodylud
February 24th, 2018, 06:13 AM
Eric Grohe murals can be found in Massillon, Ohio and throughout the state.

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38281

usk15
February 28th, 2018, 01:58 AM
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14117739009_68e018c6e4_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvx6Xg)

usk15
March 6th, 2018, 05:27 AM
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4702/24760010247_6fcaf4888d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DHXwqp)

This is form 2015, today they have changed the mural...

And now in 2018 look like this:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4605/25781514507_eeda47cd52_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Fhe13P)

jar
March 6th, 2018, 05:29 AM
"Standing on the Corner (http://www.fototime.com/B3F73098E1CF65E/orig.jpg)" Big file but worth seeing.

usk15
March 6th, 2018, 05:54 AM
Nice one Jar! I like it!

usk15
March 21st, 2018, 06:49 AM
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4748/25830341728_fd0a9ef918_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FmxfFs)

jar
March 21st, 2018, 07:35 AM
A local Comic Book Store parking area:

http://www.fototime.com/CA1335054DF77B2/large.jpg

SIR
March 21st, 2018, 08:58 AM
Anyone here from or been to Bhutan?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan

https://d2np4vr8r37sds.cloudfront.net/img/article/jpadsjjpal-1511444627.jpg

usk15
April 9th, 2018, 03:53 AM
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4776/40651704571_9eb85c0692_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/24WfBu8)

usk15
May 1st, 2018, 05:15 AM
Refurbished His Master’s Voice mural on St Helier’s Foot Buildings, by local artist Steph Newington.
https://www.facebook.com/BBCCINews/videos/10156384112559697/

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/973/41822683711_78e7de5f14_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/26HJbMD)

jar
May 1st, 2018, 05:26 AM
Refurbished His Master’s Voice mural on St Helier’s Foot Buildings, by local artist Steph Newington.
https://www.facebook.com/BBCCINews/videos/10156384112559697/

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/973/41822683711_78e7de5f14_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/26HJbMD)

Nipper is the answer.

Triaed
May 8th, 2019, 02:53 PM
Anyone here from or been to Bhutan?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan

https://d2np4vr8r37sds.cloudfront.net/img/article/jpadsjjpal-1511444627.jpg

Looks like it's pretty cold in Bhutan!

AzJon
July 1st, 2019, 02:49 PM
Mural view at lunch:

https://i.imgur.com/sLea36Z.jpg

carlos.q
July 11th, 2019, 09:35 AM
This one is close to the main campus of our state university.

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carlos.q
July 11th, 2019, 09:38 AM
And this one is also near our state university:

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calamus
November 12th, 2019, 08:01 PM
Mural by Duane Flatmo in Eureka, California:

https://duaneflatmo.com/images/mural-top-close-up-.jpg

85AKbN
February 3rd, 2020, 04:19 AM
Quite a few murals at the Filipino market - Seafood City. B&W shot of one of the better ones:

https://i.imgur.com/7h4AfoU.jpg

Cookedj
February 3rd, 2020, 12:02 PM
A guy I went to school with does murals all over the world. www.loganhicks.com He hand cuts stencils and uses spray paint. Pretty stinking amazing.

carlos.q
January 7th, 2021, 10:55 AM
This a mural depicting the rap singer Bad Bunny:

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Brilliant Bill
January 19th, 2021, 08:42 AM
Cattle rustling in Runnemede, NJ. This building is now vacant, but for many years (70?) was a deli/cold cuts/hoagie shop. So the disappearing livestock seems thematic.

.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/New-Jersey/Runnemede-1/i-FbbdG9p/0/670b8fb8/L/DSCF9307-L.jpg

carlos.q
January 24th, 2021, 09:01 AM
This is not a mural painted on a wall but rather on a flight of stairs leading to a theater in Old San Juan.

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jar
January 24th, 2021, 10:30 AM
This is not a mural painted on a wall but rather on a flight of stairs leading to a theater in Old San Juan.

58627

That wasn't there the last time I was there. But there was a great restaurant up the street.

Detman101
January 25th, 2021, 12:31 PM
Photos I took in Frederick, Maryland, several months ago.

I first noticed this from my table in a restaurant:
38134

So I go outside to see it more closely:
38133

And another:
38135

Right around the corner from our old church.
Awesome!

carlos.q
June 1st, 2021, 10:43 AM
This mural is down by the docks in San Juan. It is a celebration of the "Summer of 2019"; two weeks of massive protests that lead to the resignation of the island's governor.

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PhillipDine
June 14th, 2021, 03:18 AM
Anyone here from or been to Bhutan?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan

https://d2np4vr8r37sds.cloudfront.net/img/article/jpadsjjpal-1511444627.jpg

Looks like it's pretty cold in Bhutan!

What a country of perverts...

Detman101
June 14th, 2021, 11:02 AM
Anyone here from or been to Bhutan?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_paintings_in_Bhutan

https://d2np4vr8r37sds.cloudfront.net/img/article/jpadsjjpal-1511444627.jpg

Looks like it's pretty cold in Bhutan!

What a country of perverts...

How so? Do they not have "Sex" in your country?

jar
June 14th, 2021, 11:43 AM
How so? Do they not have "Sex" in your country?


https://youtu.be/p4E6KtQg_z0

PhillipDine
June 23rd, 2021, 06:17 AM
There is sex, but not on walls and posters :o

Igraine
June 23rd, 2021, 09:29 AM
Cattle rustling in Runnemede, NJ. This building is now vacant, but for many years (70?) was a deli/cold cuts/hoagie shop. So the disappearing livestock seems thematic.

.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/New-Jersey/Runnemede-1/i-FbbdG9p/0/670b8fb8/L/DSCF9307-L.jpg

Where is this? On 130?

Wile E Coyote
June 23rd, 2021, 09:52 AM
Cattle rustling in Runnemede, NJ. This building is now vacant, but for many years (70?) was a deli/cold cuts/hoagie shop. So the disappearing livestock seems thematic.

.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/New-Jersey/Runnemede-1/i-FbbdG9p/0/670b8fb8/L/DSCF9307-L.jpg

Where is this? On 130?


Clements Bridge Rd (SR-41)

carlos.q
November 29th, 2021, 06:58 AM
This is a mural painted on an abandoned building next to our state university:

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Doctox
June 9th, 2023, 01:20 PM
And this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/4c/392d4cbdc176110da90409225b998c11.jpg

In western Pennsylvania, there was a painter who maintained many Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco signs on barns, years after the tobacco was no longer sold.

Fred

I can allmost see the zombies forming a line.

Apparently they started in Washington DC, but business was too slow.

joolstacho
June 9th, 2023, 06:57 PM
Hahahaha!
There's a lane in Melbourne covered in great murals/graffiti.

Carpio
June 18th, 2023, 12:31 PM
Hello,

Is there a more famous 'unknown' street artist than Banksy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
https://www.artnet.com/artists/banksy/

Carpio

carlos.q
June 18th, 2023, 01:41 PM
This is a mural painted on an abandoned building next to our state university:

65306

Passed by this place just last week. Sadly the mural was gone and the building will now host a charter school. :bad:

jar
June 19th, 2023, 03:56 PM
Batten down. Here comes Bret.

The fact that murals often have a limited lifespan is part of their character and significance for me. They capture a thought or moment that can be ephemeral.

Carpio
June 20th, 2023, 07:34 AM
Hello,

There was a television programme yesterday that visited Peurto Rico. The host of the show is a very well known (well, in the UK he is) actor, Martin Clunes, who visits different parts of the world. Yesterdays episode, as said, was Peurto Rico, and the US Territory has wall art on every little piece of wall. Amazing. Not graffiti the likes seen on motorway bridges or train track walls, but art that if it were done on canvas would undoubtely sell for thousands. I thought of this thread at the time.

Carpio

calamus
October 18th, 2023, 06:17 PM
Mural entitled “Electric-City” by London-based street artist Dan Kitchener (DANK). The mural is on the side of a building in Eureka, California, and was done entirely freehand in spray paint in 2017. I took the photo with an iPhone SE in September, 2023. The scene was inspired by the Shinjuki district of Tokyo, Japan. Eureka has quite a few murals, and new ones going up all the time.

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FredRydr
February 21st, 2024, 08:45 AM
An update: Update: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-brain-as-food


And this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/4c/392d4cbdc176110da90409225b998c11.jpg
....