corner view ≈ street art

brussels, marolles


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what world would we live in, if street art were to go? 
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this beauty i found just the other day, round the corner from where i work. it's on the whole side of a building, on the corner of an alley. as i returned from a brisk lunch walk, it surprised me. intricate, the design, don't you find? i've no close{r} up, lacking my camera.
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ghent, near ham


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but i take to peeling paint for street art as well. its lines and indentations telling stories, of ages, darker than ours. it is giving away so much. 
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jane's corner view
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tanïa's theme
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20 comments :

  1. Julia da FrancaOctober 3, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    i like the peeling paint and would love to walk there with you dear n...
    xx♥ julia

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  2. renildeOctober 3, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    good morning woolfie,
    the first one, a very sophisticated street artwork, taking the eye upwards but also making me think of a map or secret corridors,
    the second one, a city shedding it's old skin like a snake,
    hurray for street art,
    have a nice day, xx

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  3. tanïaOctober 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Both wonderful and unusual street art finds! I don't know why but the first one gives me some oriental feeling, reminds me of arab fonts. And, well, the second...just wants me to softly caress it's surface. Without destroying. Looks like a city or world map, is that Africa or South America on the left?

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  4. RedekerOctober 3, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Hahaha...great how you see the art in a building!!
    Especially the peeling from the paint at a building.

    Have a nice day Woolfenbell!
    -x-

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  5. BethOctober 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    We needed to talk before I did this topic! I didn't even think of aging buildings' peeling paint and cracks and crevices as street art! I have plenty to choose from here --it would have been a matter of which one or how many to put in. Alas, no coffee conversation; thus my inspiration from you comes after the prompt is in full swing.
    Terrific idea and quite right. The peeling paint is art.
    Love the building art--none of that here.
    And whoah---what happened to tiny wolf?!!! I have not been able to visit others' blogs much, so I was taken completely by surprise. I LOVE the new look. Both elegant and edgy. Does that mind of yours ever run out of ideas?! How refreshing, friend. :>)

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  6. TheresaOctober 3, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Up close the bottom photo almost resembles leaves.

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  7. Karyn Taylor-MooreOctober 3, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Trust you to see street art where most of us would just walk on by without noticing! Lovely to have the time to visit once again.

    All the best

    Karyn xx

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  8. UnknownOctober 3, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    The first one is so mysterious...a word, an image...

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  9. erleichdaOctober 3, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    this world is full of art as long as one can see it...

    you are the best Nadine!

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  10. In de ruimteOctober 3, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    thanks for the tales behind the stories and the pictures behind the art

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  11. HeatherOctober 3, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    The first one is lovely, but I like the poetic beauty of the second one better. I see at least three layers of paint. I like to think that each layer has its own history complete with human dreams for the business housed in that building...

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  12. FrancescaOctober 3, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    it's nice how ageing can be art :)

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  13. AnonymousOctober 3, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    very eyecatching the yellow pattern on the wall and the peeling paint is nice ... on a photo at least :)

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  14. AnnabelOctober 3, 2012 at 11:20 PM

    Those are beautiful. I love the texture of the second one!

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  15. likeschocolateOctober 4, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Hadn't thought of the peeling paint, but you are right!

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  16. objects of whimsyOctober 5, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    nice!!!

    You have a great eye for it Woolfie

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  17. AllaOctober 5, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    I love the crumbling paint... is it only me or standing there all day ripping it would be so fun!? what does the design on the first photo mean?

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    1. nadine paduartOctober 5, 2012 at 12:13 PM

      what it means, i have no idea, yet. i should investigate further. from afar the illustrations look arabic, from up closer the coloured signs show off a doodle aspect. given this street art has been installed in the old part of brussels, the marolles part, where many, many cultures meet with its authentic inhabitants, it could have its very own meaning. if i find out, i will get back to you. n♥

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  18. shayndelOctober 5, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    I'm here enjoying your post quietly, can you believe I don't have words?
    ♡

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  19. KariOctober 5, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    I like the peeling paint. so interesting, so pretty.

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