Temporary, permanent, sweet, shocking, whimsical, thoughtful… Art can be anything, I think, except boring. And while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it is much more than mere information. It speaks to a different part of our selves. Art is more of a waking dream than a speech, and it should never be simply “understood.” It should be felt, intuited, in short: Art should be experienced.
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“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” ~Edward Hopper
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” ~Edgar Degas
“Life beats down and crushes the soul. Art reminds you that you have one.” ~Stella Adler
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~Henry David Thoreau
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has set eternity in the human heart.” ~Ecclesiastes 3:12
Fantastic pieces Mitch. Thank you for guiding us.
My pleasure, Sally.
Awesome street art. I loved that tunnel. I think more tunnels would be attractive in this way. This is the kind of art that makes you stop and take a good look. I hope you have a good weekend.
Thank you, Rasma, you too.
Wow, incredible. What talent!
Gorgeous examples (and you included the Kelpies, which pleases Scottish me!)
My wife and I are hoping to make it to Scotland next year, and I’d love to see them while we’re there!
These are amazing. Are they yours? Public use? I wonder because I’m always looking for photos for inspiration.
Thank you so much for putting this presentation together.
Hi Violet, my pleasure. And no, these aren’t my pictures. I try to pull images from public/free sources and, whenever possible, include an attribution.
Lovely! I will be back to see what speaks to me, Thanks again for the lovely presentation.
They are all brilliant and some of them so funny. What skill it must take.
These are amazing
Cool!
Very cool but you don’t have a banana duck-taped to a wall…
I ate it. How was I to know how much it was worth?
I particularly like the leafy, twiggy deer.
People are so amazing, and artists are almost supernatural. My fave is the little girl on the side of the building, watering a tree!
These skilled street artists have extraordinary imaginations Thanks for sharing, Mitch. 🙂
My pleasure, Nancy.
Forwarded your Bansky to my readers with grateful memtion 👌
What’s a day without a little Banksy?
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I like the White Rabbit one. So good.
Some clever, some beautiful, some both 🙂
Street art can often carry morals too
Astounding skill and creative thinking!
Blessings, Mitch.
So cool 😎
Thank you, Mitch. These truly are amazing! So much for to look at.
My pleasure, Lori.
cool
I am using the Portuguese Hummingbird to compliment a piece I wrote which will go live tomorrow. I have attributed it back to your post here. LMK if that causes a problem for you in any way, so I can make the necessary adjustments. Thanks.
Of course, Violet.
Great pics
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Interesting, to say the least. I like “it’s not what you look at, but what you see.” Perspective.
Beatiful picture 🤗 Great art
Very nice murals and street art Mitch!
I enjoyed looking through all of the pictures.
Glad you enjoyed it, Cora.
Wow! These are cool!
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I love these. I was in Prague last June and I didn’t know about that Einstein or I would have searched it out.
I mean Freud.
These pieces are absolutely meant to be experienced, some of them were so moving even in clips. And the Stella Adler quote is sublime. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure.
Wow – some interesting and unique art! Appreciate the quotes!
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