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The power of street art - a thread 🧵 1. Patrick Commecy pic.twitter.com/9IDiE7VvQ3
2024-04-27 02:27:53French 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." pic.twitter.com/I4lh0VPm7u
2024-04-27 02:27:56"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." pic.twitter.com/zPRqJKG1Yh
2024-04-27 02:27:572. Fábio Gomes Trindade incorporates existing nature into his stunning murals. pic.twitter.com/Ax9mHs4bcr
2024-04-27 02:27:59The Brazilian artist paints only show part of the head of his portraits and lets nature do the rest of the work. pic.twitter.com/egPs39pjIq
2024-04-27 02:28:003. Sardinia murals, Italy's open-air museum pic.twitter.com/kWpONjdxyN
2024-04-27 02:28:02Chalk artist David Zinn is on a mission to show that you do not need fancy equipment to draw. pic.twitter.com/Jw9QoVmyv3
2024-04-27 02:28:05His ephemeral street art washes away in the rain pic.twitter.com/E84lBKvWXz
2024-04-27 02:28:065. Kevin Lee called this artwork "Invisibility of Poverty" pic.twitter.com/Z2XqzZ9Jhi
2024-04-27 02:28:076. 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. pic.twitter.com/yuKCdhmznX
2024-04-27 02:28:107. Anamorphic street art by Sergio Odeith pic.twitter.com/L3v5FlX8AZ
2024-04-27 02:28:12Sergio Odeith is a Portuguese graffiti artist known for his highly realistic and three-dimensional murals. pic.twitter.com/hNqyuWoThV
2024-04-27 02:28:138. St. Mungo by Smug in Glasgow, Scotland pic.twitter.com/E9NmUUWMhb
2024-04-27 02:28:169. Jorit's Diego Armando Maradona murales in Naples, Italy pic.twitter.com/HgNZzmUnqC
2024-04-27 02:28:1710. Street art meets nature by Franco Domenak pic.twitter.com/dleZGvwSMc
2024-04-27 02:28:1911. 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 pic.twitter.com/vAB5YE6v4C
2024-04-27 02:49:0012. 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. pic.twitter.com/eSPg9OeseA
2024-04-27 03:12:2313. 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. pic.twitter.com/eJKVJP8M7c
2024-04-27 04:14:2214. "Painting in the street is like painting in a museum with the doors open" - Tardor, a young Dianense graffiti artist pic.twitter.com/5odZaNp6As
2024-04-27 04:25:4315. Girl with a balloon by Martin Ron pic.twitter.com/kakcAja95u
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