Street Art In A Cornish Town

A simple off subject post today. I saw these examples of street art in my local town in Cornwall and their simplicity appealed to me.

I guess the artwork above shows a Cornish tin miner, but to the right there appears to be soldiers perhaps from World War I.

Below the mother and child are crying tears of blood, maybe associated with the loss of life.

And the third: gardening? allotments? The women or girls are wearing ties - associated with some sort of uniform?

Whatever the interpretation they brighten a dismal wall and, with a bit of luck, us too.

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For more photos and posts on Cornwall go to Mike's Cornwall

Street Art Or Graffiti In Malta

Walking one evening while in Malta I saw the above street art as we crossed the road at a pedestrian crossing in Sliema.  The fish eating, or swallowing the man's head amused me as, of course, did the name 'Perry' underneath.

During our stay we discovered a further selection of street art - or some would call it graffiti. Some of it is excellent. Most were on walls but the final example was on a kind of large electrical box and as I took the photo two policemen on motorbikes slowed down to see what I was doing - as they couldn't see the picture from the road. I must have a suspicious look about me!

Thee three blue pictures were all together, perhaps the artist is concerned that Malta is sinking below the sea. The one above though reminded me of my grandson, as we have a photo of him swimming under water when he was just a few months old.

And I guess, love can be strange.

That's it for today.

Other Malta Posts:
A Pilgrimage To St Paul's Grotto In Rabat, Malta
Valletta: The City Built By The Knights of the Order of St John
5000 Year Old Tarxien Temples Found In Malta By Farmers Ploughing Their Fields

The Irony Of Graffiti & Vandalism

And more 67 Not Out posts featuring graffiti or street art:
Travelling To Infinity And Beyond With Graffiti
Ants In The Pursuit Of Happiness
Where Does Graffiti End And Street Art Begin?

Banksy, on the Thekla social entertainment boat, Bristol, England

12 Random Photos Of North Devon

Summer Lovin' street art - I liked the square to look thro' to see the river

Okay, I promise that I won't bore you with any more photos of my recent break in North Devon, er, other than with this post.

The photos are completely random, there's no particular message or subject matter.

More street art with that almost Illuminati eye

Chickens! The angel's tummy says. 'Joy remains forever in the heart'

A wonky cottage bedroom door

The Pannier Market Barnstaple

Traditional Morris dancers dancing in the street, also in Barnstaple

Music for dancers - you can also go to Barnstaple 'with flowers in your hair'

Father's Day: my son remembered - the beer is Cornish Blonde, she tasted good!

Sign on a fish van reads: 'Wanted Good Woman must be able to clean,
cook, sew, dig worms and clean fish. Must have boat and motor.
Please send picture of boat and motor'

Seagull sitting on a wall with his friend the crow

Strange sculptures in a pub garden in Lynton

Finally, the cottage where we stayed, taken on a dull day as we left for home

That's it, finally - honest! But a reminder of some of the other Devon Posts:
The Photo Of The Ghost Of Broomfield Cottage Tawstock
The Red Sky And The Invasion Of The Scarecrows
The Strange Orbs And Mysterious Coincidences Of Tawstock

Ants In The Pursuit Of Happiness

In principle I suppose I don't approve of graffiti but sometimes it can be amusing or even meaningful and artistic.

I saw these graffiti, or maybe it's street art, examples in Crete. The first is on rock face steps which have the legend 'This way for Pursuit Of Happiness'. The ants have certainly taken this message to heart. There is a constant stream of them crossing the words - as can be seen by the enlarged section of the photo below. They are even taking their young with them in pursuit of happiness!


But some street art is a bit classier as these two from someone who signs as Gouro. Both found on walls in Crete.