(we got word that those who postered the Eelus piece removed the posters, stating it to be a genuine error. As I said below, the real vandalism against this city is the empty NAMA buildings that dot it)
Only a few hours ago we posted a piece about the exciting new NAMA poster campaign around the city, bringing NAMA buildings to the attention of the public.
Sadly, it seems those behind the posters decided to hit up this beautiful EElus piece of street art on South William Street. If you’ve read A Visual Feast, last years excellent book covering Irish street art, you may have seen the interview with the street artist Eelus in it.
Eelus noted that he was approached by a young woman while painting this piece, who told him he’d robbed the idea from a similar piece of street art in the UK. He replied by informing her that was him! The constrast however is that this angel in Dublin, a lost angel, appears a bit vulnerable when compared with her London sister. I often admire her while walking down South William Street, she’s somewhat symbolic of where the city is.
Cheers to Freda, whose photos of street art have appeared on numerous occasions on this site, for drawing my attention to this.
The sentiment of the NAMA poster campaign is admirable. The real vandalism in this city in the state empty buildings fall into, while people lack homes.
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Donal
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Come Here To Me! 
Ach, the nature of street art is transient. That piece has been there years. There’s a relevance to this bit of destruction. I’d be fairly sure those posters will come away without damaging it anyway, that’s a steel gate isn’t it?
If art is defined as communication and expression then street art needs to be contemporary as well. We’re in another place now, probably the place that angel warned us of.
I saw that the other day and didn’t realise it was street art. I’ve heard in the last week that the Complex in Smithfield is about to close freeing up yet another NAMA building that was being put to some use. They must be running out of eyesores. But….the Lighthouse cinema is open again…but….the efforts to choke Smithfield Horse Fair continue to successfully strangle the culture the ordinary folks and DCC is still running the city their way. It’s like me grandfather used to always say “Fuck it!”