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A few quick snaps…

Posted in Photography, Street Art, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on November 13, 2011| 5 Comments »

Its been a while since I’ve done one of these posts. Normally I take a load of snaps in one afternoon and pick out the seven or eight that stand out the most. I haven’t done so in the last while but I have managed to cobble together a few pictures I’ve taken over the last couple of weeks for a post anyways.

Below is a picture I took whilst putting up flags pre-game a couple of weeks ago, I think against Sligo. Obviously I’ve photoshopped it ever-so-slightly, but I like the contrast between the pitch and the dark clouds on the horizon. Arty.

Dark clouds over Dalymount

Below is a mad spot on the way home from work the other day. Anyone who can tell us where this is wins a date with your choice of CHTM! author at a venue and date of your choosing. You’re paying though.

There's a car under there somewhere

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The imagery of Occupy Dame Street.

Posted in Politics, Street Art on November 7, 2011| 5 Comments »

One of the most interesting aspects of the global #Occupy movement in my eyes has been the propaganda produced. The imagery of Occupy Wall Street has already become iconic, the Adbusters poster depicting the Wall Street bull and the question ‘What is our one demand?’ has been copied by international occupations that have sprung up. I visited Occupy London last week and noticed that there, many of the posters took aim at the coalition government there and utilised London landmarks for visual purposes.

Here at home, Occupy Dame Street has produced a number of posters which have appeared both around the city and online. Below are a number of my favourites.

‘Keep Calm And Carry On’ gets a very Irish reworking, while the physical scale of the building itself features too. With Occupy Dame Street being an ongoing event, more posters and leaflets are surely ahead.

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Something a bit different…

Posted in Street Art on October 23, 2011| 2 Comments »

ADW’s Pricks And Mortar show over the weekend was excellent, and seemed to attract a huge crowd of Dubliners over the course of it. What I like most about ADW’s work is that not only is it visually pleasing, it often packs a punch and has something to say. His ‘Blues Brothers’ image of Cowen and Lenihan on the eve of a budget made its way across European newspapers for good reason, and indeed his ‘tribute’ to a certain customer of Fagan’s in Drumcondra, depicted with Celtic Tiger facepaint, was another favourite with Dubliners.

One of the most visually striking pieces in the show were the blocks shown above, depicting Monopoly money. Pieces like this complimented the art on the walls nicely, and a bit randomly the concrete blocks were for sale, costing less than a round of drinks. Trusting the brother to never miss an opportunity, it’s in our gaff now. A very unusual and heavy bit of street art indeed!

Well done to ADW on a great show, and long may he continue to redecorate the walls of the capital.

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Pricks And Mortar

Posted in Events, Street Art on October 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

It’s great to see ADW has another exhibition of stencil art on the way. I’ve been following his progression and his contribution to the decorating of boring Dublin walls for some time now, and even have his ‘tribute’ to a certain Mr. Ahern framed upstairs.

This show will run only for three days, and as well as stenciled artwork it will feature 3D pieces and installations looking at Ireland post Tiger. All details in the poster above.

Facebook event page.

Those were the days, my friends.

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Here today, almost gone tomorrow

Posted in Miscellaneous, Photography, Street Art, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Spotted this morning next to the Jervis Street Luas stop. Pretty sure it wasn’t there yesterday but then again, I hadn’t had my morning coffee when I walked past the spot then. I’m of the opinion things like this brighten up dreary canvasses and make this city a more interesting place.

Spotted this morning

And yet someone has had a go at it already…

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Cloch ós cionn cloiche

Posted in Photography, Street Art, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 1, 2011| 7 Comments »

Its a pity, but we rarely get grafitti “i nGaeilge” in this city. Its even rarer to have grafitti in our own native tongue created by someone whose native tongue it isn’t. Below are two shots taken on the corner of Rainsford Street and Crane Street, in the bowels of the Guinness brewery, an area that, unless showing tourists around,  few city dwellers get to explore.

Stone upon stone upon fallen stone

A bit of research into whose the piece was, (i.e. typing the words into Google and hitting search) brought up the name Lawrence Weiner, a conceptual artist from the Bronx, who in his Declaration of Intent in 1968 stated his mantra:

1. The artist may construct the piece.
2. The piece may be fabricated.
3. The piece need not be built.

Each being equal and consistent with the intent of the artist the decision as to condition rests with the receiver upon the occasion of receivership.

Some of his work was part of an exhibition in the IMMA circa 2008, but either this piece has ages very quickly or it has been around a lot longer than that. Judging from his other work, its his first venture outside the English language too! Either way, its a bit of a curiosity.

Cloch ós cionn cloiche ós cionn cloiche leatha

A list of his work can be found here, though I’m of the opinion the above is his best:

http://radicalart.info/concept/weiner/

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Sticker City (4)

Posted in Street Art on August 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Try and try as Dublin City Council might, the trafficlights of Dublin always have something to say. Here is the fourth lot of stickers. Sticker City.
 What do they all mean? I don’t know. Politics, football, art, in-jokes and more besides feature as ever.

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Everlasting Lo.. Oh wait its grand

Posted in Miscellaneous, Photography, Street Art on July 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Everlasting Lo... Oh wait, its grand

You come across some crackers scribbled up on bathroom walls in this city, but the above will take some beating in my book. By my reckoning its the same hand for both the initial teary lament and the sardonic after thought after the poor bloke got his rock-and-roll. Brilliant.

Only a couple of pictures today, I was away up in Belfast with JayCarax for the Anti-Racism World Cup at the weekend, and a great weekend that was. I’ll get a review of that up soon!

Dental Plan... Lisa needs braces... Dental Plan.. Lisa needs braces

Dublin humour interspliced with a paraphrased Simpsons quote. Love it. I fully endorse both freedom for Palestine and free dental plans.

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On the walk to the shops….

Posted in Street Art on April 26, 2011| 1 Comment »

I’d been meaning to take the camera with me some day and photograph some of the more interesting pieces of street art appearing in West Dublin suburbia….

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Sticker City (2)

Posted in Street Art on April 19, 2011| 2 Comments »

I love stickers. Many of them say something, many more don’t. Football ultras, politicos, gig organisers, bands, street artists and more besides use the traffic lights of the city to spread a message.

I’m going to upload some from around the city which grab my attention.

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Sticker City (1)

Posted in Street Art on April 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I love stickers. Many of them say something, many more don’t. Football ultras, politicos, gig organisers, bands, street artists and more besides use the traffic lights of the city to spread a message.

I’m going to upload some from around the city which grab my attention. Here’s the first lot:

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Who listens to the little guy?

Posted in Photography, Social History, Street Art, tagged , , , , on April 5, 2011| 3 Comments »

What is it with me and cameras? I just have no luck with them; this is my fourth camera to give up on me in around eight years. I still hold out hope, I will get my little G9 fixed, I’ve only started to get used to it and have only started taking pictures I’m proud of. This rant I hear you ask, what is it about? Well, its a precursor and an apology for the quality of the below pictures, but I couldn’t help but take them and share them.

Hungover cycles often provide great inspiration, and Sunday’s was no different, and rewarding also, having come across the below piece down the (Luas) tracks. Its probably been around a while, but this is the first time I’ve ventured down this far since before the Chrimbo.

Who listens? (1)

Who Listens? (2)

Back in the day, you were born with
original sin, now its original debt.
Every man, woman and child in this
country are footin’ the bill for a
load of empty buildings. If it was
France, there’d be bleedin’ murder.

Who Listens? (3)

Where’s my Nama? You know what I
mean? I worked on the sites round
here and when I got laid off I
still had to pay me mortgage every
month. But we’re bailing these boys
(out I?) don’t get it.

Who Listens? (4)

The middle to the end of the
sixties saw the dyin’ end of the
docks. It just went slowly down.
If any of the old Dockers came
back today and looked down from
Butt Bridge, they’d call you a liar,
they’d go “that’s not where I worked.”

Who Listens? (5)

There’s something Flann O’Brien-esque about the writing style, god knows what the man would have said if he saw the state of the country now. Either way, its a good summation of what has happened the old docklands; there is or, was a social history there that has been all but completely wiped out in order to pave way for the IFSC, the area that most said at the time  ” is a grand representation of the Celtic Tiger, sure isn’t it great the money we have now for all these shiny buildings.” Its a shocking pity that most of them are now empty.

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