Monday, November 25, 2013

Faces

I spotted this row of faces in my neighbourhood this week on a wall that is constantly being tagged and then repainted by the property owner. The faces are done by the artist Anser who has done hundreds of these line-drawings around the city over the last few years. They are not commissioned and most of them disappear fairly quickly as I think these probably will, but it was nice to see something other than ugly tags springing up here.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here for more murals.
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29 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 25, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    I like those heart shaped squiggle faces a lot Pat, nice to have them there even if it is just for a short while!

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  2. KarenNovember 25, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    I like them, too bad they will disappear.

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  3. Luis GomezNovember 25, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    Cool faces.

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  4. Billy Blue EyesNovember 25, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Better that the normal mindless tagging I supose

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  5. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comNovember 25, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    How cool.

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  6. John @ Beans and I on the LooseNovember 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    It appears he did it all with one continuous unbroken line. That requires some forethought. Very nice.

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  7. TexWisGirlNovember 25, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    i LOVE this!!! WOW!!!

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  8. s.cNovember 25, 2013 at 11:15 AM

    Great drawing . Somebody must have practized this before to get a so on the first sight simple drawing. I like it.

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  9. Gabriel S. IgnácioNovember 25, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    It's amazing!

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  10. SharonNovember 25, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    It's interesting how the artist captured expressions in line drawings.
    To answer your question from yesterday, we didn't have any special permission to park we just pulled in and got out. We weren't at any location for very long so I think we were just lucky.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 25, 2013 at 12:43 PM

    Simple, but very elegant!

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  12. Taken For GrantedNovember 25, 2013 at 1:31 PM

    In today's post sccollections referred to those who tag murals as "mural vultures." Hope the mural vultures stay away from this mural for a long time.

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  13. Gail DixonNovember 25, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    I'm not sure what tags are, but this artwork is amazing! I'm sure they're much more preferable than tags.

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  14. Oakland Daily PhotoNovember 25, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    Love the rhythm of line and color. If it were me, I'd leave them up, at least for a while. I'm glad you were able to get a photo to show us. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  15. KarlNovember 25, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    Only a few simple lines... amazing!

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  16. EG CameraGirlNovember 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Kinda clever, certainly better than tagging.

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  17. Laura. MNovember 25, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    if it changes, we hope to teach again.
    Have a good night:))

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  18. William KendallNovember 25, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    It's better than the visual clutter of tagging.

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  19. RandyNovember 25, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    Simple but very nice.

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  20. HalcyonNovember 26, 2013 at 3:54 AM

    I love how those simple lines create such expressive faces. Cool find - I hope you find more!

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  21. Mike@Bit About BritainNovember 26, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    Wouldn't like them outside my house - but they're actually rather nice!

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  22. Chrissy BrandNovember 26, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    Simple and effective, I rather like them Pat.

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  23. cath November 26, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Belle photo!
    Very nice post!
    Thanks & Welcome for your comment and your next visit to my blogs.
    Have a nice day! Cath.

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  24. The GreenockianNovember 26, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    Interesting - as you say, much better than the usual stuff!
    Liz

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  25. GunnNovember 27, 2013 at 3:34 AM

    This is nice ART:)

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  26. hamiltonNovember 29, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    the eyes are watching you!

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  27. UnknownNovember 30, 2013 at 6:13 AM

    Love this! Great work.

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  28. Louis la VacheDecember 1, 2013 at 3:07 AM

    As others have commented, better than the usual graffiti that is such a blight globally...

    «Louis» has added your blog to his blogroll.

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  29. Nathalie H.D.December 1, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Very very nice indeed. I think that if I were the property owner, I'd take a bit of time before painting over that one!

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