Category: Street art

Works of art both official (eg sculptures) and unofficial (eg graffiti).

Loving faces - Chalk graffiti

Loving faces – Chalk graffiti

Chalk graffiti on the pavement at Korsvägen – two loving faces speaking hearts to one another. … Continue readingLoving faces – Chalk graffiti

Graffiti cat

Graffiti cat

A graffiti tag on an electricity box in Keillers park looks a lot like a cat (especially when it’s been doctored a little with Photoshop).

NB: I don’t make a habit of using Photoshop tricks on this blog. This is, I think, the first time. … Continue readingGraffiti cat

Plein-air

Plein-air – street art?

Plein-air = painting in the open air. But is this a form of street art? [dot_recommends] Public easels and free paint for passers-by on Wieselgrensplatsen, Hisingen yesterday – part ofContinue readingPlein-air – street art?

Bead graffiti

Bead graffiti

[dot_recommends] On the back of a traffic light at Järntorget, a man with curly mustaches and a homburg – or perhaps a cowboy hat – crafted in beads.

Face in the stone

The figure in the stone

[dot_recommends] You look at this wall and think: That’s odd. There’s something… And then the figure in the stone suddenly appears. Between Kungsgatan and Norra Liden. It looks like anotherContinue readingThe figure in the stone

The devil's chariot

The devil’s chariot

This figure on a chariot pulled by a very small creature is cut into the cobble stones of the Korsvägen bus and tram interchange. … Continue readingThe devil’s chariot

Captain Haddock among the convolvulus

“Blistering Barnacles! I’m involved in convolvulus!” [dot_recommends] A kerb-side stenciled image of Tintin character Captain Haddock. I’ve been looking at this piece of street art on and off for weeks,Continue readingCaptain Haddock among the convolvulus