Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Mural art and advertising in Barcelona

Murals seem to be very popular in Barcelona. Many shops protect their entrance and windows by metal rolling shutters when they are closed for business. Advertising graffiti has been added to these shutters. It is the first city we encounter who has this.

The snack bar where we had breakfast also used wall paintings for decorations. We found this very attractive. We saw an old mansion which received a complete new appearance by painting its full facade. Some shops even use murals in combination with product displays.

Murals of muur schilderwerken zijn zeer populair in Barcelona. Vele winkels beschermen hun ingang en ramen met metalen rolluiken na sluitingstijd. Graffiti reclameboodschappen worden op deze rolluiken gespoten. Barcelona is de eerste stad waar we zoiets zien. 

De snack bar waar we ons ontbijt nuttigden had muurschilderwerken als decoratie. We vonden dit heel aanlokkelijk. Een oud herenhuis kreeg een volledig nieuwe uitstraling door de gevel over te schilderen en sommige winkels gebruiken murals in combinatie met etalages om hun producten te verkopen.. 
 
Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

Murals Barcelona

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16 comments:

  1. TZ30 July 2013 at 18:10

    I have a mural art walk tour when i was in Brussel... It's so easy, just need to follow the map.

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  2. Emilie's daughter30 July 2013 at 18:27

    I love your eye for art! Barcelona is great and interesting! Enjoy! Christa

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  3. Ginny Hartzler30 July 2013 at 21:16

    I would just LOVE to go to Barcelona!!! And I guess now I AM going through you! How many more Barcelona posts will you do? I LOVE graffiti, if it is done well and no bad words or pictures. It can really brighten up a dead and ugly space while letting talented people show their work.

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  4. Aly30 July 2013 at 21:43

    Deze rolluiken zien er mooi en vrolijk uit en een plezier om naar te kijken.
    Mooie reeks Filip!
    :0

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  5. TexWisGirl30 July 2013 at 22:52

    all were neat and well done, but that last building is impressive!!!

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  6. Jeanne31 July 2013 at 00:03

    Great examples of these, and especially loved the last one! So cool! There is lots of this art in Dallas and I always enjoy seeing this. How interesting Barcelona looks!

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  7. Debbie31 July 2013 at 02:46

    i just LOVE the idea of this, making an otherwise "dull" area, vibrant and colorful!!

    the last one is soooo amazing!!

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  8. Kmcblackburn31 July 2013 at 03:42

    This is gorgeous art work!

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  9. Adam31 July 2013 at 05:39

    such cool art

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  10. Jana31 July 2013 at 08:03

    what a great collection...great way to make a city more colourful+cheerful:-)))

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  11. fotorantje31 July 2013 at 11:00

    prachtig! dat is wat anders dan die saai grijze rolluikens

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  12. Margaret D31 July 2013 at 11:09

    Something very different then for a city, it looks ok.

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  13. ZielonaMila31 July 2013 at 11:30

    Beautiful picture, unusual observations street paintings :) Regards

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  14. diane b31 July 2013 at 11:37

    That sure makes the city look bright and alive. It is also a deterrent to would be grafitti vandals.

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  15. Anonymous31 July 2013 at 14:25

    Lovely shots.

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  16. orvokki31 July 2013 at 19:38

    Nice and lovely. Just such a graffiti I like.
    And the last one is super.

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