MetaFilter posts tagged with mural

FOREVER begins when you say yes

deafmute — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:27:48 -0800

A LOVE LETTER FOR YOU is a series of 29 murals visible along the westbound El in Philadelphia. A project of the (sometimes cheesy) Mural Arts Program.

Mural Mural on the Wall

mikepop — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:08:19 -0800

Making use of the space left between short shelves and high ceilings, Pentagram worked with some artists to make some fantastic murals in New York City elementary school libraries.

Sinking Ship Contains Hidden Gem

Orb — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:15:06 -0800

Having served as a troop transport in WWII, a luxury liner, and a sea cadet training vessel, the Texas Clipper will come to her final resting place tomorrow as part of an artificial reef in the Texas Gulf. During preparations for sinking, a long lost mural (1 2 3 4) by Saul Steinberg, best known for his work at The New Yorker, was rediscovered hidden behind wallpaper and paint and saved from a watery grave.

Hundreds of paintings, one masterpiece mural

iamkimiam — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:51:24 -0800

Mural Mosaics! Artists come together to create beautiful themed murals, made of hundreds of relevant paintings. See the making of Lewis Lavoie's ADAM (youtube), a United Nations mural mosaic consisting of 20 large art pieces, painted live at the Edmonton Capital EX. Or visit the ADAM page for an in-depth look. Check out the other murals, such as Earth's Treasure Chest, where you can click on individual tiles and learn about the contributing artists. Also, there's a new mural in progress, King of Kings, updated every Monday! You can be a part of the mural too! Check it.

Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation

Abiezer — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:54:09 -0800

Alasdair Gray 0-70 2004 BBC Artworks Scotland film made on the occasion of Glasgow artist and author's (best known for Lanark) seventieth birthday. Also a short clip and another film on his mural work as embedded Youtubery at his site. (Previously.)

Buddha Paintings Found in Nepal

homunculus — Sun, 13 May 2007 10:06:08 -0800

Paintings of Buddha dating back at least to the 12th century have been discovered in a cave in Nepal. Tipped by a local shepherd, a team of international researchers climbed to some old caves where they found a mural with 55 panels depicting the life of Buddha, reminiscent of the artwork of the Ajanta Caves in India (possibly NSFW). There are probably many other forgotten caves in the Mustang area (previously discussed here,) but they may be threatened by a planned trans-Himalayan highway.

Eric Grohe

fire&wings — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:49:46 -0800

Eric Grohe Murals. From kinda cheesy to monumental, and with the ubiquitous floating Jesus and teary-eyed Liberty. Whatever the subject, his work is technically exceptional.

Monasteries of Mustang

homunculus — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:24:21 -0800

A restoration project has been underway since 1998 to restore the 15th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery wall paintings of Lo Monthang, a city in the kingdom of Mustang in northwest Nepal. The results have been very impressive. Mustang is also home to some amazing cave temples.

First one to find Waldo wins

Hildago — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 20:14:59 -0800

The Picture of Everything. If it is a thing, it's in this here picture. [props to Ober Dicta]

The Iraqi smoking gun?

johnnydark — Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:15:34 -0800

The Iraq-September 11th smoking gun? Finally, near proof that Iraq was involved in the September 11th attacks on America: a mural in the Iraqi military headquarters in Nasiriya depicts a plane crashing into a building complex similar to New York's twin towers! (Okay, seriously, are some folks so desperate to make the connection that this might become an actual story?)

mathowie — Tue, 03 Sep 2002 08:39:31 -0800

Fading Ads (click thumbnails in lower right grid). If you look closely, you can probably find these all over the older parts of your town. Some border on the weird, most are nearly gone, while some are still going strong (about the project).