www.designboom.com: barcelona-based art collective reskate studio completed their 2019 would tour with three large scale glow-in-the-dark public art projects — ‘connectivity’ in china, ‘domestication’ in austria, and ‘the peace of belmonte’ in portugal. the street art murals are a continuation of the studio’s on-going ‘harreman’ series that aims to ‘light up dark corners of cities’ and spark conversation between the audience and the artwork on local issues.
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Wow! The murals are absolutely stunning. I wish I could see them in person. I feel that pictures never do the art justice, especially when it comes to art involving light (or the absence thereof) I must say there are a few spelling mistakes in the article that I would like to see fixed but that is just me being picky. I read that these installations are located in different areas of the world and I would love to have read more about why those specific locations were selected over other areas. The story of each mural is very cool, I don’t know if people walking by would understand the story behind each of these pieces but it is nice to read about how the imagery came to be. I would also like to know if their work was created by the same artist or one collaborative team. It would have been very interesting to read about the process of getting the murals up and what team worked on finishing the project. I think that this article could have used a little more information. I don’t think I will be visiting any of these places but I am sure that they are a lovely addition to every city that holds them. My final comment would be that I really enjoy the simplicity of the art in the day time, and how it really transforms during the night. One might pass by it in the day and hardly realize, but if they returned during the night I be it must be a real treat to see the difference!
I think that one thing that draws me to these murals is the simplicity of the designs seen in daylight, which do a great job accentuating the more detailed and impactful design at night. I've found in my experience in cities, and especially in Europe, that murals and other street art can be confusing to look at and the themes or message get mixed up, which is likely due to the the intrinsic qualities of art that is located on the street. These artists are likely to be creating in cluttered spaces and the overall effect can be really confusing. These murals are especially impactful for me because of their use of layering with the glowing paint, which creates a stronger effect than something simply turning into something else at night. Their use of site based imagery and themes is also really effective and gives it greater importance to the people that have to see it all of the time, although I do have to agree with Alexa that I would like to know why these locations were chosen, both in the selection of what countries they would be designed for and also whether or not the street or building they are on has any special significance.
I clicked on this article expecting some edgy street-style pieces with silly, literal, messages to be the art but these pieces truly blew me away. Each of the three pieces I believe, resonate with the idea of letting the form serve the content. The use of the glow in the dark paint, to be revealed only to those who first know where to look, speaks strongly to this idea of a hidden, core message linked to the traditions and history of the physical location. I admire this not only from an artistic perspective, but from an anthropological one. I believe it would be interesting to hear how locals, who feel connected to not only the physical locations but the symbols drawn, react to these murals. It seems like the artists took their time in doing their research but I would love to see how people responded to the piece both when they saw just the daylight art, and the layered night look.
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