In Copenhagen many of the older house ends are painted. It can be a naturalistic painting, an add or more abstract like the one above found in Gl. Kongevej (Old King's Road) in Frederiksberg. A great idea to cover otherwise dull surfaces in colours and forms instead of just giving them one colour (which of course would be a shade of grey). Some of these paintings was in fact made by artists like Henry Heerup or Hans Scherfig. Many of the paintings disappear over time due to neglect, smog or demolition, or they're covered by new owners who like something else.
bright and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteInteresting post about a great idea, dullness is sad, better a not so good painted wall than nothing. By the way, I like the one you showed.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea, it must look better painted. The one you showed here is cool:)
ReplyDeleteI, for one, would have no problem having a wall like this. In Bermuda, we paint out houses all sorts of colors, but this is a work of art!
ReplyDeleteFascinating - How colourful ~ on to next post ~ Eddie
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I can't show you the whole wall, as it's beautiful, but it's in a really narrow alley that makes it nearly impossible to get a decent photo of it.
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