...has taken the streets of Århus
Like small Spring miracles...
More info (in Danish) on: http://centerforurbankunst.dk/
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Showing posts with label street art. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Århus Guerrilla
A new movement for those that still believe that there is a hope in this asphalt jungle...
...these gardening warriors are not afraid of the challenges...
...hanging their works from the river walls or invading crowded urban spaces...
...to create small pieces of art for our everyday life
Monday, October 31, 2011
Uhyggelig (scary) Århus
Denmark is the land of "hygge", that is the art of creating a cosy atmosphere, even when it's cold and dark outside the window...
But tonight is different, as Halloween is the night of the "uhygge", the horror...
The Celts believed that in nights like this, the souls of the dead came back to visit our homes, and they used to leave food outside the door, so the evil spirits didn't come in...
Can you imagine if that could be true? They say that if you dig a whole in the ground of the old Århus, it's quite probable that you will find some skeletons...
Recently archeologists from Moesgaard Museum were working on an old cemetery, in the same place where a closter was located during the Middle Ages. They are going to build apartments on it...
Can you imagine if the Celts were right and the souls of the dead came back every Halloween night to "hygge" with the new inhabitants?
But tonight is different, as Halloween is the night of the "uhygge", the horror...
The Celts believed that in nights like this, the souls of the dead came back to visit our homes, and they used to leave food outside the door, so the evil spirits didn't come in...
Can you imagine if that could be true? They say that if you dig a whole in the ground of the old Århus, it's quite probable that you will find some skeletons...
Recently archeologists from Moesgaard Museum were working on an old cemetery, in the same place where a closter was located during the Middle Ages. They are going to build apartments on it...
Can you imagine if the Celts were right and the souls of the dead came back every Halloween night to "hygge" with the new inhabitants?
Happy "uhyggelig" Halloween!!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Aarhusian fairy tales...
When I was a little boy, I loved reading fairy tales, those amazing stories about brave knights...
... who were not afraid to fight to the death against huge dragons
In these stories knights were normally accompanied by their faithful dogs...
...that always followed them on their great mission to save beautiful princesses...
...who patiently waited to be rescued from a convent...
...or from a tower...
The story normally ended with a grateful queen...
...who let the knight marry her daughter and celebrate a big party at the palace
But I must confess that my favourite story was about a talking rabbit...
...that loved to make mad tea parties...
...with their crazy friends...
....wearing elegant hats...
...in picturesque houses like these
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fantasy pearl tree
Can you imagine my surprise when I found this magic tree during a walk in Vennelyst Park today?
Like a Christmas tree in autumn, full of colorful and funny ornaments, from transparent marine creatures...
...to modern everyday objects...
I wonder if all this has anything to do with Perleplade Syndikatet...
Maybe Århus has got its own OEPS crew, the 2 girls that became popular by making "pearl grafiti", a very original and interesting form of street art.
You can visit this link for more pictures and a Danish article about pearl graffiti.
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