Dublin :: Somehow, it's like cheating on Cork :: HCWH

I'd the good fortune to be at the Hard Working Class Heroes festival last weekend. The bands were great, as was the atmosphere (other than the swing to "Wet" the atmosphere took on the last day). One of the really good bits about the festival was the provision of Andrew's Lane for the after-club. The theatre (or club or whatnot) has been done inside and outside by the Dublin artist Maser. It looks great, and even as a club it seemed worth the visit. The plaque outside the door:

The alley around the corner had plenty of stuff. I really like this one. (there's other stuf that I should certainly get & up)


   This guy (girl?) is class. I spotted one of his other ones near the old Mongrel offices a few years ago and foolishly thought it was a one-off curio: ooooh no. 

   This stuff is all over the city centre (by which, the tourist means Temple Bar). My friend over in the 508 initially pointed out the corners and drain pipes these covered: each is a bit of a gem. This is in no way a catalogue of the ones we saw: there were scores of them. 

Though this pic is largely for the small stickers, I love opportunities such as these for people to truly cover a space in all sorts of crap.

That road towards the Tourist Info office.


A great linguist once said...

Mr. F. O' Eight directed me to this door to see another piece by Maser, but it had been replaced by this other piece. Maser again? Perhaps... Really good piece though.

Cork:: PutEmUp! ...and BONUS picture!

Surprisingly, I'm calling this one GetEmUp!.
Once again through my Co-Conspiring friend Deltaetcetera, these were along O. Plunkett to the Grand Parade. Really like the linework and perspective.


This one is Just For YOU! save the file, prin it out, write something inane in the speech bubble, such as "this got put up, and then disseminated across the intersea". Of course, I make this offer completely without the creators knowledge.. I can't believe I feel the need to say that. My thought is that his person was from some bigger pond, passing through, by the quality of the print etc.

I'd crush that little scumbag kid's face.

BONUS!

Half-mermaid? It's cool to see original artwork on the walls (ie: not a cautious print)

Cork:: Notebook Girl

Im going to call her Notebook Girl.
I don't know her gender, nor do I know it's a notebook. Something makes me think it's a girl though, and they ain't got no signature so... So she deserves an erroneous nickname.

I really, really like this stuff. I'll buy her a pint and apologise for assuming her gender. For assuming there's only one of her. I might even check her out, and steal her sketchbook off to the bathroom.

I know that I've lauded plenty of stuff in three posts, but if you don't like what she's done, then you're not waking up properly in the morning. If you draw or write or some such, you know how personal it'd be to wheatpaste prints of your stuff around town. I'd never do it because it would scare the carp out of me, but...
Although I suppose it's not so hard if your stuff is Good...

Photos were sent to me via my Co-Conspirator, Deltasomethingorother..
Photos all over the Cork Centre.