Stenciling

I saw this stencil yesterday at the pedestrian crossing near Lime Street station. I am hoping this is part of a larger campaign and I will see some more around the place! Please don't just use the same stencil everywhere I like the design and the message of this one.

If you see any others out there please do let me know!

Art is subjective

Now as I look to get mug first tattoo and some may say that at 34 with 2 kids I should really grow up. Children are an interesting paradox in one breath they keep you young however they make you feel so old! I want a tattoo end of argument.

Well the monstrosity bellow can be located in the courtyard of queens square. Where no doubt it was been vomited on urinated on and they will be the more social.acceptable things that have happened to it!

As I squash art is subjective if you like it poor you!

It's all a bit too real

In the run up to the Bold Street Festival I have seen a couple of fringe events most interesting is the work of several 3D artists collaborating on a new piece of work.

A tent has been effected in the space outside Schu and Tkmaxx which houses this large chalk drawing. With a couple of fixed cameras in place and careful planning this artwork is taking shape in front of the eyes of passers by. It is being created and will be on display for the next couple of days.

  

Could this be a changing point?

The purpose if my blog was to get me out of the office and see some different things in the area. This works brilliantly, I have a nice new smartphone full of pictures I have taken. However I have realised I would sooner be out at lunch time rather than writing an installment of the blog, and with 2 kids home isn't where I want to do it.

So as I mentioned I have a shiny new smartphone and 20 minutes each direction to write something smart, snappy and witty, oh well. I am also wondering whether to move completely to Wordpress as I like the multiple picture upload tool, this post however will be a test of the overall appearance!

I have added a couple of pictures I have taken with my camera and I liked the effect, the clock is in lime street and the bike is an advert for a local business I am loving the filter on both these even though it is software as opposed to me having any skill with a camera.

Well here is hoping for not a new start but a break from the last one.

Art in the city

I am not sure if there is anything I can really say about this!

Super Lamb Banana turns pink

The original SLB has had another makeover, this time it is a blushing pink in honour of breast cancer awareness. It is.located outside LJMU's Avril Roberts Learning Resource Center on Tithebarn Street.

Take a bite of the Apple

Well it is iPad release day and the city goes crazy for it, queues caged waiting for its release later today, I did say I would start including the more unusual things I see across the city!

Liverpool ONE - Fashionable Fences Competition

Liverpool ONE - Fashionable Fences Competition
Sorry I got some new software for blogging and it appears I don't have the hang of it yet,
I went down to Liverpool One a couple of weeks ago and snapped their National Fences.

Art in the street

Wandering back up the hill from town today I spotted this unique sculpture. I didn't see any information on it so if you know what it is all about please let me know and I will link to the artist!

It is located at the bottom of Bold Street outside the old Lyceum Post Office.

Biennial 2010 - The First Retrospect

For what must have been for the 2010 Biennial the old Rapid Hardware Garden Centre on Renshaw Street, was transformed into a multi coloured streamer, though I did initially and still do have a nagging thought that it looks like one of those tacky room divides that you get caught up in when entering a kitchen.

If you know anything about the artist or the display please let me know and I will post more information, I didn't see anything in the Biennial leaflet.

From Liverpool - Look Up, Look Around

From Liverpool - Look Up, Look Around

Liverpool Heritage Walk

Every day I mostly walk the same roads and routes, this is partly why I started this blog to get me out and about and to look at new sights which Liverpool has to offer.

A few years ago we visited Boston USA and walked the Freedom Trail which saw us visiting the most famous land marks, such Paul Revere's house Quincy Market etc. Little did I realise part of my daily route have a similar historical walk. I was stood on one of the markers outside Roscoe gardens, after searching on the net I found this to be the most useful site - Liverpool 08 Downloads, it contains a lot of information including maps and audio tours, please do check this out!

As soon as I am able I will take it upon myself to walk them all and report back with my findings photos and comments. However, here is my first marker.

From Liverpool - Look Up, Look Around

A New Beginning

Last week I met up for lunch with the Merseytart who informed me he had removed me from his blog watch panel. I am thinking it will take me 5 regular posts to get back on the list which in essence isn't a problem, I have plenty of photographs I just need to add the text.

Keeping my eyes open meant I am seeing some truly unusual stuff around the city, it also means I have a new appreciation for graffiti art, for which I have in the past condemned the mindless spray painting of a few letters or a name. I feared that I would then end up giving the city a bad name. But I have been told to draw caution to the wind and get on with it!

It isn't a quite time for me either I am a father of 1 girl with a 2nd only weeks away from delivery. I am designing a new website whilst mulling over another huge project. I will be starting a new role in my company which means learning new things and fast!

So just a few things going on!

I also have a new blog up and running what I know and what I have learnt.

just before I go I will leave you with this photograph which I walk past often just to see it as it brings a smile to my face.

From Liverpool - Look Up, Look Around