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Rediscovering the lost history of city's ice rink
Artist Lewis Hobson has been rediscovering the history of Durham Ice Rink, which closed in 1996, ahead of creating an artwork ...
AP PHOTOS: Inside Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ with 70-year-old frescoes
The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the ...
Inside the delightful Pasadena Showcase House of Design, where maximalism is in
At the decorator showcase, 30 designers let their creativity take flight, reimagining an empty 1928 mansion as a glamorous ...
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Sick of white walls? My journey from minimalist to maximalist, one paint stroke at a time
If you’ve ever found yourself on the hunt for room color ideas, you have likely borne witness to just how fleeting paint ...
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Beyond the Wall: The Art of Hand Painted Murals
Where others see blank walls, Colossal Media sees potential. With every mural, they blend art and advertising, creating something that lives beyond the paint. Producer Maggie Cole brings us to ...
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‘Busted Plug’ is out to pasture. But Columbia can still see other Blue Sky works
The mural is painted over cement-block walls covered in stucco, topped with the giant heads of a black-and-white puppy and a white-and-orange kitten. The eye-catching display is meant to draw ...
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Ayala: Jesse Treviño's 'Mi Vida' mural at Central Library vandalized
But it’s a loss because it’s a part of the mural’s whole story. It’s proof that Treviño painted his bedroom wall black ... painting arm and hand. He was gravely injured in the war.
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People Drive From All Over California To This Enormous Thrift Store With Countless Treasures Waiting Inside
Decorative objects abound—copper molds that can hang on a kitchen wall, hand-painted ceramic figurines that add whimsy to a bookshelf, vintage advertising signs that bring color and nostalgia to a ...
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Colourful collaborative mural painted on pub
Some of Bristol’s best street artists have joined forces on a new collaborative mural in St Paul’s. The piece by the ASK Crew is on the side of the Star & Garter; a pub long known for the graffiti on ...
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Erasure of Brandy Alexander Mural Raises the Ire of Residents, LGBTQ Advocates
In a March blog post, Shane Windmeyer, who performs as drag queen Buff Faye and had a hand in the mural’s ... no other wall in Charlotte would dare feature a drag queen. And yet, there it stood, ...
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An Artist Has Painted Hawaiʻi’s Tallest Mural In Honolulu. Here’s Where To Find It
The size of the mural in itself is a great feat, but the story behind the artwork, its connection to the purpose of the building, and the message the artwork sends to residents make it extra special.
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Mural story -- and Westerly residents -- light up Instagram
WESTERLY — A 12-foot-by-6-foot painting of a granite-themed, depression-era mural — originally intended for the walls of the Westerly Post Office on High Street — continues to draw ...