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Urban Expression And Depression By Infomatique

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KILLER ON THE LOOSE

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KILLER ON THE LOOSE NEW PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART ON DAME STREET

I do not know if this artwork refers to a specific incident or that it is part of a campaign highlighting that women do not believe the streets of Dublin to be safe.

A few hours ago I collected a meal from a local restaurant and while I was waiting outside I could hear Riders On The Storm by the Doors, one of my favourite songs. I always remember the lines “There’s a killer on the road His brain is squirmin’ like a toad. A few minutes later as I am walking down Dame street I noticed this paint-a-box street art. Note: Portions of the song’s lyrics were allegedly inspired by the case of Billy Cook who had killed six people, including a young family, while hitchhiking to California.

Until recently the Irish Police refused to accept the fact that there could be serial killers in Ireland. However, in 2001 Gerry O’Carroll, a former member of the Garda murder squad claimed in an interview said that he has no doubt there is a serial killer on the loose in Ireland, responsible for the death of a number of missing women here. “My honest hunch is that we have a serial killer in our midst. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody; serial killers are operating in every country in the world and Ireland is no different. I do believe that there is a connection between the missing young women. I am convinced there is an organised killer who is evading us”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland%27s_Vanishing_Triangle

DUBLIN CANVAS

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DUBLIN CANVAS PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART 13 MARCH 2017

Dublin Canvas could be best described as a community art project sponsored by Dublin City Council. Back in 2013 I was involved as a member of a panel that reviewed and selected the first eleven proposals, from a variety of artists and non-artists, to be used in the initial trial in the North Side of the city. The trial was so successful that the current large programme began not long after the “beta programme” had been completed.

Initially I had intended to photograph and document every painted utility cabinet but I soon discovered that as there are so many it is impossible for me to do so. Also, there are many that are commercial or that are not part of the Dublin Canvas programme.

BICYCLE RACE

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I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART ON THE NORTH WALL

“Bicycle Race” is a single by the British rock band Queen. It was released on their 1978 album Jazz and written by Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was released as a double A-side single together with the song “Fat Bottomed Girls”. The song is notable for its video featuring a bicycle race with nude women at Wimbledon Stadium, which was controversial at the time, with the video being edited or even banned in several countries.

The song was written by Freddie Mercury and was inspired by watching the 18th stage of the 1978 Tour de France passing Montreux, where the band were recording Jazz in the Mountain Studios.

It starts with a chorus unaccompanied by instruments. The chorus is followed by two verses connected with a bridge, both followed by a chorus. Around the middle of the song is a solo played with numerous bicycle bells. The song has an unusual chord progression with numerous modulations, a change of metre (from 4 4 to 3 4) in the bridge, and multi-tracked vocal and guitar harmonies.

The lyrics are topical for the time and contain social, political, and pop culture references, such as religion, Vietnam War, Watergate, cocaine, fictional characters (Peter Pan, Frankenstein and Superman), actor John Wayne, and the films Jaws and Star Wars.

PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART – BRUNSWICK STREET NORTH

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PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART – BRUNSWICK STREET NORTH

Brunswick Street North is situated only a few minutes’ walk from Capel Street, Parnell Square, Jervis Street and Smithfield and within walking distance of DIT Bolton Street, Blackhall Place and the Four Courts. There are many cafes and restaurants nearby.

Laid out in 1766 and formerly known as Channel Row after a channel which connected with the nearby Bradogue River. Now mainly apartment blocks developed on the site of three of Dublin’s most historic hospitals: the Brunswick, the Richmond and the Hardwicke. Each of the three hospitals specialised in different disciplines and were closed in the 1980s with the opening of the Beaumont Hospital near Glasnevin.

THERE’S NO PARTY LIKE A MARTY PARTY!

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THERE’S NO PARTY LIKE A MARTY PARTY! PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART ON CLONLIFF ROAD

I will not even try to explain this as you either know or you don’t. If you do not know it is most likely that you will not want to know.

There ain’t no party like a Marty party. Marty Morrissey dancing to Joe Dolan – a match made in Heaven! #Dancingwiththestars

Martin “Marty” Morrissey (born 28 October 1958, Mallow, County Cork) is an Irish sports commentator and television presenter. He regularly presents high-profile sports events for RTÉ Sport, such as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and Olympic Games.

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