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Monday, 16 January 2023

Monday Murals - Silves II

I love murals and street art. If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you will find murals everywhere.  The "Monday Mural" meme goes live on Monday at 12,01AM, Perth,Western Australian time. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week. Thanks Sami.

Some of the 25 electrical boxes seen in the town of Silves in southern Portugal during our holidays in July 2022.

They were painted in 2020, through the initiative of the Urban art program in partnership between the Municipality of Silves, and street artist Hélder José "Bamby" and a few other artists.

















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62 comments:

  1. TomMonday, January 16, 2023

    ...Sami, you have collected a wonderful group of utility boxes. They have become popular urban canvases. Thanks for hosting.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Tom. I was surprised to see so many in the same town!

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  2. CloudiaMonday, January 16, 2023

    Thank you, Sami. Very enjoyable collection you have shared today. Thank you so much for hosting us. Wishing you a beautiful week ahead

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Cloudia. Glad you enjoyed them :)

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  3. Bleubeard and ElizabethMonday, January 16, 2023

    Some of these are quite lovely. Most impressive use of the utility boxes as their canvases. I just wish they would do that in my city. I'm also delighted you are hosting this fun weekly event.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Elizabeth. Amazing how such a small utility box can become a great work of art.

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  4. CatarinaMonday, January 16, 2023

    Good ones.

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  5. SharonMonday, January 16, 2023

    Painting these boxes is a very good idea. I wish they would do it here. These are great.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Sharon. Something so small but with such a big impact in our vision.

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  6. JimMonday, January 16, 2023

    Beautiful artworks.

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  7. kwarkitoMonday, January 16, 2023

    A beautiful collection. these ugly metal cabinets deserve to be hidden under a beautiful paint

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  8. Mae TravelsMonday, January 16, 2023

    Utility boxes definitely make a perfect host for really imaginative design work. We have a number of them in our town that are similarly decorated. Yes, they are murals but also fit a category all their own.

    Thanks for hosting!

    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Mae, glad they are also being painted in your town :)

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  9. AndrewMonday, January 16, 2023

    They look so much better than a boring grey box. Quite a few boxes are being painted here now.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Andrew, that's nice to hear Melbourne utility boxes are also being painted.

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  10. AmyMonday, January 16, 2023

    utility boxes are so much more interesting when they are painted in a theme.

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  11. roentareMonday, January 16, 2023

    Utility box mural! How unique!

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  12. Nancy ChanMonday, January 16, 2023

    Great idea to beautify the utility boxes. Have a great new week.

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  13. AmilaMonday, January 16, 2023

    wow! This is a great way to beautify the electrical boxes. I hope I will see such murals in Singapore too...
    Have a great week!

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  14. Pedro CoimbraMonday, January 16, 2023

    Talento português.
    Boa semana

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  15. Iris FlaviaMonday, January 16, 2023

    They are all so beautiful!! I think the fisherman is my fav (despite I don´t like fish much and Ingo bored be "to death" with fishing in Carnarvon, thanks to books I´m still alive).
    Here we had one very beautiful one from artist Ente on a box (I showed you 2020) - Telekom put their ad over it, so sad).

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      The fisherman is a great one, looks like it could be on a canvas hanging in people's homes. What a pity Telekom put their advert over the mural.

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  16. AnonymousMonday, January 16, 2023

    To color these ugly boxes is a wonderful idea.

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  17. AnonymousMonday, January 16, 2023

    https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2023/01/16/watermelon-2/
    Sorry, once again the linky list didn't work. Have a nice day!

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  18. ROMYTISAMonday, January 16, 2023

    These paintings are masterpieces.

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  19. s.cMonday, January 16, 2023

    There are almost too many to contain them all but beautiful they are. Still nice additions to the streetscape.

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  20. biebkriebelsMonday, January 16, 2023

    I am always amazed you find so many murals in your place.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      These were taken during our trip to Portugal in July/August

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  21. David M. Gascoigne,Monday, January 16, 2023

    It really does make sense to add beauty and charm to these utilitarian objects found in every town and city. We should adopt the practice here.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      I agree, a good idea to beautify public spaces. Thanks David

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  22. JeanieMonday, January 16, 2023

    I love all of these -- so much better than dull gray metal boxes!

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    1. SamiFriday, January 20, 2023

      Thanks Jeanie. Your comment had gone to spam.

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  23. RostroseMonday, January 16, 2023

    Isn't it wonderful when a city is beautified in this way?!?! Other places should learn from this!
    I am pleased that you are interested in my Costa Rica travel report 😊 - there are already two new chapters.
    All the best from Austria 👋, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/01/costa-rica-2-kapitel-einblick-in-unsere.html
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/01/costa-rica-3-kapitel-was-sollte-man.html

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thanks Traude, will go and read them.

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    2. RostroseFriday, January 20, 2023

      Thank you for visiting my travelogues, Sami! You wanted to know what program I use for my collages. I use PhotoScape and PhotoScapeX alternately. You can download both for free.

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    3. SamiFriday, January 20, 2023

      Thanks Traude, will downloap them, nicer than Picasa :)

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  24. rupam sarmaMonday, January 16, 2023

    Amazing series of murals. Loved the post.
    Thanks a lot for hosting

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      Thank you Rupam, glad you enjoyed them.

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  25. RedPatMonday, January 16, 2023

    It makes such a difference to see these boxes painted. Quite a few of ours have been painted and more seem to be getting done all the time.

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    1. SamiMonday, January 16, 2023

      That's marvelous Pat, it brightens the cities.

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  26. Lowcarb team memberTuesday, January 17, 2023

    Wow!
    I think these are all good ...
    The fisherman one caught Eddie' eye, he enjoys fishing when the weather is good, it's much too cold at the moment.
    Enjoy your January days.

    All the best Jan

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    1. SamiFriday, January 20, 2023

      Thanks Jan, yes the fisherman is a good one :) We are going through very hot days high 30's C!

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  27. William KendallTuesday, January 17, 2023

    These are wonderful.

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    1. SamiFriday, January 20, 2023

      Thanks William. Your commend always seems to go to spam.

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  28. LindaTuesday, January 17, 2023

    Impressive variety! Thanks for collecting the collection.

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  29. africanaussieSaturday, January 21, 2023

    Those are lovely, what a great idea.

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  30. Melissa BakerMonday, January 23, 2023

    Oh, I missed the deadline - here was mine http://alotoflittlebitsoflove.blogspot.com/2023/01/monday-mural-aboriginal-art-melbourne.html

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    1. SamiMonday, January 23, 2023

      Hi Melissa, welcome to Monday Murals, I'll enter your link for today's mural, you came to last week's mural.

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