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Monday, 14 April 2025

Monday Mural - Oryx

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

Painted in January 2020, by Argentinian artist Martin Ron, this  11 meter tall mural titled "Oryx Going Ahead" in Building 40 at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, featuring a giant oryx, Qatar's national animal, with the Doha skyline in the background and a map of Qatar on the oryx's forehead, representing pride and the nation's spirit.


                 






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44 comments:

  1. ...Oryx looks so life like! Sami, thanks for sharing it and hosting the party. Enjoy your new week.

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  2. That is a very impressive mural. It looks like the oryx could just keep on walking right out of that wall.

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    1. Thank you Sharon. It does feel as if he's on the go.

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  3. I’ve seen an oryx in the zoo. So many fascinating animals!
    Thanks for hosting this… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. I've seen the Gemsbok, an antelope that belongs to the same family as the oryx. Thanks Mae

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  4. Stunning mural. I love the oryx!!!

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  5. I do'nt think we have them here but I like the mural.

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    1. Thanks Amy. They are native to Africa and Middle East.

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  6. The oryx mural is such a beauty being painted on the wall

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  7. Beautifully done! Has a 3d effect.

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  8. Truly amazing mural work.
    Have a nice week ahead.

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  9. O animal furou a parede.
    Boa semana

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  10. Oh WOW, dear Sami! We saw these beautiful animals in Namibia – I didn't know they also live in Qatar and are even Qatar's national animal! The depiction on the mural perfectly captures the powerful beauty of these animals.
    Today, in my final world trip review, you'll get two mural collages – the first shows murals from New Zealand / Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, and the other, which I've linked here, two famous murals from New York by Eduardo Kobra.
    All the best from Austria, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2025/04/weltreise-2024-reisegarderobe-resume.html

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    1. Thanks Traude. The oryx is native to Africa and Middle East, but I didn't know either they were Qatar's national animal. I love Kobra's murals, he's so talented.

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  11. L'effet de trompe-l'œil avec le murs brisé est particuièrement réussi. Vraiment, ce voyage au moyen-orient semble une inépuisable source de trouvailles toutes plus étonnates les unes que les autres

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    1. C'est vrai, Kwarkito. Nous avons vu beaucoup de choses incroyables et j'ai été surpris par l'immense quantité de magnifiques fresques murales. Merci :)

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  12. So dramatic! Wow!

    Susan

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  13. This is a lovely mural with an image of a lovely animal.

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  14. What can I say? Another stunning one.

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  15. Anytime you show us this wonderful murals I wonder how many they have there in Doha....
    All the best and have a good time
    Violetta

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    1. Lots and lots...and I didn't see them all! I was quite surprised with so
      many murals in Doha. Thanks Violetta

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  16. That's very impressive, Sami. How many murals have you shared? An amazing number!

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    1. Lots of murals indeed, I've probably posted about 10 murals, and there's quite a few to go! Thanks Jeanie.

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  17. I love this one. Words cannot describe.

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  18. Lovely painting of the oryx.

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  19. It looks really wonderful.

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