Belfast murals

[Northern Ireland Hibby]

Stu and a few others might be interested in this.

[emerald green]

Tremendous. Wish more building ends were turned over to artists here. The only one I can think of is at the bottom of ferry road. These things fair brighten up rather dull buildings. Funny think is I was thinking of painting some sweet potatoes on some trampy buildings doon gorg*e way

[Stu]

Cheers Conor that's a very interesting and uplifting read. I've always had an interest in how people express themselves and their culture in murals.

I have to say that image of the dove of peaceholds a very powerful message too.

[Northern Ireland Hibby]

It's a subject we've debated a couple of times on here before, but I'd be just as happy if the 'muriels' didn't exist at all: they give paramilitary groups and politicians a means to control people and at times encourage people to wallow in victimhood.

[geordie_hibs]

Bill rolston of Coleraine University edited a couple of interesting photobooks about murals from the 80s; bit odd to see such intensely heartfelt political messages reduced to glossy, coffee table conversational aretfacts for the chattering classes.

Worst mural I ever saw was in a place called Macosquin on way towards Limavady from Coleraine, post 1985 Anglo Irish agreement; UVF shield with "You Have Betrayed the People of Ulster, Margaret THATHER" underneath it.

Dyslexic prods rool KO?

[Northern Ireland Hibby]

Originally Posted by geordie_hibs

Bill rolston of Coleraine University edited a couple of interesting photobooks about murals from the 80s; bit odd to see such intensely heartfelt political messages reduced to glossy, coffee table conversational aretfacts for the chattering classes.

Worst mural I ever saw was in a place called Macosquin on way towards Limavady from Coleraine, post 1985 Anglo Irish agreement; UVF shield with "You Have Betrayed the People of Ulster, Margaret THATHER" underneath it.

Dyslexic prods rool KO?

If the loyalist 'movement' had spent more time reading books in prison and less time in the gym they wouldn't have been such a failure in terms of political negotiations and international PR. David Ervine being the exception, of course.

[geordie_hibs]

Originally Posted by Northern Ireland Hibby

If the loyalist 'movement' had spent more time reading books in prison and less time in the gym they wouldn't have been such a failure in terms of political negotiations and international PR. David Ervine being the exception, of course.

There's the possibly apochrypal tale of the clear out of the empty H Blocks, which revealed a Republican library stacked with thousands of scholarly books on left-wing political philosophy, from Gramsci to Lenin and all points inbetween, and a loyalist one which stocked only a few bodybuilding mags and "follow! follow!"

[egb_hibs]

Originally Posted by geordie_hibs

There's the possibly apochrypal tale of the clear out of the empty H Blocks, which revealed a Republican library stacked with thousands of scholarly books on left-wing political philosophy, from Gramsci to Lenin and all points inbetween, and a loyalist one which stocked only a few bodybuilding mags and "follow! follow!"

indeed. but had their only been a third wing full of chaps reading about liberalism, democracy and capitalism, who knows where we'd be by now.

[beefy]

There should be a lot more of this kind o stuff

http://www.thegraffitiproject.net/home

[Northern Ireland Hibby]

I'm well impressed with this.

Bearing in mind that Londondoire () has had a problem with homophobic attacks, it sends a good message.