Eyes on the Streets

and feets on the ground. Graffiti, street art and murals seen while wandering the streets and alleys of our colourful world.

Durazzo 2014

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Mary C

green vine grows in front of a blue painting, outside, of boats on the water, grape vines or ivy

All of the paintings in this blog post were seen in a lane in Durres Albania, in the “old town” part of the city near the Roman amphitheatre.

paintings in a laneway, on the left is a painting of a partially open wood doorway with a girl stepping out and smiling at the two boys on the front step. A black and white cat is also there. Some words are written in the corner, then on the right is a pale pastel coloured painting of flowers and leaves

Faleminderit Shqiperi = Thank you Albania!

They were all painted in 2014 (8 years ago) so most of them are looking a little weathered.

painting of kids, 2 boys and a girl, playing in a doorway

Written beside the painting below: “Ass. Cult. Ecletica 1st Bienale di Durazzo 2014”.

painting on exterior concrete wall, a green shape with a face seems to be in water, beside a tree

paiting on outdoors wall, in black silhouette, a couple kiss under an open umbrella

a painting on a wall on a narrow street in Durres, a fisherman holding his net watches a woman dive into the water

a man walks past a mural on a concrete wall of a pair of pink lovebirds on a grey tree with grey and pink leaves

painting of a door on an exterior wall with a semi circular window above the door

mural on a wall in a lane, a woman looking out of a window, children playing on the beach

mural on a wall in an alley, seaside, old urn or jug, a helmet, other treasures washed up on the shore or hidden away

street art painting of a mans tie with colours and shapes on it as well as a black Albanian crest symbol

painting of fish swimming away from fish hooks, outdoor mural street art

abstract mural around a window with a musical theme - a guitar, some music notes, treble clef

With thanks to the Mulliri Vjeter coffee shop on Rruga Myslym Shyri in Tirana where I hung out trying to stay cool while editing photos for this post. June 2022

books, education, and society

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Mary C

mural on a wall in durres albania of a young girl sitting crossed legged and reading a book, there is a stack of more books on both sides of her

This girl is the central image in a mural in the coastal town of Durres Albania. Under her there is text which reads: “An uneducated society can be more catastrophic than a natural disaster”.

mural of a girl reading abook, with more books stacked beside her. under her are the words An uneducated society can be more catastrophic than a natural disaster