Tag Archives: smug

portraits on Little Bourke

Posted on by
Reply

Near the west end of Little Bourke Street are 4 large murals that feature people.

below: First there is this couple whose bed is high above the street – painted by Fintan Magee

large mural by Fintan Magee, a couple on a bed, fully clothed,

a small red car is parked in front of a building with two large murals on it, directly behind the car is a large portrait of an old man with beard and mustache by smug. beside it is a painting of a woman who looks like she is looking at the car

below: The old man, pictured above as well as here, was painted by Smug, aka Sam Bates.

portrait of an older man with beard and mustache by street artist smug, also known as Sam Bates,

below:  Next to the old man are two women in blue painted by Rone.

large mural portraits on Little Bourke street in Melbourne including one with two women's portraits painted by rone.

below: Last, is this portrait of a young man looking skyward, by Adnate (whose portrait of a mother and child is featured in a mural seen in Albany Alley that was shown here in a previous post).

large mural of a young man's portrait by adnate

below: Photos taken March 2025

two, larger than life

Posted on by
Reply

There is an intersection in Lynn where three streets tangle together, Washington St, Oxford St, and Central Ave. That is where I was standing when I took this photo – a great view of two immense murals. They are very different from each other and they are both fabulous.

2 very large murals in Lynn Massachusetts, one by Ernesto Maranje with a rhino and the other by smug of a young man with his shoes

below: Ernesto Maranje, flora and fauna, rhinocerus, black bear and at least two species of birds.

mural, blue background, a large grey rhinocerus with one horn, part of his body is a landscape scene with water, trees, flowers, and other plant life, along with a small black bear. There are also birds. A mural by Ernesto Maranje

below: ‘The Resident’ by Smug on Central Avenue painted in 2019.

a large mural by street artist smug, a young Black man in a white sleeveless top has a pair of yellow, black, and white running shoes slung over his shoulder. on a brick building in Lynn, traffic in the street

Both of these murals, and many others, are because of the work of Beyond Walls, a non-profit agency that promotes art in the community. They believe that art and the active spaces that go with it, strengthens cities.

pedestrians walking in front of a building with a large mural by street artist smug, a young Black man in a white sleeveless top has a pair of yellow, black, and white running shoes slung over his shoulder

Photos taken July 2024