Monday, February 28, 2011

If these walls could speak...

The walls do speak in Louvain-la-Neuve, in the murals that are found everywhere. With all this new construction, there are lots of canvases available. It helps break up the monotony of brick, brick, brick. Make no mistake, I like brick, but it's good to have something to relieve the eye.


Here's a detail from that one:

And here's one not officially sanctioned:


This one evokes the Middle Ages:

Most of these, including this trompe-l'oeil piece, had not yet been painted when I lived here:



Let us always honor vegetables:


Very, umm, respectable. And this one is in the style of Belgian comic books:

The walls speak, and sometimes they laugh.

2 comments:

Granny Sue said...

I love it when walls are painted like this. It's a story without words. Lovely shots, Priscilla.

Heidi Noroozy said...

I love murals, and these are beautiful! So much variety in styles, too.