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Our great new Smart TV, which replaced our 11-year-old slightly Smart TV, has a screen-saver that displays art and photos from all over the world. Usually, I have no idea where the works are or who created them, but I recently saw a mural I found fascinating and I was able to find its origin and artists. At first, I didn’t understand what looks like mere code at the bottom of the image (that’s what I often find there and it leads me nowhere). I mean, what could RAM Klit be (although I had my juvenile ideas).
It turns out RAM is the tag Portuguese urban artist Miguel Caeiro has used since 1997. And Klit is Freddy Klit, another Portuguese urban artist. They often collaborate and are members of Thunders Crew, a street artist collective founded in 2013 and based in Lisbon. The mural (above) is called Iris Flower and was painted on Rua de Campolide, Lisbon, in 2012. But don’t go looking for this mural in Portugal; it no longer exists. I think the building is gone. Inspired by the screen savers, today’s images are what I found to be artsy on my recent walkabouts.
Today is Elena Day (Merchi’s summer replacement; we adore her) and another visit to La Bandera for coffee and second breakfast. We just returned and San Geraldo immediately ran out the door for a trip to the supermarket before the heat becomes unpleasant. It’s already so, but still has a long way to climb in the next few hours. It hits me in the face when I walk out the door in the afternoon when the temperature is above 42˚C/107˚F. It helps that at 8 this morning it was only 20˚C/68˚F. I wish we had some RAM Klit around town for a major dose of cool.
Nuestro nuevo y fantástico Smart TV, que sustituyó a nuestro antiguo Smart TV de 11 años, tiene un protector de pantalla que muestra arte y fotos de todo el mundo. Normalmente, no tengo ni idea de dónde están las obras ni quién las creó, pero hace poco vi un mural que me pareció fascinante y pude averiguar su origen y sus artistas. Al principio, no entendía lo que parecía un simple código en la parte inferior de la imagen (es lo que suelo encontrar ahí y no me lleva a ninguna parte). Es decir, ¿qué podría ser RAM Klit? (aunque tenía mis ideas de niño).
Resulta que RAM es el seudónimo que el artista urbano portugués Miguel Caeiro usa desde 1997. Y Klit es Freddy Klit, otro artista urbano portugués. Suelen colaborar y son miembros de Thunders Crew, un colectivo de artistas callejeros fundado en 2013 y con sede en Lisboa. El mural (arriba) se llama Flor de Iris y fue pintado en la Rua de Campolide, Lisboa, en 2012. Pero no busquen este mural en Portugal; ya no existe. Creo que el edificio desapareció. Inspiradas por los salvapantallas, las imágenes de hoy son las que me parecieron artísticas en mis recientes paseos.
Hoy es el día de Elena (la sustituta de verano de Merchi; la adoramos) y otra visita a La Bandera para tomar un café y un segundo desayuno. Acabamos de regresar y San Geraldo salió corriendo de inmediato para ir al supermercado antes de que el calor se vuelva insoportable. Ya lo es, pero aún le queda mucho por subir en las próximas horas. Me golpea en la cara cuando salgo por la tarde y la temperatura supera los 42 °C/107 °F. Ayuda que a las 8 de la mañana solo hiciera 20 °C/68 °F. Ojalá tuviéramos a RAM Klit por la ciudad para refrescarnos un poco.
• A lo largo de los siglos.
• Mi mejor selfie hasta la fecha, con mi rostro perfectamente encuadrado.
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Oh, I love the bench photo. So crisp. Olivia
Olivia:
The right time of day. It immediately caught my eye. There were others in a row, but this one caught the light perfectly.
Not only is the mural amazing, but the building, too!
Bob:
Yes. I could sit hypnotized by the changing images on the TV. Dangerous.
If you were here, I’d be trying to talk you into a solo show in next year’s arts calendar.
David:
Oh, thank you for the kindness. That would take a lot of convincing.
The mural is pretty darn fine. Sad to hear it’s gone.
Now. Please tell me about the doorway with the plants and the pink umbrella. Am I seeing a real thing? How would they tend to those plants? What’s the deal with the umbrella? I LOVE that shot.
Yes. Great selfie but, uh, we would like to see your handsome face.
Mary Moon:
That’s a private home that used to host a pre-school of sorts on the main floor. It has evolved in the past couple of years. I have no clue why the umbrella. It surely can’t protect enough throughout the day to enable them to have shade plants out there. Maybe it does help. But it looks cute. And, no handsome face, which is what makes that such a great selfie.
Oh, Mitchell. You truly have no idea how handsome you are, do you?
Mary Moon:
No, I don’t. I have no idea how stunning I truly am.
Very nice photos, and the shadow on that first one is fabulous. On TV, someone described walking out the door during a Michigan winter as “being hit in the face with a skillet”.
Wickedhamster:
A skillet, yes. That really is a perfect description of that sensation.
Interesting mural. I thought when I first looked at it that the building looked abandoned so I’m not surprised it’s gone. Love the photo of the house with the umbrella shading the plants. I really like this doorway with the stonework at the bottom and the sky blue around the door. You’ve shown this house before.
ellen abbott:
The building looked like it might be abandoned to me, too. The nearby house used to host a pre-school on the ground floor. I’d have to bend down to get through that door.
You have to ask Maureen or Connor to send you some photos of the various murals in Glasgow. Amazing work. Mary
Mary:
Oh, I’ll do that. Thanks!
Good news from the Nephrologist, I’d say! Woo hoo 🙂
Nice to meet Manuel and Álvaro 🙂
Oh! I meant to tell you that the gift shop for the Zurbarán exhibit at London’s National Gallery, had Ines Rosales for sale 🙂 I tossed my head back, smiled, and chuckled…and, of course, took a photo, so I’ll post it on FB for you to see.
Judy C:
We had never even heard of Ines Rosales until moving to Córdoba. But it’s everywhere, isn’t it? I wonder how much the National Gallery was charging for it!
I just had a look at the online shop, and Ines Rosales are not amongst the items available – but they’re charging £10 for a tin of sardines(!), so I doubt they’re cheap… Jx
That’s a notselfie. I love the mural and now I need to find more about the painters, thank you for the reference.
Boud
Boud:
I was pleased to be able to read about these artists. There is such an international community in fine urban art.
All five photos are FAB! There was a wonderful mural I spotted here in Edmonton during the winter (not the best time for mural photography) so I thought “I’ll come back in the summer to get a picture.” Well, of course, when I did, the building was by then just a vacant lot and the mural was long gone. I felt a little stunned by it all. But murals are all too often transitory, alas, even when the buildings do remain.
Debra:
What a shame about that mural. I wonder how the artists feel when their work disappears (or the entire building does). Thank heavens for photography (if you manage to get a shot…).
I don’t know how well I would do in the heat that you describe. Once it gets into the 90s, my energy is just zapped. I love the last photo selfie!
Michael:
90s here is usually fairly pleasant for us. But 108 is pushing it.
That artwork is astonishing! And I love the selfie — as you said, so precisely framed. 🙂
Steve:
Yes, the selfie is quite flattering!
The plant pots behind the window rails are lovely
finlaygray:
I would hate to sacrifice all the natural light, but I love it from the outside.
Fantastic mural. Looks like it might be in a depressed part of town, but I could be mistaken.
Kirk:
The building was far from the city center. Kind of rural/industrial from what I can tell from the map.
It looked like a pleasant walk! Beautiful.
Rade:
Most of my walks around town are pleasant.
Love the wrought iron bench, and door that is blocking/hiding you.
Jim:
There’s a small sitting area with 8 of those benches. Very inviting. I’m planning to do another series of photos of wrought iron doors. So many intricate ones in town.
I always love photos of doors.
Urspo:
I just keep adding to my collection.