Monday, October 7, 2013

Old Man's Face


Scratched wall by Portuguese street artist Alexandre Farto aka VHILS at Alfama district, Lisbon
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This post is linked to Monday Mural

30 comments:

Arija said...

Looks like an interesting character, wise beyond years and a gentle soul.

Andy said...

I have never seen anything like this before. Very unique.

Chrissy Brand said...

Brilliant and subtle, and well captured with the light and the woman.

s.c said...

That is a whole new kind of mural. ( graffito technic from the old days). Looks wonderful.

Kovács Miklós said...

That's a really fantastic "street art". I very like impressive works like this one.
Thanks for sharing!
Greetings

Joan Elizabeth said...

Isn't that just amazing. I don't know how artists do that type of thing.

Cezar and Léia said...

Alexandre é muito talentoso!Fiquei impressionada com o trabalho de arte, gostei bastante!
Léia

Unknown said...

I wonder if he lived there.

Lowell said...

I've never seen anything like this. But I'm wondering how the artist got a perfect likeness of me? Hmmm.

Very nice. And the woman in the shot makes it special!

Hoping you're off to a great week!

Sharon said...

This is really interesting. It's very nice work but, doesn't it open the wall to erosion from the elements?

Wayne said...

very cool!

Sylvia K said...

That is amazing! Wonderful detail and yet so subtle!! Terrific capture as always, JM! Hope you have a great week!

RedPat said...

I like it but does it damage the wall?

VP said...

Incredibly well done! It does looks 'natural'...

LOLfromPasa said...

Really do appreciate how creative some people are. Great artwork.

Karl said...

This is really unique!

Fernando Santos (Chana) said...

Excelente fotografia....
Cumprimentos

Kay said...

I love this. It looks like the artist may have added an extra layer of plaster to this wall for his work - which is beautifully done. This entire shot is wonderful; the woman brings it all to life.

Jack said...

This is excellent. Why don't we have artists like VHILS created more murals like this at the end of old buildings?

Randy said...

That's awesome!

LONDONLULU said...

This is amazing! What dedication it must've taken to scratch it out. Love the capture.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

I think you showed us another piece by this artist. His work is stunning. The technique is beyond belief and all I can think is "How does he do that?" It looks like the neighbor woman is proud to have this on her house. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

Laura. M said...

Espectacular... Parece que está hecho en relieve!!

orvokki said...

A very special and beautiful wall picture. I have never seen anything like it.

Dzjiedzjee said...

Very nice capture!!

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Babzy.B said...

impressive street art , never seen this before ! :)

Anonymous said...

That's unique and so beautiful! I wonder how long it took...

Stickup Artist said...

That is so cool. A modern day bas-relief!

Dina said...

Maybe the old man is the woman's husband?
I'll go see your video now.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Now that's street art with a difference JM, unique!