Eunice posted: "Compared to last month my most recent street art hunt around the city centre didn't produce much new stuff so I'm thinking that I may have to start looking for murals in Manchester's outlying districts, however I was rather pleased with the first two find" Life In The Mouse House
Compared to last month my most recent street art hunt around the city centre didn't produce much new stuff so I'm thinking that I may have to start looking for murals in Manchester's outlying districts, however I was rather pleased with the first two finds - a couple of very colourful advertising murals, and though the bottom of them was obscured by several parked cars and a couple of vans I managed to get most of each one in the shots.
Not far away and in a short side street which has, up until recently, been completely closed off to the public for quite a while, I found a couple of new paintings, while the former Tib Street/Thomas Street substation had undergone a recent change. This was a bit of a weird one and I wasn't quite sure what to make of it.
On the edge of the Gay Village I found 'Lily Savage' on a corner wall, painted by the same artist who did the original Paul O'Grady mural which was defaced with graffiti within two days of it appearing. It was on the outskirts of the city and difficult for me to get to but having seen a picture of it I didn't like it anyway as it was more of a caricature than a proper likeness - at least this one looks like who it's supposed to be, and as murals in the Gay Village seem to stay put it should be around for quite a while.
The unexpected highlight of the day though wasn't on a wall but on the ground. I don't normally venture into Market Street as it's always so busy but I was attracted by a crowd gathered round something and found an artist lying full length and working on a canvas taped down to the cobbles. He had a couple of finished canvasses on display and I was immediately attracted to the largest though it was difficult to photograph it properly, however I waited until some of the crowd had dispersed and managed to get close enough for a couple of reasonable shots.
The artist at work
The large painting was one of those you could study for hours or look at many times and still find something different every time - the amount of detail was incredible and impossible to see in just one shot so I've highlighted just a few parts of it.
I don't know who this guy was, I didn't get the chance to ask him, but whoever he is he's exceptionally talented - his artwork really made my day so I hope I come across him again sometime in the future.
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