Johannesburg has a great street art scene. I think what I managed to see, was only a small amount. One of the days I spend in the city, was in the downtown neighbourhood called Newtown. It's located in the inner city, but on the western side. What we did that day, was a tour with the hop-on -hop-off sightseeing bus. The bus has a stop in Newtown, so all these pieces of art was found by walking around here. I did try to find out about the artists and did find out that the murals are painted by both international and local artists.
The Newtown Revitalisation Project was going on during winter in the year 2021. it was focused on keeping the streets clean.
Two murals of Miram Makeba, but painted by two different artists. The portrait above, was painted by artist Thandazani Ndlovu. Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) was a South African singer, songwriter and human rights campaigner. She was also known as «Mama Africa». She helped make African music popular internationally
The portrait above is painted by artist Pro Thusi. The woman portrait is Albertina Sisulu (1918-2011). She was a South African anti-apartheid activist.
This was taken from the window of the bus as we continued our journey.
All of these murals certainly does help improve the look of this neighborhood. Even though it has been renovated and improved, it still looks a bit worn to me... It's not a place I would walk alone at night either.
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