I've been gathering and saving these street art photos for some time now and I think that I'm about due to share them. I haven't taken part in CCC's Street Art Contest in a while either so that makes me doubly due... Is that a phrase?
The pieces that I'm showcasing were spotted in Portugal in various places during our trip to the country back in may of 2022.
This first piece (above) is a very unique collaboration between the American artist Shepard Fairey and a locally based Portugese artist by the name of Vhils. I saw it in Lisbon Portugal and really loved the colors done by Fairey and the unique chisel design of Vhils. I've seen a few other pieces done by Vhils and his carving style of art is always super recognizable.
This next one was also seen in Lisbon and was completed by Add Fuel. I don't know much about the artist but this piece definitly looks Portugese. The artwork is made to look as if the building is made up of layers and layers of Portugese tiles called Azulejo. If you were to peel back one layer of tiles another one would be there just below its surface. I think that is pretty clever.
Another mural spotted in Lison was created by a female street artist by the name of Tami Hopf. It's a very feminine piece in a nice setting with a view of the water. Its a great location choice by the artist, no doubt about that.
This next one is a a squiggly face, tag style piece that I saw in Porto Portugal and I actually really liked it despite its super simple design. I don't know the artist for this one but like the placement on the colored background.
The one above was also seen in Porto while we were wondering around the streets. I wasn't overly thrilled or inpressed by it but the color palette is nice so I decided to snap a photo.
My last find was in Porto agaun and it's by an artist named Fredrico Draw. He mostly creates human focussed realistic life-like images, like this one. It doesn't speak to my particular taste in street art but I can appreciate the work. It's quite good.