This skull is in Crown Entry, around the upstairs windows of the Paddy Power office. It is not clearly a part of the artistic renovation of the Belfast Entries (Visual History).
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These three pieces are along the front of Kelly’s Cellars in Bank Square in Belfast city centre. The Jameson piece is by Alana McDowell (ig).
There is a Connolly Trail plaque to the left of the Guinness painting; there is also a ‘blue plaque’ about the United Irishmen – see the Peter Moloney Collection.
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These two fake newspapers allude to the fact that the river Farset, after which Belfast is named, still runs below the city, invisible since it was covered over in 1804. (You can read George Benn’s A History Of The Town Of Belfast at archive.org.)
Wilson’s Court; presumably by Leo Boyd (compare with New Weird Order).
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Here is the street art by JMK (Jonny McKerr) in Bank Square with quite a bit of graffiti. For the piece in better condition (in 2016) see the images in the Seosamh Mac Coille collection.
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Crossed arms are the symbol of the #BreakTheBias campaign, which is the theme of this year’s International Women’s day (IWD) and people all around the world are striking the pose on social media to show their support (e.g. tw) including this large mural in Belfast, which has been painted off Corporation Street.
By Visual Waste (web | ig), with support from Children In Crossfire (web).
Tomb Street, Belfast
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Dublin’s ADW (tw | web | Fb) came north for CNB/HTN17 and painted a mermaid rescued(?) by a deep-sea diver – with a mustache to match her tail. The meme goes back at least to this 1895 Punch cartoon.
Previously: Labelz Are For Jars | The Short Timers (2015 CNB) | Keep Her Lit (2016 CNB)
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The theme of the all-women jam at ArtCetera (formerly the Red Barn Gallery) (@artceterastudio43) was ‘the veil wears thin’, suggestive of liminal states and places that samhaın brings to mind (HMC). Kerrie Hanna’s (@kerriehanna) interpretation of the theme was to support the women (in Iran and elsewhere) who were cutting their hair as a form of protest at the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custordy of the “Guidance Patrol” or “Morality Police”, allegedly for wearing her hijab improperly (CNN | EuroNews | WP).
Also shown in today’s post are the works by Wee Nuls (web) – Free Period Items and one of her trademark “gremlins” inspired by being 28 weeks pregnant, Harriet Myfanwy (@myfanwynia) – a centaur, Arú Roncada (@arububu) – a representation of the five elements, Ariana Lupascu (@contemplatingthestars) – a pink car, HMC (web) – a ?dragon? on a ?bamboo stalk? and Zippy’s (web) I’ve Got My Eyes On You.
The ‘free period items’ piece – and the controversy surrounding its original location – was described previously in About Bloody Time.
See also: the Women’s Work jam for International Women’s Day 2023, in College Court: Women’s Work | We Built This.
Rosemary Street, Belfast. With support from @Outlines Art Supplies.
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Henry Joy McCracken’s mother was Ann Joy, daughter of Francis Joy, linen manufacturer and founder of the Belfast Newsletter. They both have a “blue plaque” at the northern end of the entry – see the final image, below. Henry led the Antrim uprising of the United Irishmen in 1798 and was hanged for it in Corn Market at age 30. (WP)
The peacock piece – official title ‘Peripheral Palisading’ – is by James Earley (web). It is perhaps inspired by the blue plaque’s note that the News Letter was “first printed ‘at the sign of the peacock’ in Bridge Street”. For a better shot of it, see the Visual History page on the Belfast Entries.
Also in the Entry is a large wall-painting of Olaudah Equiano.
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Street art by Verz (Fb) in Pottinger’s entry, Belfast city centre.
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This giant pelican was painted by Nomad Clan (web) from Manchester, England, as part of the first year (2020) of the Belfast Entries Project (Visual History). According to ArtUK, the pelican is a reference to “the Pottinger’s family crest” (Lord Belmont) while the “east Asian flowers” along the bottom and the cogs at the top point “to Belfast’s rich industrial past.
Pottinger’s Entry, Belfast city centre
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