Volatile Ships - Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 28° 25.035 W 016° 33.172
28R E 347899 N 3144405
This mural is on the side wall of an apartment block.
Waymark Code: WMQPRV
Location: Islas Canarias, Spain
Date Posted: 03/14/2016
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It is number eleven in a series of wall murals known as ‘Puerto Street Art’.
This fantasy mural shows birds with the body of a boat flying through the air trailing an anchor below them. The 'bird boats' are being rowed with oars made of exotic feathers.
There is an information board about the series of murals near to mural number one in the series on Calle Mequinez near to the harbour...
The city as a canvas
Puerto de la Cruz is an Atlantic city open to the sea, so it makes the ideal destination for experiencing the inflow of new and innovative ideas – which is exactly what mural painting is. So it’s no coincidence that it’s the venue for this museum of ephemeral art entitled Puerto Street Art.
One of the most important in the world thanks to the standard of its first rate artists.
In a small space so visitors can take a complete tour in one hour.
Set in the historic heart of the city, so in addition to the plasticity of the works visitors can enjoy the historic urban and cultural value of the area itself.
Murals in a range of different styles created using several techniques and incorporating a whole variety of themes.
A visit to these murals is an impressive visual experience due to their majestic scale and the skill of the artists who have created their works on these huge walls. This is La Ranilla, a historic part of Puerto de la Cruz where - in addition to the art – you can stroll around the streets and enjoy the hustle and bustle of city life and its shops and small restaurants.
Puerto Street Art is a way to rediscover the city as a creative space.
The artist of this piece is known as FEOFL!P and a website about this series of murals has the following information...
“This mural sets out to give free rein to the
imagination of the observer. This is a time when
the rose window becomes detached from the
barge and leaves the anonymous crew's dreams
and voyages to drift away. The name of the
nearest barge is an allusion to the Menceyato
(kingdom) to which Puerto de la Cruz belongs,
and where the work is created: Taoro (the
Guanche name for one of the nine kingdoms on
the island of Tenerife in the pre-colonial era).
”
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