Imagine (from Belfast), a photo from Antrim, Northern Ireland

Photographer's Note

Of course, I was inspired by today's Bev post.

Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.

Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural, therefore, exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.

In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands; murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are also common.

I made quite a big walk looking for the murals with the map. One can also go for the taxi tour with the guide. This mural is on the Peace Wall - during the Troubles time, the high wall divided two communities.

I liked this one with John Lennon's message very much I will upload two more views to show how it was cleverly made.

ikeharel, jhm, PiotrF, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, papagolf21, ktanska, johnjmoe, ChrisJ, PaulVDV ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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holmertz (92938) 2020-10-31 8:38

Hello Malgo,
A very interesting mural, and the WS indicates how very large it is. The two men in the WS help us understand its size. But what I can't see clearly is if this is all a painting, or a collage of hundreds of small pictures stuck to the wall. It is obviously a place where you could stand for a long while finding new details.
"Imagine" that John Lennon would have been 80 years old now. And "imagine" that we are not so very much younger. :-(
Kind regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (205890) 2020-10-31 9:49

Ciao cara Malgo, great view of fantastic murale, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

CMJC (4775) 2020-10-31 10:14 [Comment]

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jhm (203133) 2020-10-31 10:30

Hello Malgo,

You and Bev have the same inspiration,, but Bev show a horizontal picture.
You found everything on a big wall.
Artist are alway a special breed.
But your picture is very well made
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend, Belgium again in lock down, to December half
John

Tue (82360) 2020-10-31 11:11

Hello Malgo,
A great photo of this mural with lots of different images around the central message of peace. It makes a great photo in which you discover something new all the time.
Lars

jmdias (103052) 2020-10-31 11:46

malgo

at this distance it looks more like a publicity panel with photos than a painted mural. anyway an interesting piece.
here in my town we have few murals, all of them are on the school walls and were created by students.

take care

jorge

lousat (130061) 2020-10-31 14:49

Ciao Malgo,a magnificent achievement that I can understand well thanks to your WS. Certainly a more respectful way of celebrating the great John than the "carpet" where everyone walks on that Bev showed us. Interesting post and excellent quality again this time. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

PiotrF (52330) 2020-10-31 17:20

Czesc Malgo
Ciekawy mural z Belfasu i intersujaca notatka.
Powiekszenie w WS pokazuje detale i technike wykonania - swietna realizacja.
Ciekawa prezentacja
pozdrawiam
Piotr

ricardomattos (15086) 2020-10-31 18:45

Witaj Malgo,

Que enorme mural este! Muito bom enquadramento, cores e uma conclamação à paz através desta musica famosa. Belas fotos, icluindo o WS.

Parabéns

Ricardo

ifege (32433) 2020-10-31 21:00

Hi Malgo
I guess we'll have to call this Imagine Day on TE. A good trio of the great looking mural.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (104259) 2020-10-31 22:50

hello dear friend and have a nice day
interesting presentation with
impressive written title...
....international day of peace...
I would like this thought to be
a reality for our future...
regards
costantino

jemaflor (135520) 2020-11-01 0:24

Hi Malgo,
well photographed this mural, good panoramic format, good sharpness to see all the detail, nice colors, tfs.

papagolf21 (152601) 2020-11-01 0:46

Bonjour, chère Malgo,
"Dans de nombreux pays du monde et j'en ai visité près de 125, vous pouvez entendre Imagine presque aussi souvent que l'hymne national."

Ainsi s'est exprimé l'ancien président américain Jimmy Carter en 2006.
Une fresque monumentale et originale avec l'intégration d'images multiples.
Très bon sujet.
Amitiés.
Philippe

pajaran (102782) 2020-11-01 1:41

Greeting.
Beautiful pictures on the wall, well shown with beautiful colors, contrast and good text.
Good work with nice photos in the workshop.
I wish you a nice day off, all the best.
Paja.

alvaraalto (42354) 2020-11-01 1:49

Hello Malgo,
Three great photos show us this impressive mural in which an important message is displayed in many great details.
I probably should have cut the piece above the wall off in the main picture.
Excellent presentation.
Have a nice Sunday.

Royaldevon (75584) 2020-11-01 2:24

Hello Malgo,

'Imagine' this, two ladies with the same inspiration!
I often wonder what else John would have written had he lived into old age! He was an inspirational song writer and musician!

I like what you have shown here, a strong message of peace.
I actually like your w/s version, showing the whole wall at an angle. It reveals just how massive and imposing the wall really is, especially with the couple of figures to scale it.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)
England will be going into 'Lockdown', this coming week. People really will have to follow guidelines, despite the personal problems!

Miguel82 (47108) 2020-11-01 2:32

Hello, that mural contains plenty of details. The grey sections depict scenes of the past and ressemble black and white photos. The middle of the artwork reminds many stickers pasted together on a wall. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

ktanska (40157) 2020-11-01 2:39

Hi Malgo,
Just wonderful and big mural with peace theme. And it is great to see in big version, that the "imagine" picture is actually a mosaic of smaller images. I also like the leaves on top right corner.
Kari

ChrisJ (160138) 2020-11-03 0:57

Hello Malgo,

A nice tribute to John Lennon who was taken from this world so abruptly. Bev posted something similar just recently. Good sharpness and the wide angled view works well. Tfs!

PaulVDV (54931) 2020-11-04 9:36

Hello Malgo,
Indeed, when visiting Northern Ireland, I would expect to see some really interesting murals. I've also wondered if it's possible to take pictures of the political murals without problems. What if someone with an opposing political opinion just passed by? Or did such a problem only arise in the past?
The mural you show here requires some thoughtful on-site detail study. There's much to see on this wall.
It looks like a mixture of painting and collage.
Best regards, Paul