In this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, Ritva referenced Leonard Cohen’s saying, “Everything has a crack; that’s how the light gets in.” I am also linking this to Debbie’s Six Word Saturday. This quote resonates with me in many ways, particularly when I think of the stunning light and ethereal beauty I witnessed at the Sagrada Familia….
Tag: Barcelona
Doors outside Park Guell
Park Guell has three entrance gates. We entered through Carretera del Carmel and exited on Carrer de Larrard. These are the doors that we passed by from that exit. Souvenir and food shop. These are the houses on that road. I am linking this to Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge
Through Barcelona’s Doors
I really thought that I had posted these doors already. but when I looked back, apparently, I haven’t. So here it is. While walking through the streets of Barcelona. Here are doors … some made of black wrought iron. And others which are of solid, sturdy wood. Looks great doesn’t it. And this looks like…
The Charm of Barcelona Doors
Barcelona is renowned for its vibrant street art scene, and its doors often serve as canvases for creative expression. I’m not into graffiti, but here are some examples that I saw on its doors. Artists transform plain or aged doors into colourful and intricate works of art. This form of street art adds a unique…
Wordless Wednesday – 7
BARCELONA, SPAIN
Shadows and Silhouettes on the Streets of Barcelona
This week is a “themed” Monochrome Madness week and it is being hosted by Dawn. It was about nine months ago when we visited this beautiful city of Barcelona. In Barcelona, shadows and silhouettes of people add a poetic layer to the city’s vibrant streets. As the sun sets, elongated shadows stretch across the colourful…
Streetart shutters
BARCELONA, SPAIN As we expected, after leaving the Banksy Museum, we encountered a number of street art murals adorning the shutter doors along our route. I can’t get enough of them. The artworks may not be that outstanding, but when you see so many of them in one place … that’s pretty cool. I am…
Round Windows
BARCELONA, SPAIN Modern architecture of residential building with big round windows by architect Mario Catalan Nebot. Linked to Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Barcelona and Banksy
So, who is BANKSY? Not much is known about him, not even his real name, his date and place of birth. His works are mainly satirical takes on politics, pop culture and morality but he hides his real identity from the general public. Last October 2023, Jack and I decided to visit the Banksy Museum…
And I will just sit here…
BARCELONA, SPAIN Linked to Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge For Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge And for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Go and See It Now
I’m a part of the Melbourne Urban Sketchers group, though I don’t regularly attend as their sessions are usually on Sundays, and Jack prefers to rest on that day. Additionally, I’m an active member of Urban Sketchers Casey, a more intimate group that meets every second Friday of the month, and I make an effort…
Tuesday Streetart Trompe l’oeil – 24
BARCELONA, SPAIN Trompe l’oeil is a technique used in art in which objects are painted their normal size in a very realistic way, to make people think that the objects are solid and real. (As defined by Collins dictionary). I saw this building in front of the Mercat de Santa Caterina in which this technique…
Laundry day
BARCELONA, SPAIN This is my initial entry for My Vivid Blog and the prompt today is Laundry. I just saw her blog on Brian’s space.
Barceloneta Beach
The Barceloneta Beach is one of the most visited and most famous beach in Barcelona. As we arrived late in the day, we witnessed the staff already in the process of removing chairs from the beachside eatery . Linked to Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Streetart Doors in Barcelona
In Barcelona, vibrant murals adorn front safety doors, cleverly doubling as advertisements for shops even when closed. Linked to Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge
A tiny plaza in El Born Gothic quarter
The Sant Pere de les Puelles Catholic church in the Plaza de San Pedro, or Placa Sant Pere, in the El Born Gothic quarter of Barcelona, Spain. I discover a quaint plaza nestled beside the church, adorned with inviting benches and chairs—an ideal spot for serene moments.
Interesting Architecture
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.” – Antoni Gaudi Talking of Interesting Architecture, let me start of with this architecture from the city centre of Melbourne. Unlike traditional public spaces, like Venice’s San Marco or New York’s Rockefeller Centre, Fed Square…
Barcelona’s Public Art
“Barcelona is Gaudí’s” –Kamand Kojouri Our second day in Barcelona started with a city tour. The local tour guide took us to the different iconic architecture which were mostly the Catalan Gothic style and the Modernisme. This second one was a cultural movement at the end of the 19th century protagonized by Antoni Gaudi. One…
Montserrat
“The mountains are calling , and I must go.” – John Muir Montserrat is a mountain range in Catalonia, Spain and it is just a day trip away from the more energetic and vibrant nearby metropolis of Barcelona. This is the La Sardana Monument in Barcelona where our tour group met up and is a…
Art in Barcelona
We crossed spacious streets, with building resembling palaces, in La Rambla promenade ; the shops were well illuminated and there was movement and life… I did not decide to go to sleep, even though I wished to, so I could rise early and contemplate, in daylight, this city, unknown to me: Barcelona, capital of Catalonia….
The World in Shapes
“We never shape the world…the world shapes us.” – Toni Morrison Sometimes it is not intentional but we see some diamonds,squares and triangles in architecture. Diamonds From the streets of Rome 30 St Mary Axe, more famously known as The Gherkin in London Close up of the Louvre pyramid in Paris which is made of…
S is for Steeples and Spires
“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama I don’t know why I am fascinated by the spires of churches, but when I see it, I am in awe of its majestic religious structure. Commonly used in Gothic architecture, it symbolises the spiritual pointing to the heavens. For Lens Artist Photo…
Montserrat Windows Through My Pen
“Tomorrow we will do beautiful things.” – Antoni Gaudi Montserrat is a spectacular Benedictine abbey just about an hour away from Barcelona, Spain. While I stood in the middle of the grounds of the monastery…I could feel and hear the tranquility of the place. I don’t know why, but although there were many people there…