Tokyo is full of surprises...
While wandering around the Jingumae area in central Tokyo one rainy Sunday, a few months ago, we stumbled across this:
"Art Scape Action 99" which involved 500 artists collaborating on brightening up a drab concrete streetscape:
How spectacular is the greenery?
I love the way it's invading the artwork's space!
The art is on both sides of the road and continues for about 300 metres. It really brightened up a dreary, rainy day for us!
I particularly liked this vibrant piece.
(All photos taken by moi!)
"Art Scape Action 99" which involved 500 artists collaborating on brightening up a drab concrete streetscape:
How spectacular is the greenery?
I love the way it's invading the artwork's space!
The art is on both sides of the road and continues for about 300 metres. It really brightened up a dreary, rainy day for us!
I particularly liked this vibrant piece.
(All photos taken by moi!)
posted by verniciousknids @ 11:19 pm
12 Comments:
At 12:24 am,
Anonymous said…
awesome shots! Is that last one the artist's take on Miss Jackson? ;-)
At 12:47 am,
verniciousknids said…
Janet: LOL...wardrobe malfunction ;)
At 9:42 am,
Chelsea said…
Cool photos.
For a human.
xoxoxo
Chelsea
At 11:21 am,
verniciousknids said…
Chelsea: I know your paws would do much better...but thanks ;)
At 8:29 am,
meggie said…
Loved the 'Vibrant' one!
Much nicer than graffitti of the mindless type.
Dammit I should have put graffitti in my meme!
At 8:06 pm,
LBA said…
Fan-tas-tic !
Love these pics, but have a bit of a grudge against the ivy, having spent 4months removing it from my own fenceline .. ( still looks good though ;)
At 6:54 am,
Caro said…
That's beautiful.
At 5:41 am,
www.stepherz.com said…
Pretty colors. If you have to have concrete, it should at least be colorful...
At 7:18 am,
My float said…
I love that last photo. It's a glorious picture, isn't it.
At 5:05 pm,
verniciousknids said…
Meggie: You don't typically see much of the "mindless" graffiti here...just acres of bland concrete!
H&B: I don't envy you with the 4 month job...but it does look pretty in this urban jungle!
Liz: That would be a cool job!
Carolyn: Thanks!
Stepherz: My thoughts exactly!
MF: It's definitely my fave too!
At 4:38 am,
Anonymous said…
Oh! How I want to visit Tokyo! Your country ranks high on my list of must-see places.
Great blog! Thanks for sharing interesting tidbits about Japan. Keep at it! c",)
At 1:06 pm,
verniciousknids said…
Irene: Welcome and thanks for your kind words...I hope you get to see Tokyo one day!
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