Over Christmas and New Year I had a wonderful holiday to New Zealand (although every holiday to New Zealand is a wonderful holiday). One of the highlights of this trip was a visit to Golden Bay. Takaka is the main town in Golden Bay. It's a remote place, and has a strong history as an artistic and alternative community.
Takaka township has many wonderful murals. The largest is at Takaka Village Green.
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| It's big. Really big. Too big for one photo. |
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| It's fabulous. |
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| If Narnia was in Takaka |
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| Most of the blank walls in town are livened up |
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| by wonderful murals |
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| in various styles |
24 comments:
Stunning murals! I love all of the wonderful colors. Thanks for sharing.
Rebecca @ The Key to the Gate
Gorgeous! I adore community arts projects...it's a wonderful way to share creativity.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST
Amazing murals! I would so love to go to New Zealand someday! Here's my Saturday Snapshot post.
Wow, those murals are fantastic! What a feast for the eyes!
Is this on the North or South Island? Daughter and son-in-law lived and worked on North Island in 2007 & 2008. I don't remember this place name but the murals are indeed beautiful works of art. I love the playful nature and warm colours.
Narnia would be Tanaka. We have an artist here Wyland who does murals.
What a wonderful trip indeed. Love the murals. So inspiring.
They are fabulous - I love things like this, that brighten the environment, and make people stop and look and think My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/U62WN
I love the bright colors on the murals. New Zealand is one of the places that I really want to visit, at some point... thanks for sharing, Book Savvy Babe
BEAUTIFUL...thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Saturday Snapshot
I love murals!!!
Here's mine:http://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-snapshot.html
Those are beautiful murals!
The murals are works of art, beautiful!!
Visiting New Zealand is on my bucket list. Someday.... When I do get there I would love to visit this place. How wonderful to have art everywhere in the city!
NZ, so close yet so far! I'd love to return there sometime. Your posts of the landscape and now these murals are inspiriring. I love the design and colours of the first mural. Thanks, Louise.
I meant "Thanks Louise". !!
That is so much nicer to look at than blank walls. I can just imagine that huge group of people painting away.
Murals are one of my favorite things to photograph these days, and these are stunning!
Another lovely set of photos that make me want to go and visit a place!
Street art is wonderful. It shows a community that cares about all its spaces.
Cool shots!
That mural is gorgeous! I like that it has depth to the picture - so often they look two-dimensional, but that one doesn't.
The murals are so colorful and impressive. Thanks for taking me to New Zealand. Here's Mine
How Beautiful!!
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