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June 21, 2011

Beauty from a Building

I am so amazed at the talented and intriguing artist, Nuria Mora. Take a quick glance at her work and you will fall in love with it's bold and simplistic beauty. 


She takes an urban space and recreates the entire ambiance and atmosphere by painting over existing buildings and doors. When I say I love the look of modern-vintage, this is an explicit example of just that, in terms of a public wall of art. It's the grainy, worn, rustic display of brick and wood, covered by simplistic, bold shapes that build such a contrast to the look and feel of modern-vintage in my mind. 


I designed and painted a similar style while in college and this just brought all of those wonderful aesthetics back to mind. And the fact that it's displayed out in open space for all to enjoy makes it so much grander!





source* Nuria Mora

15 comments:

  1. Jenna LeeJune 21, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    I LOVEEEE that first picture. Thats sooo pretty. the colors are nice too1

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  2. MarieJune 21, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    I just love the colors that she use...
    xx Marie

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  3. Hollie AnnJune 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I love the first picture too! I wish they did something like this in my hood :)They do have a painting party and decorate all of the electric boxes on the main streets though!

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  4. natasha {schue love}June 21, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Such an awesome idea! The bold colors and shapes look so neat on these older buildings.

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  5. jillian :: cornflake dreams.June 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    wow! so cool, i love the first one...such a pretty pop of colors. xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams

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  6. Stephanie ShepherdJune 21, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    I agree, street art is so beautiful!

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  7. Anna @ IHODJune 21, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    I love the unexpectedness of it....and the bold colors!
    :D

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  8. AlyssaJune 21, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Wow those buildings are so beautiful. It is eye popping!

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  9. Bad JoanJune 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Amazing images and colors!

    http://badjoan.blogspot.com/

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  10. UnknownJune 21, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    I love this~ Old buildings can look so drab and boring, I wish my bricks were painted like this! xo

    http://tryitonmegirl.blogspot.com/

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  11. BluBabesCreateJune 21, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Oh my gosh! that is so beautiful.

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  12. Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful}June 22, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    I really just like that this is so unexpected! The colors in the first picture are so gorgeous...

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  13. Christel @ Captivated by imageJune 22, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    These are true eye-catchers, drawing attention to the art as well as to the buildings. Great idea and it looks beautiful.

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  14. JulieJune 22, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    This is in keeping with the recent neon and neutral trend.. I love this! Just came over from All Things Bright And Beautiful and can't wait to read more Drew!

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  15. Sierra June 27, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    What an amazing artist and I love the colors she chose. So vibrant and full of color!

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