now that the “troubles” are (mostly) over, the Belfast murals are mainly a tourist attraction, visited by bus and taxi tours.
There are many modern political references, however, and even paintings by non-Irish underground organisations such as the ETA…
Japanese Theatre, originally uploaded by laurenz. This is a scene from a funny "Kyougen" play: distrusting his servants, the a master binds them before leaving the house. However, even bound, they find a way to get to the master's sake provisions and drink from it. Gion Corner in Kyoto presents short snippets of Japanese arts including various styles of theatre, the tea ceremony and the art of flower arrangement. All this is quite touristy, but still fun and a good way to get some fascinating shots (you can even use flash throghout the performance). ...
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December 28th, 2010 at 12:20 am
An interesting photograph and thanks for this. I think there are about 12 different tours you can take to see these murals. A lot of the murals are starting to disappear because the Government have a social fund from the EU to encourage locals to tidy up their areas and make them more friendly. I don’t think they will all disappear but I have already noticed quite a few painted over or changed to more neutral style of murals.