What I like the most about this new public art challenge is that everything goes and there is no limit to what you post. Art is where you see it.
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Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) is in its second week and Cee is the host. She’s got some joyous examples. If you wish to show us which art that you see in the streets makes you happy or think or feel, put it in a post and leave the link in a comment to her post.
I don’t think this topic can ever be drained, and I really like it how everything goes, as long as it’s publicly on view. As for what art is and isn’t, probably there are as many opinions as there are people.
Today I have selected twenty artistic architectural elements from both my countries – Slovenia where I was born and Italy were I have been living for eight years. All the photos were taken between 2014 and 2018.
By coincidence (no such thing!) there are some examples of public art also in my today’s blogging memories. I have been posting them at the end of each post on a daily basis for longer than a month. It was a spur of the moment decision but I really enjoy it. I hope you do as well.
Two photos in this post carry special stories. The first one in the gallery is from the times when I didn’t yet post Thursday Doors and yet amore knew where I was headed and took me to see this beauty. If you’re in the neighbourhood, it’s in Rome, Via di San Pancrazio, 6.
The photo before last is of the multi-purpose Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. First of all, who thought of this name and is there a non-Slovenian who will ever be able to pronounce it? Second, it deserves a better picture taken. I will, promise. And third, after seeing this winning design by Sadar Vuga Architects in a newspaper, I liked it so much that I cut it out and pasted it on my wall. And now, even though it was built back in 2010, I have yet to enter it. One of the first concerts was by Leonard Cohen and it lasted four hours. I was still living there and missed it.
Let’s start with three from Rome. Via di San Pancrazio 6. I don’t know the history of this building but it must be fascinating. 
Behind the Ostiense station. I sent this photo to Flavia to confirm our first ever meeting place. 
In Rome it pays to look up at street corners. 
As does in Siena. 
A detail of the Orvieto Cathedral facade. 
A Sovana street scene. 
In Sassetta swallows guard victims of WWI. Just that they are not real. 
Squirrels playing cards in Miramare near Trieste. (No cards, I’m kidding.) 
To Slovenia now. Temporary display in Piran. She-He by Jakov Brdar. Locals were not much amused. 
Every Christmas the capital Ljubljana gets light happy. The Muse to the greatest Slovenian poet France Prešeren (left, poet underneath out of picture) is no longer shocked, but the top exhibit presents the egg in the state of fertilisation. 
Here is the Muse again, oil branch at the ready. Two faces from a while back look on. 
Another face from Trubarjeva St. in Ljubljana. The spikes are against pigeons. 
Up above the old Centromerkur department store. 1903 was a long time ago. That is Mercury up there. 
An entire family in Miklošičeva St. 
These two look a bit… sour. Also in Miklošičeva St. I didn’t notice them all my life until that moment. 
These two look relaxed. Opposite the Central Market. 
A hop to Koštabona in (Slovenian part of) Istria. You don’t see him like this in Italy much, I’d say. 
Back to Ljubljana. Guess what kind of establishment this is. 
My shell beauty! Arena Stožice (pronounced something like Stozhitze with the stress on o), by Sadar Vuga Architects. 
In Tivoli Park, the lungs of Ljubljana. Fill your own screen. Make your own art.
For Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) hosted by Cee at Cee’s Photo Challenges
This day in my blogging history
Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed) 
I have a thing for squirrels, though all of them are equally good.
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Thank you, Bojana. 🙂 I liked revisiting these. I need to ender that shell building one day. And the squirrels were a great surprise.
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Oh what a fun post to view. Talk about public art and eye candy all in one post. Fantastic 😀
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Thank you, Cee! 🙂 I enjoyed playing with this post a lot.
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This post made me smile, Manja. I love that you overlooked the grumpy men until just now! LOL Your eyes are more focused on the fun in life. You have an amazing array of art. The girl swinging is sweet and fun! Thanks for joining in. 🙂
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Thank you, Marsha, much fun was had with it. Well, I didn’t notice them all my life until 2017 when I took this photo. I just never looked up even though I passed underneath countless times. And yes, I prefer the fun part. 🙂
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That’s what I loved about your post – your humor and love of life. Thanks again for joining in and sharing the fun. 🙂
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An outstanding post, capturing those things that others don’t see or simply take for granted. Wonderful.
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Ahh, thank you so much, scooj. 🙂 I’m glad how you said it, that I see plenty. In this way one is never bored. But you know that.
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I love your Orvieto Cathedral detail and the tiny cats – also all the stone faces!
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Thank you, Sarah. You mean the cats on the wall? Have you noticed that every second one is a dog? 😉
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Ah no – how odd, I only saw cats! Maybe because I love cats best?
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Haha, might be.
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The world is full of wonderful things. (K)
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Thank you, K. Agreed, one just has to look.
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I like that you share what you see!
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What a selection! I love the swallows and the girl in the swing. 🙂
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Thank you, Lisa. I was lucky that I posted that girl on the swing on that day in history.
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