Smug

Another piece from Aberdeen's Nuart 2019 Street Art Festival - down at The Green. This is by Smug, aka Sam Bates, an Australian street artist who now lives and works in Glasgow. Usually I hate the white van or lorry syndrome, but somehow here it just seemed to fit right in with the environment.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow I'm in such awe as to how they paint these huge images - great capture :)

[Peter Day]

interesting, keep going

[Casablanca]

That is fabulous. I really like it. Smug is the word!

[Shanne]

fascinating street art - we had something like that on one of the buildings in London's East End, and it was being slated as too soppy compared with the graffiti with an edge

[Sarah Bremner]

WOW! That's a beauty. I'm curious about how the artist accesses the space. Takes away the grey.
Must swing by this way next time I take the bus to the city!

[Richard Sayer]

Such talent deserves a big canvas... thanks for sharing this.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Just incredible, the talent displayed here. How someone paints on a surface that large is beyond me.

[Islandgirl]

Fantastic street art!

[Margo Sayer]

Splendid marriage in this composition, particularly like the complementary shades and colours. This shot rocks!

[Issi Bannerman]

@sarah19 Get your self a Nuart 2019 map and check them all out Sarah. There are some beauties. A lot of them centred around Jopp's Lane and the Green area.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice combination and piece of artwork.

[Pat Knowles]

I e never ever been to Aberdeen even though my brother ran a restaurant there years ago, it looks as if it prides itself on its street art!

[julia]

Wow amazing street art ... such clever people to be able to do these ...

[Denise Wood]

Amazing street art :)

[Kathy]

Nice shot of both the artwork and the street.

[KWind]

Wonderful street art.

[Caroline]

Great find and nice capture!

[Issi Bannerman]

@happypat Yes, it's a new festival - I think this is the third year. It's a collaboration with Norway, I believe. If you google 'Nuart Aberdeen' you will be able to 'read all about it'! It's breathed a bit of life into the city which struggles a bit, culturally, in my opinion.