Merbra

I spotted this under a railway bridge on Pearse Street in Dublin. It by one of the most talented graffiti artists around Dublin: Asbestos. It's composed of chinese newspapers pasted on the wall with i think a stencil of a mer-zebra a hybrid of a mermaid and zebra. I love the contrast of the black han characters with the paint. Hope to see more of this work around.

see also: www.flickr.com/photos/jaqian/tags/asbestos/

[EDIT] According to the artist they're Merbra's not Mer-Zebras. Check out more of his work here: www.flickr.com/photos/asbestos

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ektopia says:

This is a great piece and a great accompanying explanation. I love the fact that you've said that a mer-zebra is a hybrid of a mermaid and a zebra. Made me smile and then laugh. I like to laugh so cheers.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jaqian says:

Thanks Ektopia glad you liked it.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

sunafterrain says:

v clever must go look at it... i was reading a book on graffiti recently, like the way you keep documenting it around dublin...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jaqian says:

Sound interesting. Whats the book called?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

mozzercork says:

Cheers for posting this, don't get to dublin much but will keep a eye out next time.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

DaraghOwens says:

Spotted another one of these in Temple Bar www.flickr.com/photos/bluetit/96005684/in/poo l-13625031@N00/

Thanx for the information on the artist.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

asbestos says:

Hey Jaqian,
Nice pic, better than tyhe one I took of it. This one is stencil on chinese newpaper, the other one in Temple bar is just a photocopied poster.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jaqian says:

Thanks Asbestos I really like this photo. Its currently a start up screen on my phone and wallpaper on my pc at home. I thought the other merbra looked a little darker alright. Must have been a big photocopier :) . Where do you get your inspiration from? Why the chinese paper?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jaqian says:

Sadly this art has been removed whether by vandalism or Dublin Corpo, I don't know.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

jaqian says:

Listed on stumbleupon.com: cityartsquad.stumbleupon.com/

also blogged here: flickrwall.blogspot.com/search/label/2272x170 4
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

LiLi S. says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Everything about zebra, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

jaqian says:

Yeah no problem. Glad you like it.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eatnutmeg says:

Ive used this here www.gadgetmuseum.net/cool-tech-for-nongeeks/

Thanks
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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