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Late night commuters by ~parallel-pam:iconparallel-pam:

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The Brussels Underground stations have been decorated by Belgian artists. This photograph shows late night commuters rushing for the one of the late trains in one of the undergrounds depicting a cityscape painted by a contemporary Belgian artist (unknown). Many of the stations have such artworks in them, making an underground trip just that little bit more interesting- unless you're dashing for a train.

The first in a series of Belgian "street" art. The streets of Brussels have works of art on the sides of buildings which are not classed as graffiti, but show scenes from famous Belgian cartoonists and the subway art, 54 Belgian artists.

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~lucifer-likes-sweets Dec 7, 2005, 9:59:21 AM
I really like the angle and the movement in the far left with the perspectivey lines going away from you. Great painting too =)

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~parallel-pam Dec 7, 2005, 10:07:41 AM
thanks Michael. I ummed and ahhed about whether to take the photo at a more direct angle but eventually decided that this angle was more interesting. Thanks :-) Wish I knew who the artist was so as I could give him or her some credit ;-)
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~OwainShaw Dec 7, 2005, 10:10:38 AM
Are these at every station? I must say I never noticed one at either Bruxelles Midi or Liége Guillemins when I was passing (I only stopped at these two stations) but, as you say, I was engaged in quite a rush for another train on 3 of the four occasions on which I might have spotted them, and the fourth I was walking backwards helping someone else with their sizeable carrier of luggage.

As ever, the colour in your photograph is nice, gives a nice warm atmosphere.

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~parallel-pam Dec 7, 2005, 10:16:00 AM
thanks for the comment. The "Eyewiteness" travel guide on Brussels states that some 58 metro stations have been decorated with a combination of murals, sculptures and architecture by 54 Belgian artists. I can't remember which one this is. Artists include Dotremont and Aechinsky, the surrealist Paul Delvaux, Victor Horta and Pol Bury.
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~OwainShaw Dec 7, 2005, 10:52:23 AM
Thanks for the information, I'll have to keep an eye out if I go back next year.

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~parallel-pam Dec 7, 2005, 10:56:33 AM
:-) there is an amazing aray of art on the buildings..I have a few photos of those too. I also went to the comic museum- great stuff..
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~tonyfs1 Dec 7, 2005, 11:46:38 AM
Another great picture. you have a great eye for a shot - and Gold :-)
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~parallel-pam Dec 7, 2005, 12:26:42 PM
thanks- I have decided to group colours together to create stripes in my gallery- not sure how its going to turn out. We'll see :D
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=16stepper Dec 7, 2005, 3:25:19 PM
It's wonderful that they did this in the Belgian underground stations. We have a similar program here in Phoenix to decorate the noise-dampening walls that surround the freeways. I really like the angle that you used for this picture. It pulls us into the artwork and keeps our interest there. Very nicely done.

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