15/7/26 Glasgow Street Art

 

   Back into the city again today , looking at some of the street art trail . But 1st we stopped here at the Modern Art Gallery . The Scots have a sense of humour and this is the Duke of Wellington Statue outside the gallery . Apparently the Scots think its funny to place witches hats on statues , and who are we to argue with that 😀

 The scottie dog beside it even had one .

 

Inside the modern art gallery we came across something any Australian would recognise straight away - an old rusty water tank on a stand .

Continuing in we found an old look building with pictures projected onto it .

Then inside we found a tub with a chandelier just above it .

Then out the back were these black feathers laid out on the floor .

 Then we got an explanation of it all . Yes indeed it was Australian and the rusty tank contained molasses , and the shed was the living quarters for the workers / slave labour used on the sugar cane fields . The black feathers represent a practice called " Blackbirding " where people used mirrors to get the attention of children on the beaches of islands etc off Queensland , and they kidnapped them to work in the cane fields. Hence the chandelier representing the opulence of the sugar industry owners , with the tub with molasses reminding them of the work they had to do .

The water tank from above appearing to be full of molasses .

This is looking up to the oval dome on the roof 2 levels up 

And here's some of the modern art on exhibition 

The seagulls likes the Duke"s statue as well - probably leaving a "comment " or 2 as well 😆

There were hundreds of people in the malls and shopping areas , this guy was part of the entertainment . There was a group of singers further down , a bagpiper , and someone playing a saxophone as well - further down though .

 Couldn't resist this - it was at the end of an alleyway to the Hide & Seek . The chef looks to be doing hiss bookwork .

 Some buildings have some elaborate decorations , this was in the mall as well .

We started to find some of the murals , some were in side alleys , entrances to bars & restaurants , while others took up space on back walls .

This one we thought was particularly good .

A Black Cab floating on balloons 

This little girl blowing bubbles also very good 

This is on the side of the university building - appropriate !

This one we saved to last , it was so close to where we were the other day , Saint Mungo was only 100m away on the other end of these buildings .This one we decided was a standout , with the flowers popping off the wall, and the lady looking straight at you - brilliant !!

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