Art is not just paintings hanging on the walls and Penang is a living example

in #art8 years ago

For someone who can’t get himself to draw a straight line, art never really meant much to me. I never believed art could express much except your bank balance if you have a Picasso hanging in your living room. After years of traveling and living in across hostels across Europe and South East Asia, I did start to see art as a form of expression, but I still could not fathom how art could have any radical impact as it’s described in the history books.


But these were my beliefs only up until I travelled to Penang, where I saw art in action. Simple street art has become the biggest tourist attraction of the capital city of Georgetown with people from all nationalities queuing up for a picture with the interactive street art. It’s amazing to see how something so trivial can have such a strong impact on the culture and economy of a place when used smartly. In the concrete jungles we live in, where we rarely notice the world around us, the Penang street are is a hit for the following reasons.


It enables to capture and interact with history


It gives a reason to smile


It tells a story


It’s just plain beautiful



It’s the cutest way of marketing


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Wow, really great collection of photos, and such great artwork all around, such variety. Thanks for sharing these pics.

thanks ; glad you like it

Beautiful images, it surely makes me wanna go to this place.

Incredible pictures, this is an amazing kind of art. Upvoted!

@ines-f yes it's a novel way to utilise art!