Waterford Walls 2017

Having just put up a blog post with a lot of the 2018 work that was part of Waterford Walls 2018 I realised that I’d never gotten around to posting any of the photos I took in 2016 or 2017. I wasn’t able to get to the actual festival in 2017 because I was recovering from a broken leg at the time but I did visit a couple of months later to catch as much of the new stuff as I could find. Anyway here’s a few of the better shots that I pulled out from the archives. One or two of these might actually be from 2015, James Earley’s bull for one, too but they were still hanging around in 2017 at least.

ILJIN

Dermot McConaghy

Anna Doran

Louis Masai

Dan Leo

Katrina Rupit / KinMX

ADW

KAS

James Earley

KEMP

Waterford Walls - 2018

Waterford Walls is back for its fourth year. It’s a major cultural event and the impact it has had on the look and feel of the city centre is incredible. I made a couple of trips this year to see the artists in action and then a follow up to catch as many of the finished pieces as I could find.

The artists at work – 2018

I got a few snaps of Sonny ( with Joe Caslin in the foreground, I think) , Monkey Bird crew, Animalitoland and Louis Masai as they finished off their work on Saturday the 25th.

Waterford Walls 2018 – new work

I came back the following week to do a more comprehensive wander around when all of the pieces were complete, and I took the chance to check in on some of the older pieces at the same time.

Mr Cenz

Joe Caslin

Joe Caslin knocking it out of the park again bringing a key social issue to the fore through his art.

Mantra

Some people have told me they don’t like this redevelopment of The Apple Market area but I have to say I’m a fan of novel approaches to creating mixed use city zones and it makes a superb frame for any mural on that wall.

Fats Patrol and Kevin Bohan (details)

Lost Optics

Dan Kitchener

I think the big piece by Dan Kitchener on the corner of Thomas St and O’Connell St. is the stand out work for this year for me.


Sonny and Monkey Bird Crew
I couldn’t take pictures that came even close to doing justice to these two, the light was just wrong when I got to them. The Sonny piece is kind of hard to find – it’s the corner of Dyehouse lane and Mary St. , one block north-west of Bridge St. . The Monkey Bird Crew is exquisitely detailed. Both are must see though.
 

Shane Sutton

Animalitoland and Anna Doran

Samer

Louis Masai

Buiochas

Misc

No idea who these are by, I haven’t been able to ID them. Pretty funny as the one on the right is the Waterford Walls HQ.

Still Hanging in there

Joe Caslin ( from 2016)

The epic piece on the front of the Ard Rí remains in reasonable shape despite the exposed location. I think the Ard Rí is being demolished/rebuilt shortly so it probably wont make it to next year.

Katrina Rupit / KinMX from 2016 and 2017.

Still some of my all time favourites.

Ador

Fintan McGee and Lula Goce

Iljin 2016

Arcy

Johnny Kerr

Sonny 2017

Probably the signature Waterford Walls piece, its stunning up close in any light but if get it in the right light it positively glows.

Dan Leo 2016/2017

Animalitoland 2017

Dermot McConaghy 2016 / 2017

I know the one on the left is Dermot McConaghy as I was chatting to him when he was working on it ( and it’s signed). I’m think the one on the right is his work too, pretty certain despite the lack of signature.

Smug Mug 2016

Portrait of Dermot McConaghy (ArtistDMC) on the left, not sure who the other is, one of the artists/organisers I guess.

Louis Masai 2016

Previously – Waterford Walls 2015 - http://helvick.blogspot.com/2015/08/waterford-walls.html
And also some highlights from 2016 / 2017 http://helvick.blogspot.com/2018/09/waterford-walls-2017.html