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Stuffed toys and raccoons along ChaussÃ©e de Boondael

by Vincent August 17, 2020

written by Vincent

Always great to see residents take up the task to brighter up their street in any way they can. These cute furry little raccoons painted on the walls of the Papillon toy store caught my eye as I on my way to see the Bondael Project mural by the Propaganza collective.

Further down ChaussÃ©e de Boondael at #212 was a lovely little window display of various types of stuffed toys with everything from fruits and veggie to Maya the bee looking fellows.

Veggies stuffed toys — Stuffed veggies and fruit toys

Fruits stuffed toys — Stuffed fruit toys

Maya l'abeille stuffed toys — Stuffed Maya the Bee figurines

At number 250 ChaussÃ©e de Boondael, another resident took up to decorate his window welcoming the spring and wishing peace upon the world.

August 17, 2020 0 comment

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Conceptissimo In The City

by Vincent August 16, 2020

written by Vincent

An artist going under the pseudonym of Noccito decided to brighten up the city of Brussels by doing an experimental “Conceptissimo In The City” exhibit in the streets of Brussels. This consisted placing places framed flower arrangements in the urban environment of our Capital.

Conceptissimo In The City originally took place between Easter and Assumption Day of 2019. While most only survived a few days or just hours, some did manage to last for months and surprisingly enough a few are still there to this day a year after. Pictures in this post are the two I stumbled on these two this summer attached to trees of in front of the Sainte-Croix church while walking around the Ixelles pond on a scorching hot summer day.

The two surviving Conceptissimo In The City flower arrangements can be found at: Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

August 16, 2020 0 comment

Thank You mural in honor of Healthcare Workers

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Thank You mural honoring of Healthcare Workers

by Vincent July 30, 2020

written by Vincent

As a reminder for the long months of hard work under strict sanitary conditions. Healthcare workers of the Iris Sud hospital in Ixelles have been honored to see a giant Thank You mural painted right next door from the hospital. This tribute is an initiative of a collective of artists, supported by the municipality and various sponsors.

The 10-meter-high mural, required over 100 hours of work and 3 weeks of preparation for the artist collective CosMotion, FarmProd lead by the graffiti artist Amandine Lesay. It represents the different trades that make up the staff. Caregivers are portrayed as heroes, men and women of society who bravely donned their work clothes to save lives amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Balloons were also painted on the side of the building in reference to a real balloon release made a week earlier as a tribute to a nurse who had died treating patients with COVID-19.

July 30, 2020 0 comment

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Boondael Project Mural by Propaganza collective

by Vincent July 19, 2020

written by Vincent

On the long wall behind the STIB tram depot in Ixelles is where you’ll find the collective work of 20 different street graffiti artists from Propaganza. This major street art project was commissioned by the municipality of Ixelles. The artists, which came from every corners of the country were allowed free reign on this large wall and the result you can see below is quite impressive.

Here are my personal photos of the beautiful work of these young talented graffiti artists of the Propaganza collective

Rue Boondael Project street art by Propaganza collective

Clown mural above by street artist Matthew Dawn

Street art mural made by Piet Rodriguez

Street art Portrait of Pierre Rabhi by Samuel Idmtal & Orlando Kintero

Street art Portrait of Pierre Rabhi by artists Samuel Idmtal & Orlando Kintero

Beautiful mural of a woman gazing by artist Dzia

Street art mural by Dake25

Mural by street artist NEAN

Owl graffiti mural by Artist Mr.X also known as xrmmrxgram

Mural by street artist million.16cts

The mural of the lady was made by artist MATAONE short for â€œMaintain Anarchy Through Artâ€

Lions mural by street artist Dzia

Hand open mural was made by French artist Adrien Roubens

Street art mural with skeletons by IndexPouce

Monster truck mural by artist Derm

abstract mural by artist Benjamin Hendlisz

Calligraphy mural by artist Solo Cink

Abstract Street art graffiti by defomanone

Street art by Van “ORKEZ” thang of Vietnamese origin often inspired by Asian culture and typographic aesthetics

Mural by graffiti and street artist Rise One

Street art mural by Benjamin Duquenne

Street art mural by Faker

July 19, 2020 0 comment

Parks

Parc du Viaduc

by Vincent June 10, 2020

written by Vincent

The Park du Viaduc is one of the lesser known green areas of Brussels. Hidden behind a street of the same name, it is very unlikely that you’ll meet here anyone else than residents of this Ixelles neighborhood. I am a big fan of these small lesser known parks where you can come and spend some quiet time reading a book or just relax under a peaceful apple tree. The place is always uncrowded, a little less on Wednesday afternoons when school is off or on holidays where you might encounter a few families with children investing the playground but even then there’s still plenty of room for everyone to coexist peacefully. Also a great place to enjoy a peaceful picnic with friends, just the right mix of shade, sun for everyone to enjoy on the well kept lawns . Park personnel are always present and do their little round and make sure that everyone respects the rules in a friendly and pleasant manner.

Parc du Viaduc is best for those who:

Are already in the neighborhood and are looking for a quiet and lesser known alternative
Those who love small parks
Those who don’t want to see too many people
Those who like to discover new places

Coupe relaxing on the lawn of parc du viaduc in Brussels — The place is usually always uncrowded

Parc du viaduc and Maison de la SolidaritÃ© in the back

The pleasant little urban green space is well maintained

At the entrance of Park of the Viaduct arriving with my bike

Path circling around parc du Viaduc — The path circling around the parc du Viaduc

kids playing in Park du viaduc Brussels — At the center of the park du Viaduc

Yellowed lawns by the hot sun at Parc du Viaduc — Laws near la maison de la solidaritÃ©

Path going all around the parc du Viaduc — A path circles all around the parc du Viaduc

Big green lawns of the quiet Parc du Viaduc — Big green lawns run through the quiet little Parc du Viaduc

Coupe relaxing on the lawns of the parc du viaduc

stone walkway across park du viaduc — Way out of the park

Toilets at Parc du viaduct in Brussels — Pilon vous souhaite un heureux caca 🙂

Entrance of the parc du viaduc by the walkway is just to the left — Entrance is on the left

Train tracks just right of the parc du viaduc — Train tracks run along down to Gare de la Chapelle where the EU institutions are

Grafiti art: MÃ¨le toi de ton cul outside of the park of the viaduct

June 10, 2020 0 comment

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