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Local collective SJ Artists teamed up with a property developer in Cape Town recently to splash a little colour along the Seapoint Promenade, transforming the dull ablution blocks along the scenic strip into vibrant canvases.

While the Sea Point Promenade is no stranger to the artists’ works, the renovation has significantly increased its visibility as a strolling gallery in the Mother City.

The Sea Point Prom’s most recent facelift provides some of our local talents an incredible opportunity to leave a lasting impression and gives them a platform to display their talents. This is true of many places in Cape Town where murals and ‘graffiti art’ often give life to dull and dreary buildings and bridges.

Blokliving says each artist contributed “their unique style, to create a diverse visual experience on the Sea Point promenade, that captures the essence of our city’s artistic spirit”.

 

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Artist Mika Revell, also known as @littlepinkpills is an Asian-American artist known for her political satire, feminism & historical art references. Her mural Impossible City, inspired by M.C. Escher, “challenges perceptions of urban spaces & prompts viewers to reconsider conventional notions of home & community”.

 

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Joining her was local talent Russel Abrahams a.k.a. Yay Abe who got to revisit a spot he painted earlier in his career as something of a full-circle moment, and  Amy-Leigh Braaf a.k.a. Hakopike whose work “explores themes of self-discovery and cultural heritage” (Ocean Lullabies Mural).

 

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