Travel in paints, a photo from Boa Vista, Barlavento

Photographer's Note

I have used Google to translate the phrase from the mural “Viagens nas tintas” and that is how I got the title for this photo. When I searched further, I found that “Viagens nas tintas” is a project of the artist Joaquim Semedo. He creates murals on all islands of Cape Verde. You can check his other works on his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Viagensnastintas/
This mural was photographed along the main street of Sal Rei the capital town of Boa Vista.

When we talk about the independence of Cape Verde, it has to be noted that before arrival of Portuguese explorers the islands were uninhabited. Portuguese did not invade the islands. They built here everything from scratch. There were no “native Cape Verdeans”. However, since the Portuguese colony was an important stop in the Atlantic slave trade, people arriving from mainland Africa mixed with the Portuguese settlers creating in the result a new Cape Verdean nation which in 1975 became independent from Portugal.

The local language (Cape Verdean Creole) well illustrates the complexity of the local culture: I read somewhere that the vocabulary is in 90% Portuguese while the grammar is mainly taken from African languages.

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lousat (139308) 2022-04-26 3:48

Hi Mariusz,a very fun way to give color to the old houses of Sal Rei, I appreciate this project by this artist which could also be an interesting thing for tourists considering the few things this island offers, a nice capture very sharp and detailed as always. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Fis2 (170839) 2022-04-26 4:19

Czesc Mariusz!
Fajnie pomalowany dom, portrety i kwiaty robia wrazenie.
Przyjemny kadr i kolorki.
Pozdrawiam!
Milego dnia.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221695) 2022-04-26 4:59

Ciao Mqariusz, great perspective in fantastic murale, splendid light, excellent sharpness and fine details, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (115963) 2022-04-26 8:47

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepe slike na fasadi zelene kuce, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lepi portreti i cvetovi.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja

aliabazari (22255) 2022-04-26 9:18

Hello Mariusz
A beautiful view of this mural. Clarity and lighting done well. Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing

jmdias (115230) 2022-04-26 10:04

mariusz

nice mural with these smiling girls and flowers. usually the people of the islands are a mix of portuguese and africans.
I heard the local music but I can understand only a half part of the lyrics, almost as I can do with italian, the words are rebuilt with an african aspect.
did you know their most famous singer (cesária Évora)? this one is beautiful, about SAUDADE of an immigrant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrE7NrAfLnA

take care

jorge

PaulVDV (62970) 2022-04-26 12:29

Hello Mariusz,
A very nicely brightened facade. Maybe in a neighbourhood where it's needed, given the condition of the other house's roof.
Interesting to know that nobody lived there when the Portuguese arrived.
It is remarkable that the area did not continue to belong to Portugal.
This in contrast to the Canary Islands, which have remained a part of Spain and where there was an original population, the Guanches.
Best regards, Paul

Tue (92442) 2022-04-26 13:35

Hello Mariusz,
A great photo of this small charming house and the wonderful murals on its side. The big smiles of the painted heads are wonderful and the two large flowers make it look extra festive. Well done.
Lars

COSTANTINO (116560) 2022-04-26 22:32

Hello my dearest friend and have a nice day
and a happy evening
greetings to the artists who create
these fantastic paintings!!!
My personal opinion is that
these artists have a great talent
and the inspiration to make
this ideas reality...
regards
costantino

jemaflor (147204) 2022-04-26 23:27

Hi Mariusz,
Nice mural, colorful and pleasant with these smiles, good rendering, tfs.

ChrisJ (171878) 2022-04-27 6:03

Czesc Mariusz!

Good sharpness and textural contrasts between the lower and upper wall, with vibrant colour and a cheerful mural. Tfs!

ktanska (44790) 2022-04-27 10:27

Hi Mariusz,
Quite wonderful big mural. That certainly gives more joyful appearance to this desert town. Painting style is fairly simple but bright colours and wide smiles are always welcome.
Kari

worldcitizen (16086) 2022-04-29 12:50

Hello Mariusz,
Very nice presentation of street art, on a street that seems very quiet. The colors are bright, and I like the simple architecture. Take care!

adramad (73006) 2022-04-30 12:32

Hello Mariusz.
A simple house, which with these cheerful and colorful paintings acquires a remarkable relevance, I think that these islands have a population with little purchasing power and the most special thing must be their landscapes, monumentally there should be nothing interesting.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and magnificent composition; They are managed perfectly, in this beautiful image.
Nice job. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (68593) 2022-05-18 20:40

Hello Mariusz,
I hope these murals would stay undisturbed for quite some time.
Regards,
MT