Christine and I decided this morning we would walk into town and try to find those of the murals from the Flare Festival which Stephen and I had missed last week. Down Manchester Street we found a display for Slap City, a recent Paste-up and Sticker Festival which I hadn’t known about.
Murals which had been only partly painted last week were now complete, and we were delighted to find this giant cat mural by Swiftmantis. It’s actually right outside the part of the Little High Eatery where Stephen and I had lunch last week, but we’d missed it. A passing woman kindly took our picture holding the cat’s paws.
Round the corner we found a 2019 mural by DCypher and OiYou showing local historical scenes including the McKenzie and Willis building, all painted as a negative film strip.
By this time we needed refreshment and stopped at Lemon Tree for morning tea. This café is an old favourite and while the ambience inside is fascinating, I prefer to sit outside these days as a Covid precaution. (We got a passing dog walker to take our photo.)
We found a further Flare mural at 87 Manchester Street but weren’t sure just what this one was supposed to be. I discovered later it is by Ikarus and shows an eclectic array of video games and cartoon characters.
Another Flare mural was at 198 St Asaph Street, painted by Meep, a local artist:
Heading down Colombo Street we had a chance to enjoy the bird mural on the South Frame which I’d often seen from the car, but not been close to before:
Near this was a portrait of Sir Ernest Rutherford by Jacob Yikes, DCypher, and Ikarus, which is part of the Flare Festival.
So much to see on city walls
great street art work that just enthralls
Ruth's Reflections 
I’m impressed by these works of art. The cat is wonderfully well done with its glossy coat, expressive eyes and even a nick in one ear.
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It’s extremely impressive, and I love it!
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I am not a huge fan of murals . About half of them look amateurish and trashy Of the ones you have photographed above I would say that Slap City, the one at 87 Manchester St and the Bird mural fall into that category. I note Graffitti on the bird mural. Murals also succumb to the ravages of the weather and after a few years look quite bedraggled and make the area more depressing not less.
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I don’t agree. I think the murals enhance our city considerably. While some attract graffiti, they can still look good, like Owen Dippie’s elephants on Manchester Street, which have been there for at least seven years.
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