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Dear Dali

I spotted this mural of Salvador Dali on the side of a building down Butter Factory lane in Whangarei recently. His shocked sneering facial expression gets me and amuses me at the same time but the quote I think is quite true.

The mural it seems has a story; Whangarei District Council landscape architect Tracey Moore said she had driven past the mural, originally on the door of a building that had been earmarked for demolition and thought it needed to be saved. It was commissioned by one of my favourite artists, Rodrigo Rozas.

Linking up with Mural Monday.

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Tom said…
...he was quite a character!
27 February 2022 at 15:04
Tigger's Mum said…
That is a good thought for the day today.
27 February 2022 at 19:12
local alien said…
That's a graphic portrait. Nice it was saved
27 February 2022 at 19:48
Graham Edwards said…
I didn't know the saying but Dali is one of my favourite artists.
27 February 2022 at 20:56
Sharon said…
That is such a classic Dali pose! I love it.
28 February 2022 at 05:18
Bill said…
Love the quote!
28 February 2022 at 05:35
carol l mck said…
Very dynamic poster ~ and great quote ~ Xo


Wishing you lots of love in your days,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
28 February 2022 at 07:30
kwarkito said…
He still is one of my favourite painters
28 February 2022 at 10:47
William Kendall said…
I can agree with that.
28 February 2022 at 11:21
Bertiebo said…
Nice painting and a good quote
28 February 2022 at 18:33
Iris Flavia said…
Great mural, quote and background-story!
28 February 2022 at 18:49
Sami said…
Interesting background story to the mural. Typical Dali expression.
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Amy.
28 February 2022 at 19:53
Debbie at Travel with Intent said…
Oh-so-Dali! I featured a similar one tis week :)
28 February 2022 at 21:56
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
True indeed! And the history of the mural is really neat.
2 March 2022 at 07:14
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