Glasgow commonwealth games 2014, Badminton mural, city centre, Scotland, UK, G1 1EJ

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
HGC817File size:
54.1 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3550 x 5326 px | 30.1 x 45.1 cm | 11.8 x 17.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
22 September 2016Location:
Glasgow, United Kingdom, G1 1EJMore information:
. This scene at Glasgow, United Kingdom, G1 1EJ in 2016 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The principal subject is Glasgow commonwealth games 2014, Badminton mural, city centre, Scotland, UK, G1 1EJ. The subject also carries associations with social history, contemporary social history, stencil art, temporary artwork, place identity, changing land use, graffiti heritage, visual street culture, public-realm art, everyday life, local history, changing streetscape, local character, and creative placemaking. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into temporary works and gentrification, not least because of how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, United Kingdom, G1 1EJ to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after replacement signage. The photograph additionally reflects community art, period detail, urban artwork, street-level design, archival record, community identity, contemporary mural, and urban graphics. The combination of Badminton, Glasgow, mural, games, and commonwealth anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Glasgow, United Kingdom, G1 1EJ, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes temporary works and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art when considered against later change at Glasgow, United Kingdom, G1 1EJ. Another strand within the photograph is public art and the role of murals and stencils in giving creative districts a distinctive identity without losing the local specificity of Glasgow, United Kingdom, G1 1EJ. The scene captures details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.