Feelings Through Murals

We all walk throughout the city for our needs , we are always on the rush and go back home and lay down after a day full of stress ,but not all of us pay attention to what surround us. Until recently I had never seen the beauty of Murals that surround me wherever I go. I always thought of murals as some meaningless art that some teenagers did and do . But this proved me that even a grain of rice sometimes is meaningful.

 

 

As I walked into a neighborhood in Prishtina which is called street B. I saw some murals , half of them had vanished through time, but there were some that emotionally touched me and made me feel like drinking cold water in a hot day. The mural above reminds me when I went through tough times , and someone dear to me gave me its hand ,and told me to never give up because better times are always ahead. It is sad and beautiful to see people expressing their emotions through paintings. But I truly believe that if I was this talented I would be doing the same.

 

 

 As I was walking around in that sunny day, and laughing with one of my friends I came across this other mural , and suddenly a sense of nostalgia for MARVEL hit me. It reminded me when Big Groot had to sacrifice himself in the movie and he let Baby Groot behind, and it also reminded me of Thanos. But I also had another perspective , it felt like a human who even though goes through life problems , is still saving his inner child ,still hanging on the hope that one day it will be alright .

 

 

This mural together with the others made me enjoy the time I spent searching . It brought me joy , amazement and a little little bit of jealousy at how someone is so talented to paint these beautiful murals. As I was observing I saw that some artists wanted to only draw something to catch the eye , but there were a few who from my point of view wanted to convey some messages to the others . What makes it more surprising is that everyone has a different view point , even the artist itself .

I did not think that a simple mural has an impact but as it goes “Never say Never” , I now know that every time I see a mural even if it is a few words I will be taking a picture of it and keeping them on my phone. I do hope that at least a few of you will start and be more attentive of what surrounds you and I do hope some of you will find joy in murals just as I did.

 

Suela Dërmaku