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Russia’s President — a wanted war criminal — Vladimir Putin failed to show up in Istanbul for the “direct talks” with Ukraine that he himself proposed.
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Since Donald Trump took office, more than three dozen employees, allies, and investors of Musk, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Palmer Luckey have taken roles at federal agencies, helping direct billions in contracts to their companies.
In Aalborg, Denmark, a boy curls up with a crayon on the side of a building, and in Le Mans, France, a child unzips a drab facade to reveal a burst of color. From Shanghai’s hidden alleyways to the rooftops of Grenoble, these murals by Seth Globepainter reimagine urban architecture through the lens of childhood. This collection features eight of his most poetic and site-responsive works—each one turning a blank wall into a portal of memory, play, or longing.
A child with closed eyes sits with knees pulled tight to the chest, drawn in large scale onto a gable end of a building. Surrounded by vivid blocks of yellow and blue, crayons scattered at his feet, the scene suggests retreat into imagination.
Unzip — Le Mans, France
A mural of a child pulling open an enormous zipper transforms the entire building facade. The gray surface is peeled back to reveal a vibrant gradient of rainbow colors behind, suggesting freedom, wonder, and hidden worlds.
Periscope — Shanghai, China
In a clever use of existing piping, a small painted child crouches and peers through a pipe formation like a submarine periscope. The art blends seamlessly into the real structure, turning utilities into imagination.
Hopscotch Girl — Paris, France
On a quiet street corner, a young girl in a red checkered dress stands at a hopscotch court, staring at a painted figure mid-jump. The painted girl has lost her shoes and seems to leap beyond the wall, capturing fleeting childhood moments.
Cat Walk — Shanghai, China
A mural of a girl with her head resting on folded arms appears framed in a red window. Her long ponytail dangles down the wall, playfully chased by the silhouette of a black cat reaching for a flower at its tip.
Eye to Eye — Fontaine, France
Two murals face each other across a street. On one wall, a girl whispers toward the other. On the opposite wall, a boy listens under a crescent moon. The murals reflect connection and imagination, using architectural space like a narrative thread.
Hang On — Grenoble, France
A girl clings to a painted tear in the building’s facade, appearing to pull back the gray surface to reveal bright blue sky. Her body swings with momentum as if caught mid-effort to uncover what lies beyond.
In My House by Box — Laon, France
A girl kneels inside a house-shaped outline, spray-painting walls onto the blank facade. Around her, simple shapes in red, yellow, and purple mimic a child’s drawing. It’s both playful and defiant—claiming space through art.
These murals don’t just decorate buildings—they redefine them. Seth Globepainter’s work invites us to see cities as living canvases where memory, play, and possibility are always within reach.
34 Murals That Turn Walls Into Wonders: Seth’s Street Art Will Blow Your Mind
Take a journey into the colorful world of Seth Globepainter, a French street artist who turns boring walls into amazing, dreamlike art.
Born as Julien Malland in Paris, Seth started painting graffiti in the 1990s in the city’s 20th district. Over time, he grew into a famous mural artist, using bright colors and powerful emotions to create art that speaks to people all over the world.
In this post, you’ll see 32 of Seth’s most magical murals. These artworks show how he can turn everyday buildings into unforgettable pieces of art.
A Creative Voyage:
Seth’s life as an artist changed in 2003 when he started a world tour. He worked with artists from different cultures and learned new ways to paint in cities around the globe. This experience led to his book “Globe Painter” (2007) and the documentary series “Les Nouveaux Explorateurs,” which was shown on Canal+. Over five years, Seth visited 15 unique places, expanding his artistic style and creativity.
During these travels, Seth developed his signature style, often focusing on themes of childhood and imagination.
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Enter the vortex – rue Jeanne d’Arc, Paris 13 with Galerie Itinerrance in Paris, France
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Viviane hesitate, La Butte aux cailles, Paris, France.
A World of Wonder:
Seth Globepainter’s art shows how street art can change the way we see the world. His murals bring out feelings and tell amazing stories. If you want to see more of Seth’s work, check out his official website! Feeling inspired? Share your street art photos and stories in our Facebook group “Your Street Art Utopia” and join the fun conversation!
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Periscopes – Street Art by Seth in Shanghai, China.
The gardeners – At Nicklaus children’s hospital in Miami, USA
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3 masks – Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
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“Jack in the box” in Aalborg, Denmark
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In a lane near Yu garden, Shanghai, China.
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Collaboration with Korean painter Heo Dal Yong in Hae Dong, Damyang, South Korea.
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In Paris, France.
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Camsize and friend, Ravine-Sèche, Haïti.
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In Paris, France.
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In Paris, France.
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In Paris, France
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“The wire” in Fontaine, France.
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Lala can fly too, – Butte aux cailles, Paris, France.
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Jaho on his doorstep, Butte aux cailles, Paris, France.
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With Saner Edgar in Coyoacàn, Ciudad Mexico.
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In Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Little Putu meets her new friend, Canggu, Bali, Indonesia.
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Wendy at the window – Jersey City, USA.
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Dirty Hands – With the kids of Passo da Pátria, Natal, Brasil.
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Escada – Collaboration with DERLON in Obrigado Irmão. São Paulo, Brazil.
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“The ladder ”, tribute to the artist Bilal Berreni, known by the pseudonym Zoo Project died in July 2013 at the age of 23. His name is given to a place in the district of Saint-Blaise in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, the same place where he grew up and where this mural is painted.
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“Hang on” for Street Art Fest Grenoble Alpes in Grenoble, France.
Street Artist Seth By Seth Globepainter in Paris, France. We like this comment by SummerBoss: Ukrainians are fighting for their country, for their homes and for their families.
‘Apple in China’ book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/16/apple-in-china-book-convincingly-argues-that-the-iphone-could-be-killed-overnight/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads
And in 1974 a lot of people laugh when Ivan Illich wrote this…
«The rich will get richer and many more of the poor will become destitute during the next ten years. […] Poverty levels rise and the gap between rich and poor widens.»
I heard my mother say, "the rich get richer, while the poor get poorer" my entire life. She heard it from her mother during the Great Depression. There is probably a version of this in every culture dating back to Mesopotamia.
GM is pioneering lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery cells for future electric vehicles. Learn how LMR compares to LFP and NMCA in terms of range, cost, and performance."
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Sen. Peter Welch: "Last week, Jinan Iskafi died of starvation in Gaza. She was four months old. The formula she needed to survive was just across the border. But because of the month's-long blockage of aid into Gaza, her parents couldn't get it in time."
Letting a four month old child starve to death is Netanyahu's idea of Israel defending itself. Netanyahu is wrong. #HumanRights #politics #Israel #genocide
OpenAI has launched Codex, a powerful AI coding agent in ChatGPT that autonomously handles tasks like writing features, fixing bugs, and testing code in a cloud-based environment.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Meta thinks there's no reason to carry on with its defense after the Federal Trade Commission closed its monopoly case, and the company has moved to end the trial early by claiming that the FTC u…
Nei laboratori del Massachusetts Institute of Technology sono state catturate per la prima volta immagini di singoli atomi che interagiscono liberamente nello spazio. Queste immagini mostrano correlazioni tra particelle libere, previste dal
I want every gay person that doesn't realize that transgender rights and gay rights are interconnected to read this story. A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours. We are in this together and there's only one way out.
1. Far right federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has just vacated all EEOC protections for gay and trans people in the work place. He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII. I cover this insane ruling here. Subscribe to support my journalism.
Judge Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled on the EEOC's treatment of Title VIII employment discrimination claims on gay and trans people.
Sunrays through the haze - I was burning some leaves in my yard and the smoke drifted up through the trees as the sunlight pushed back through it. Shot on my restored Canon AV-1 with 50mm 1.8. Kodak Ultramaxx.
Ze gijzelen in Den Haag alweer het derde kabinet op rij. In Brussel was een handvol mestspuitende trekkers genoeg om het natuurbeleid de nek om te draaien. En ook in andere Europese hoofdsteden geldt: de boerenwil is wet.
Elke discussie verstomt als de landbouwlobby 'voedselzekerheid' roept. In tijden van internationale onrust is dat een winnend argument. Europa moet zichzelf kunnen voeden, dus weet de agrarische sector jaarlijks meer dan €50 miljard uit de Brusselse subsidiepotten te trekken.
Voedselzekerheid was altijd al een zwak argument (tulpenvelden, met importvoer gevoede veestapel, gewassen voor bio-brandstof), maar nu weten we zeker dat men het niet echt meent. Vanaf juni wil de EU importtarieven op Oekraiense landbouwproducten heffen, want onze boeren zijn bang voor de concurrentie.
Oekraïne, een land in oorlog dat smeekt om worden toegelaten tot de Europese Unie, kan dankzij het enorme areaal aan vruchtbare chernozem-aarde een grote bijdrage leveren aan onze voedselveiligheid. Het krijgt geen lidmaatschap, maar een tarief. Want het gaat Brussel niet om het eten op ons bord, maar om de portemonnee van de boeren.
Hello #Fediverse 😊 One of my friends purchased Adobe Photoshop CS6 way back when and now can't activate his fresh installation because apparently the activation servers have been shut down.
Is there a way around this?
Does he have to crack his legally acquired software?
After this debacle lots of people moved to Affinity products, which work really well as Adobe replacements for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. They're much cheaper than Adobe, and have perpetual licenses, not subscriptions. affinity.serif.com/en-us/
Your friend should take to the high seas and find a pirated version. That truly sucks having the activation servers shut down. But it's a way to force people to upgrade stuff where they bought a physical copy.
Michael Novogratz says Galaxy Digital is in talks with the US SEC about tokenizing its own stock as well as other equities using its digital-asset platform (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)
O Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS) divulgou, nesta quinta-feira (15), um balanço sobre o segundo dia de funcionamento da nova funcionalidade de
Activision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and Google Play after Sunday, May 18th.
The debate over how to use AI in schools, and what constitutes cheating, is not unlike other arguments about tech and learning in recent decades. But will AI be more disruptive than anything we’ve seen before?
@mollyroberts, @mcmeganish and Monica Hesse discuss:
If he thought that he was able to do such and that it would pay the rent, he'd definitely be doing that. Have you read one of his "how to write" books?
Is Donald Trump a peacemaker? It is probably fair to say the jury is still out. He says he wants peace in Ukraine. He bombed Yemen. He certainly is approaching Israel in an unprecedented way. Trump th...
Il Partito Democratico e altre forze di centrosinistra si sono schierati con decisione contro il "Remmigration Summit", il raduno dell'ultradestra europea previsto per domani, 17 maggio 2025, a Gallarate, in provincia di Varese.
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The #Trump admin is tacking back awards that the #Biden admin had given to projects in 6 states through the #TechHubs Program, the Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick. Lutnick said that the previous admin had used a “rushed, opaque & unfair” process to select recipients & that there would be a new competition for the #funding.
Or has anyone else noticed that people with Narcissistic personality disorder tend to identify as Buddhists if and when pressed about the spiritual aspects of their lives.
It’s a pattern i’ve noticed with NPDs of European Extraction.
I have met sincere Buddhists of that genetic and cultural background.
NPDs usually have claimed Zen or Tibetan flavored Buddhist leanings.
Back in the day there was this Japanese Buddhist sect that bordered on the Culty called the NSA.
I kid you not. They had center here on El Cajon Blvd ages ago that had a rotating light up sign that shone out
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"This week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee moved forward with a proposal that would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to strip any U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status by unilaterally determining the organization is a “Terrorist Supporting Organization.” This proposal, which places nearly unlimited discretion in
> Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.
This dusty town is the last way station before starting across the enormous desert to the ancient trading post of which legends whisper. Rest, gather supplies, and consider your next step carefully. #travel #historycromwell-intl.com/travel/moroc…
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«New classes of underconsumers and of underemployed are one of the inevitable by-products of industrial progress.»
Ivan Illich, "Tools for Conviviality", arl.human.cornell.edu/linked%2…
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Social structure tied to production didn't change a lot since then.