{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Street Art Cities","provider_url":"https://streetartcities.com","title":"Eisvogel by Jascha Müller","description":"The large-scale mural on the façade of a residential building at Am Dobben 89 in Bremen depicts a kingfisher perched on a diagonally positioned branch. The realistically painted bird, with its striking turquoise-blue plumage and orange-red breast, stands out against an abstract background of yellow and orange shapes and rising bubbles.The mural was created by Jascha Müller, a Hanover-based graffiti and mural artist whose work includes realistic imagery and large-scale architectural designs. The commission came about after the homeowner read a newspaper article about a street art project at Hanover's Raschplatz, which led her to contact the artist.After exploring several possible motifs, the choice fell on the kingfisher. Its exceptionally vivid colours and the shared enthusiasm of the client and artists for nature and birds made it a natural choice. The composition combines a realistic depiction of the bird with more abstract graphic elements. According to the artist, the mural covers an area of approximately 10 × 10 metres.An interesting historical detail emerged during the painting process: local residents told the artists that a Mexican artist had painted a dove of peace on the same façade in the early 1990s. The new mural therefore unintentionally revives an earlier bird motif, this time in the form of a kingfisher.The design also extends to a bicycle storage container in front of the building. With the hostel owner's permission, it was incorporated into the overall concept, colour-matched to the mural and decorated with the hostel's logo.","author_name":"The Heck With It!","author_url":"https://streetartcities.com/users/78388358-e8b3-408f-ba18-d3453c1a15f5","thumbnail_url":"https://streetartcities.com/media/1/18e8c3ba-cc71-49a5-acc6-dea13eb62867/1024.webp","thumbnail_width":1024,"width":480,"height":480,"html":"","cache_age":3600}