1.0 rich Street Art Cities https://streetartcities.com From Lauren’s post:Wufu - 5 Blessings/ Bats“A chiropteran character gazes on, hair entwined with a cauldron of bats and eucalyptus blooms, anthropomorphizing the nocturnal Australian flying foxes and flora of this beautiful continent. Flanked with dragon masks from Chinese opera, I wanted to weave some of my heritage in with that of Mordialloc and beyond as a gesture of cultural synthesis and pride.In Chinese culture, “Wu Fu” (五福), meaning “Five Blessings,” symbolizes a grouping of good fortunes and luck, representing longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a peaceful death. Bats are a common symbol of “Wu Fu” because the word “fu” (福, meaning blessing) sounds similar to the word “fu” (蝠, meaning bat) in Chinese. (We love a homophone)An image of five bats together—commonly seen in Chinese textiles and design motifs, as in this character’s bracelet, represents the “Five Blessings”. Thus, I paint this piece as a blessing for Mordialloc, for Oz and all my friends at Juddy Roller” Virusfreak79 https://streetartcities.com/users/4890a07d-1a28-4ac6-b66a-a22cb36c8a9a https://streetart.media/4/4fd060fc-7e36-4742-b2c3-9da754c68666/1024.jpg 1024 480 480 <iframe src="https://streetartcities.com/markers/45c7a3b5-2f72-4523-86ab-9df9c5daaece/embed" width="480" height="480" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen; storage-access" title="Wufu by Lauren YS"></iframe> 3600