PHOTOGRAPHED IN AUGUST 2017 USING A SONY A7RII
TWO VERY DIFFERENT MURALS AT CORNER OF PATRICK STREET AND CARRIGEEN PARK IN WATERFORD
Back in August 2017 I used a Sony A7RII and a Voigtlander 15mm Lens
This series of photographs captures two distinct murals created as part of the Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival along Patrick Street in Waterford, Ireland.
1. The Upper Mural: Portrait and Botanicals (Above Sweet Corner, 21 Patrick Street)
The Artist: Painted by Kathrina Rupit, known in the urban art community as KINMx (her moniker is painted vertically along the lower-left edge of the work). Born in Mexico and longtime based in Dublin, Rupit is a key figure in the Irish street art scene and a founding member of the all-female Minaw Collective.
The Art & Style:
The mural features a tender, wide-eyed female face peering outward, surrounded by lush flora, vibrant roses, and a small painted bowl.
Rupit’s work combines Mexican magical realism, indigenous folk iconography, and contemporary portraiture. Her aesthetic relies on soft facial shading juxtaposed with rich, saturated botanicals, exploring themes of feminine archetypes, botanical medicine, emotional healing, and human harmony with nature.
2. The Lower Mural: The Hare (Wall of Spokes Cycles, 20 Patrick Street)
The Artist: Created by Dan Leo, an acclaimed Dublin-based visual and mural artist celebrated across Ireland and internationally for his large-scale public wildlife portraiture.
The Art & Style:
Titled The Rabbit (painted during the 2017 edition of Waterford Walls), the piece portrays a stylized hare in full stride bounding across the building's facade.
Leo’s signature style draws heavily from graphic animation, vector art, and mid-century comic illustration. Characterized by bold, razor-sharp black outlines, segmented anatomic blocks, and a controlled, harmonious palette (teal, gold, ochre, and deep purple-brown), his depictions capture kinetic animal energy in a crisp pop-graphic visual language.
Together, the two works create a striking contrast on this intersection: Rupit’s ethereal, folkloric portrait grounded high above the rooftops, anchored by Leo’s sleek, kinetic graphic wildlife at pedestrian level.
Most people that I met referred to it as the rabbit. Conceptually, it has all the hallmarks of an Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus): long, swept-back ears, lean muscular hindquarters, and an elongated bounding posture built for speed across open ground. While street art archives cataloged it under the working title "The Rabbit," street art circles and festival guides frequently reference it as a hare because native Irish wildlife is a central theme in Dan Leo’s portfolio.
Back in August 2017 I used a Sony A7RII and a Voigtlander 15mm Lens
This series of photographs captures two distinct murals created as part of the Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival along Patrick Street in Waterford, Ireland.
1. The Upper Mural: Portrait and Botanicals (Above Sweet Corner, 21 Patrick Street)
The Artist: Painted by Kathrina Rupit, known in the urban art community as KINMx (her moniker is painted vertically along the lower-left edge of the work). Born in Mexico and longtime based in Dublin, Rupit is a key figure in the Irish street art scene and a founding member of the all-female Minaw Collective.
The Art & Style:
The mural features a tender, wide-eyed female face peering outward, surrounded by lush flora, vibrant roses, and a small painted bowl.
Rupit’s work combines Mexican magical realism, indigenous folk iconography, and contemporary portraiture. Her aesthetic relies on soft facial shading juxtaposed with rich, saturated botanicals, exploring themes of feminine archetypes, botanical medicine, emotional healing, and human harmony with nature.
2. The Lower Mural: The Hare (Wall of Spokes Cycles, 20 Patrick Street)
The Artist: Created by Dan Leo, an acclaimed Dublin-based visual and mural artist celebrated across Ireland and internationally for his large-scale public wildlife portraiture.
The Art & Style:
Titled The Rabbit (painted during the 2017 edition of Waterford Walls), the piece portrays a stylized hare in full stride bounding across the building's facade.
Leo’s signature style draws heavily from graphic animation, vector art, and mid-century comic illustration. Characterized by bold, razor-sharp black outlines, segmented anatomic blocks, and a controlled, harmonious palette (teal, gold, ochre, and deep purple-brown), his depictions capture kinetic animal energy in a crisp pop-graphic visual language.
Together, the two works create a striking contrast on this intersection: Rupit’s ethereal, folkloric portrait grounded high above the rooftops, anchored by Leo’s sleek, kinetic graphic wildlife at pedestrian level.
Most people that I met referred to it as the rabbit. Conceptually, it has all the hallmarks of an Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus): long, swept-back ears, lean muscular hindquarters, and an elongated bounding posture built for speed across open ground. While street art archives cataloged it under the working title "The Rabbit," street art circles and festival guides frequently reference it as a hare because native Irish wildlife is a central theme in Dan Leo’s portfolio.
VERY DIFFERENT MURALS