Urban artists repaint Wanhua streetscapes

Composed of homeless and local elderly people, Taipei’s Wanhua District has a group of ‘urban street artists’ attempting to bring new hope to Wanhua through the power of art. Participating in a painting course at Wan Hua Community College has helped the artists fuse elements of their special life stories into each and every piece of work.  

With brush in hand, these long-term homeless people living in Wanhua have assimilated the vicissitudes of street life into their artwork and brought alive the colorful landscape of their own life. Moreover, using recycled materials to beat out a symphony of the city and spread the local street sound of Wanhua, the group hopes to smash through traditional stereotypes.

Urban artists repaint Wanhua streetscapes 
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城市藝術家重繪萬華街景

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在台北市萬華地區有一群「街道上的城市藝術家」，由一群街友以及在地的高齡者所組成，希望透過藝術的力量，為萬華地區帶來嶄新的未來。

街友們手中的每一幅畫作都融合了自己獨特的生命故事，他們參與了萬華社區大學的繪畫課程，這群長期在萬華生活的街友，便將這街道上的人生百態融入創作，手拿著畫筆，繪畫出屬於自己的人生風景。另外，街友們也一同用自製的資源回收品發聲，敲擊出城市樂章，帶大家聽見萬華的在地之聲，期待大家能打破刻板印象，一同鼓舞這群「街道上的城市藝術家」。