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THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: DINNER

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7dec24

THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: SNOOP DOGG AND BOB MARLEY

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One love, he sings—not a dream, but a way of life, a revolution in every chord. Marley’s music winds through hearts and nations, carrying the promise of Zion just over the horizon. A prophet, a beat, a movement eternal—Bob, still swaying the world.

Laid-back prophet of the West Coast, he walks a rhythm only he can hear, G-funk gospel humming in his veins. It’s the sound of palm trees swaying, Cadillacs cruising, a life lived loose but never lost—Snoop, the Dogg, eternal in the groove.

Stencils on walls

6dec24

THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: FRED FLINTSTONE and GARFIELD

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THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: BLESSINGS AT A CHORTEN

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THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: J. WELLINGTON WIMPY

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THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: FAMILY

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THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: KUNG FU PANDA by SIMSON

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7dec24

THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: SEEKING THE BLUE DRAGON by DALEAST

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I went on the hunt on December 8, 2024, and this is a quote from April 2020, when it was first painted:
“This blue dragon represents everything His Majesty has meant to the nation in this landmark moment in the history of humanity. Representing the healer, the father, the leader, the hope, the glory of our nation the Blue Dragon honors the 5th Druk Gyalpo.”
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“It is important to tell the story of this moment, because that is what art is. Art tells the story of our times, of our hopes and our aspirations. And art also has to tell the story of our sufferings, sicknesses and deaths. That is what art is and in 10 or 15 years down the line when people look at this wall, it is our aspiration that they will remember that the great fifth lead his people at the front line. He protected his people , he protected his land. We are happy to share it with the rest of Bhutan.”
-Pawo Choyning Dorji

Art by DALeast.
Thank you to Pawo, Daleast and their team for this symbol of hope, life and strength for Bhutan. 🇧🇹
8dec2024

THIMPHU, BHUTAN ART: A BURST OF HIMALAYAN SOUL

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In Thimphu, a Garuda grips the wall, bold and alive—wings ablaze, claws clutching eternity, snakes writhing with ancient secrets. It’s both chaos and calm, a burst of Himalayan soul, where tradition and myth leap off the corner and into the sky.

Thimphu, Bhutan 🇧🇹
7dec24

THIMPHU, BHUTAN STREETART: GRECO-ROMAN

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7dec24