Absolutely wonderful.
You may remember the wonderful mural that was created by the very talented artist Joe Caslin on George’s Street, Dublin for the recent Marriage Equality referendum, and the Roscommon artist has continued to spread the love with another amazing mural in Belfast.
He has painted a five-storey mural depicting a married lesbian couple onto a city centre building in Belfast, to coincide with the Belfast’s annual Pride festival.
New project for @BelfastPride w/ @SmirnoffEurope looking @ the LGBTQ family. See at 1 Hill Street, Belfast #lovewins pic.twitter.com/NmGYq76r0O
— Joe Caslin (@joecaslin) July 31, 2016
Speaking with the BBC, Caslin said that the time was right to take his message of to Belfast “Northern Ireland is the only territory now on the islands of western Europe that doesn’t have same sex marriage – and it’s same-sex marriage not civil partnership. Through the work that I did in Dublin last year with the referendum and the large piece we put up on George’s Street, I felt it was an ideal time, coming up to the Pride Festival that takes place this weekend, to reignite that conversation.”
As we all know, the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage through a popular vote in May.
Quite a lot of people have already been impressed by Caslin’s latest work along with its progressive and heartwarming message.
Well done @belfastpride @SmirnoffEurope for great new #MarriageEquality mural in Belfast. Artwork & pic: @joecaslin pic.twitter.com/FE5aLFrg33
— Patrick Corrigan (@PatrickCorrigan) August 1, 2016
Big up Joe Caslin and his mural in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter ahead of Pride 2016 #LoveIsLove 💙💜💛💚 pic.twitter.com/HVGhJai8gA
— The Thin Air (@thethinair) July 31, 2016
holy moly! look @ the deadly new @joecaslin mural beside the Dirty Onion in the Catheral Quarter, Belfast https://t.co/bJRh28mqeH
— niamh (@blobfish_) July 30, 2016
This @joecaslin mural went up in #Belfast this weekend to mark #Pride2016. Take a bow, Charlene & Sharon! 💜💙💚💛❤️ pic.twitter.com/m4apMUUSga
— Alys Harte (@alysharte) July 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/lorrainekeown/status/759747620260618240
Mural by @joecaslin going up on the Pothouse building in Belfast. Massive! #lgbt #belfast #lovewins pic.twitter.com/ovLVOajhWs
— Neil Harrison Photography (@neilhphoto) July 30, 2016
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