By xrayman on Skatehive
Good morning, friends! Welcome to another post in the Street Art community! Last week, even though I entered the weekly CCC’s Street Art Contest organized by digi-me, I didn’t share my entry in a comment on their post. This week, that won’t happen! 😁 Two weeks ago, I shared a piece of work by the multifaceted street artist Regg Salgado in this very community (link). This week, I’ll be posting photos of another piece of his painted in the same neighborhood, from the same year. This work, titled “An Opening in a Sea of Marble,” brings certain ideas to the surface. In it, the artist combines and unites two worlds, two universes, and two distinct realities. At the top, occupying that position due to his importance to society, is the Marquis of Pombal, a statesman who served as Secretary of State as well as Prime Minister and played a key role in various reforms—the most renowned of which was the reconstruction of Lisbon following the devastating earthquake of 1755. Ajuda is an area known