These photos were take during a short visit to Taiwan. These electric power boxes are hard to miss and they seem to be in every street.
Beside the fact that they are hand painted and each of them are different, these are wonderful examples of a long tradition of landscape art. Although quite naive in style and very quickly executed, I found them interesting because of the object they aim to gentrify and because they are glimpses of idealistic representations of unspoiled nature.
The juxtaposition is hard to resist.
— Isidro Ramirez
FeatureUrban Landscapes — Taiwan Power BoxesHand-painted dreams of lush, green natural landscapes can be found on nearly every bustling urban street in downtown Taiwan — unique paintings are made on street-level electric power boxes — the juxtapositions are hard to resist.View Images
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Urban Landscapes — Taiwan Power Boxes
Hand-painted dreams of lush, green natural landscapes can be found on nearly every bustling urban street in downtown Taiwan — unique paintings are made on street-level electric power boxes — the juxtapositions are hard to resist.
Urban Landscapes — Taiwan Power Boxes
Hand-painted dreams of lush, green natural landscapes can be found on nearly every bustling urban street in downtown Taiwan — unique paintings are made on street-level electric power boxes — the juxtapositions are hard to resist.
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