John Daly: 'Artists show city's true colours'
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When Picasso said painting is just another way of keeping a diary, it's doubtful he was talking about Cork. That said, the great surrealist would probably feel right at home in the city on the Lee, given the vibrant and creative colours splashed on every derelict gable and dilapidated wall.
Strolling around its lanes and squares last week, it seemed every plaza and quayside was jiving to a flamboyant array of tints and shades - courtesy of a community movement sketching new life on jaded frontage.
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