Joren Joshua

<div>This whopper of a mural, done by Joren Joshua, stretches to 130(!) meters. The mural Is based on the story of Cornelius van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh’s forgotten younger brother, and the Backer &amp; Rueb machine factory. Joren’s creation shows the coming and going of factory workers, assembling the trains that made Backer &amp; Rueb famous. It also features a man with bright orange hair, that man is Cornelius (Cor) van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh’s younger brother.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>Because of his technical background, Cor worked at Backer &amp; Rueb for a few years. Cor didn’t enjoy the Netherlands much, so he moved to South Africa, where he worked as a draftsman for the South-African Railways. Eventually, Cor joined the army during the Second Boer War. Sadly Cor wasn’t much of a fighter, and he quickly ended up in the hospital, where he committed suicide at the young age of 32.</div><div>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;</div><div>This mural is part of the Van Gogh Murals, a collaboration with Van Gogh Brabant and Zuidlijn. The project aims to make five murals in five cities: Tilburg, Eindhoven, Helmond, Den Bosch and Breda. Joren Joshua spent two weeks painting the mural, with a little help from Marije Maria, Ilse Weisfelt, Thomas &amp; Jurgen and Fernandoleon.&nbsp;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>- Blind Walls Gallery | 2019 -&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>

Busy, Busy Workers! 

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<div>Taking into account its dynamic and fun style, traditional Asturian sport was chosen as the theme for this mural. With the collaboration of the “6 Counties Rural Sports Group” photographs and information were sent to the artists so that they could develop the design for the mural.&nbsp;</div>

<div>The 1250th anniversary of Deventer in 2018 was an excellent opportunity to be inspired by our city’s past, present and future, which is exactly what Rotterdam illustrator and street artist Joren Joshua achieved with this mural.<br><br><br></div><div>The artist tells the story of this unique location in the Sluiskwartier, a former millworks that in the 19th century sat at the corner of the former city moat and the inner harbour, which has since been filled in. This location, where the lock was located, formed an important gateway. Next door the Raambuurt emerged as one of Deventer's first industrial areas.<br><br></div><div><br></div><div>Joren Joshua hopes you will see what you want to in his work. For one person, it might be an homage to our past as a port city with two docker workers busy carrying freight. The other may see the imprint of industry and workers in an old steamship and a red cogwheel. And the observant viewer will recognize the colours that perfectly suit Deventer and its birthday -the red and white of Deventer's coat of arms and, of course,&nbsp; red and yellow, the colours of our jewel, the football club - Go Ahead Eagles. <br><br><strong>Making of video:</strong> <a href="https://youtu.be/AuPsE1o1rm0">https://youtu.be/AuPsE1o1rm0</a><br><br><strong>Project:</strong> #SAS1250 / Deventer 1250 Street</div><div><strong>Artist:</strong> Joren Joshua</div><div><strong>Location:</strong> side facade Sluisstraat 4 , Deventer</div><div><strong>Date:</strong> April 2019</div><div><strong>Made possible by:</strong> Deventer 1250, Municipality of Deventer, Street Art Streets, Loxam, Verfgrossier, Egbert.EGD&nbsp;<br><br></div>

#SAS1250 / Deventer 1250 Street

<div>A project for the city of Leuven, curated by All about Things.</div>

<div>This work was specially made to visually improve the Potkanstraat (just like the other murals in this street). The colours refer to the water of the Harbour. The feasting duo, with a drink and Dutch ‘bitter­bal’ in hand, brings an ode to the Breda night.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>- Blind Walls Gallery | 2015 -&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>

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