Tongeren

Thomas Schoffelen

Tim Marschang

Joachim

<div>Tongeren is the oldest city of Belgium and mostly known for Ambiorix. Antwerp artist introduced street art with a giant wall on the outside of primary school ' t Atheneeke'.&nbsp;<br>The students were allowed to brainstorm for the artwork: "The students have been asked what school reminds them of," says principal Chris Vandormael. "The answers were very varied: studying, for some, school means getting up early, but also great friendships and feeling good in class."<br>The young street art artist Joachim put the ideas of the students in a sketch. "Pictured, you see a figure that literally absorbs knowledge," says Joachim. “The liquid in the cup from which he drinks represents that knowledge. In his open brain pan, the brain has given way to light bulbs that symbolize ideas. ”</div>

Knowledge

Gomad

<div>For the Heating Factory and Green Industries in Tongeren (Belgium), GOMAD made a wall painting in its own style of a beautiful eye, hands and flames, completely in line with the core business of the company, selling luxury stoves.</div>

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Adele Renault

<div>Rembrandt, the oldest café in Tongeren (from 1881), no longer has a blind wall. Adéle Renault, a famous street art artist&nbsp; has colored the facade with a life-size pigeon. "Pigeons are a metaphor for people," she explains. "Just because they are so urbanized."&nbsp;<br>Adèle Renault has painted a carrier pigeon. Her work has been commissioned by Hip Hub Hooray, a regional hip hop festival with street art, break dance and other expressions of hip hop culture - and in collaboration with MoMent. The latter is a culture festival that runs this summer for the third year in a row in Tongeren.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;"The painting is the first of a series that we want to introduce to public places in the region," says Daniëlle Gielen of Hip Hub Hooray. "We want to realize a network of murals and thus connect the cities in the region."<br>The owners of café Rembrandt, were immediately able to freshen up the facade of their shop with a work of art. “The pigeon is not only painted in great detail, it is also a good example of an illusion. If you look good at the wall painting, you can even let the pigeon eat from your hand. "</div>

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