Street Art Route: Murals
Duration: 2 hours Distance: 27 kilometres Places: Goes, ’s-Heer Hendrikskinderen, Wolphaartsdijk. Goes is known for its monumental buildings on the quays of the town harbour and the charming streets of its historic centre, but as you wander through this Zeeland town, you’ll come across much more beauty: giant murals on blocks of flats. The municipality of Goes has put together a route past the best street art in Goes. Discover colourful murals in Goes with this art route.
In 2019, the first 3D mural in Goes appeared in the Bramestraat. The mural was created by Italian artist Manuel di Rita, who works under the artist name Peeta. Thanks to the shading, gradients and shadows, the mural always seems to float just above the surface. Further along the Bramestraat you’ll see another mural: a large goose, created by artists Stefan Thelen (Super A), Collin van der Sluijs and Rutger Termohlen.
The first works can be seen on the side walls of the De Bongerd block of flats. The building was painted by two brothers from Goes. On one side wall you’ll see the colourful, graphic work of artist Marcel Thelen. His brother Stefan Thelen, aka Super A, painted a lifelike pigeon more than thirty metres tall on the other wall.
In the Appelstraat you’ll find no fewer than three fantastic murals. In 2019, the duo Karski & Beyond, together with a group of young people, transformed the side of a block of flats into a work of art. The surreal piece in various bright colours raises plenty of questions. What it’s meant to depict, the artists from The Hague prefer to leave to your imagination. The block of flats next door was tackled by the Dutch artist duo Bier en Brood: an abstract painting in black and white, with a single red detail. The last mural is by graffiti artist Eelco van den Berg. He created a combination of a cat and a fox on the side of the block of flats on the corner of the Appelstraat and the Frambozestraat.
