street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners

the initiative brightens the streets of lebanon with bursts of color.

danny hudson September 8, 2012 1 min

street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners image © nadim kamel

a lebanese team of artists/designers, known as dihzahyners color the streets of beirut through initiatives such as ‘paint up!’. the latest project gathered a community of artists and enthusiasts to color steps around the city – one piece completed by a dozen designers covered 73 steps and took 7 hours – resulting in a burst of polychromatic imagery brightening the urban landscape. the public art project was located in the district of mar mikhael, with the earlier pieces transforming staircases into colorful piano keys, or blanketed in an explosion of vibrant geometric shapes and patterns.

street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners - 1 the polychromatic artwork brightens up the streets of beirut images © nadim kamel

street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners - 2 colored stairs resemble a piano image © dihzahyners

street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners - 3 image © dihzahyners

street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners - 4 image © dihzahyners

street art on the steps of beirut by dihzahyners - 5 image © dihzahyners

a video showing the dihzahyners community at work