😎💫 “King Messi Rules Sky-High in Tirana: How One Mural is Kicking Student Life into High Gear! ⚽🏢”
TL;DR:
Feast your eyes on a majestic mural of soccer icon Lionel Messi that’s now slaying the scene in Tirana, Albania. An Argentine artist, Maximiliano Bagnasco, has turned a med-student dorm into a football haven, inspired by the GOAT, Messi. The mural not only adds a vivid splash of creativity to the city but also fires up the local soccer fanatics. Keep scrolling to dig more into this hip story. 🎨🏙️⚽
Once upon a time, in the bustling city of Tirana, a humble dormitory for medical students stood anonymously amongst urban cityscape. But today, it’s a towering shrine to the soccer demigod, Lionel Messi. Who knew studying med could be this hip? 🎓⚽😉
Argentine painter Maximiliano Bagnasco, a participant in the Tirana MuralFest 2023, decided to pay homage to his idol in an imposing and seriously cool way. He transformed the building façade into a 25×10 meter beaming mural of Messi, wearing Argentina’s national team jersey and sporting his trademark beard. What a sight for sore eyes, huh? 😍🎨
Bagnasco isn’t a novice at this. In fact, his portfolio is a Hall of Fame of soccer, with murals of Diego Maradona in Naples, Miami, and other places. Bagnasco once said, “It is a source of pride for me … that my work has become known for painting them, our idols.” Question is, who wouldn’t want their city adorned with such legendary artistry? 🖌️⚽🏙️
Messi isn’t just an idol to the painter but also to the globe. After Argentina clinched the World Cup in Qatar last year, Messi-mania surged even higher. As Bagnasco rightly puts it, “Today the world is a fan of Argentina because of Messi.” Well, who can argue with that? 🌍🏆🇦🇷
Locals, too, are ecstatic about the Messi mural. Tirana being the European City of Sports 2023, and hosting many continental sporting activities, the mural becomes a statement of the city’s sporty spirit. But are we not thinking, what’s the next sporty icon Tirana will commemorate this way? 🤔🌍⚽
Despite the occasional rain dampening his work, Bagnago has relished every moment of his Tirana experience, interacting with Messi-loving Albanians and creating his masterpiece. So, here’s a question to ponder: how cool would it be to wake up every day with Messi smiling down at you from your dorm building? 🤩🌤️⚽
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So, as we wrap up this graffiti story, let’s ponder this – If you could choose any idol to be painted on your city’s buildings, who would it be and why? Let’s see who tops the list! Shall we kick-off the comments section below? 👇😏
