Maria by Faith47 — artwork #11549 by Faith47 · Köln, Germany
graffiti fresque bird oiseau portrait femme religion
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Faith47 (born Faith XLVII in 1979 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist who began working in graffiti in 1997, three years after the end of apartheid. Working in spray paint, oil, graphite and photography, she adapts her practice to each surface - weathered city walls, salvaged objects, studio canvas - in an approach where the substrate dictates the medium. Her wor…
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Added 05/08/2026
On a heavily degraded khaki gable, the face of a Madonna with closed eyes tilts up towards the sky in the upper corner, and a large falcon with finely detailed flight feathers occupies the centre of the wall, both painted in translucent glazes that let the support show through. The paint layer is flaking away in large patches and ivy has taken over the left third of the composition; the artist's signature appears at mid-height on the right.
The artwork Maria by Faith47 is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Köln in Germany, more precisely here: Wißmannstraße, Cologne.
This graffiti is also tagged as: fresque, bird, oiseau, portrait, femme, religion.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Faith47
The photo was published on 05-08-2026 by Rabot.
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