{"id":618594,"date":"2026-08-03T18:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/618594\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:55:18","slug":"monumental-joyful-murals-by-ella-pitr-fill-urban-rooftops-and-fields-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/618594\/","title":{"rendered":"Monumental Joyful Murals by Ella &#038; Pitr Fill Urban Rooftops and Fields \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/ella-and-pitr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">monumental murals<\/a>, which span entire public squares, rooftops, playing fields, and more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellapitr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ella &amp; Pitr<\/a> bring eccentric joy to urban spaces. The artists often represent people from historically marginalized groups, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2017\/09\/a-massive-mural-by-ella-pitr-depicts-a-refugee-seeking-passage-in-france\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">refugees<\/a> and the elderly. Sometimes laughing, other times sleeping or passing the time in quietude, these giant figures curl around fountains and wedge into parking areas in an expression of joy, resilience, and individuality.<\/p>\n<p>The duo are slated for an exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/jonathanroze.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Galerie Jonathan Roze<\/a> in Rennes, France, titled Points de Suspension. Explore more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ellapitr\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-5-e1785768072615.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-5-e1785768072615.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on the ground of a small courtyard in a neighborhood featuring a cartoonish laughing figure with a tree that looks like hair\" class=\"wp-image-476404\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-3.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on the ground of a public square featuring a cartoonish pair of laughing figures\" class=\"wp-image-476402\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-9.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on a wall featuring two cartoonish figures, one laughing\" class=\"wp-image-476408\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-2.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on the ground of a public square featuring two cartoonish figures in an embrace\" class=\"wp-image-476401\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-1.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on the ground of a public square featuring a cartoonish pair of laughing figures\" class=\"wp-image-476400\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-6.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on the ground of a public square featuring a cartoonish sleeping figure\" class=\"wp-image-476405\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-7.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on a wall featuring two cartoonish figures, very large and looking down at a very small dancing figure without clothes on\" class=\"wp-image-476406\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ella-pitr-4.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural by Ella &amp; Pitr on the ground of a public square featuring a cartoonish sleeping figure\" class=\"wp-image-476403\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Known for their monumental murals, which span entire public squares, rooftops, playing fields, and more, Ella &amp; Pitr&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[267],"tags":[111785,365,362,363,364,366,18,261225,117,19,17,12754,2577,11480,38228],"class_list":["post-618594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-aerial","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-eire","tag-ella-pitr","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-murals","tag-painting","tag-public-art","tag-street-art"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117033103030006721","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}