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Six more San francisco Murals (Original Post) Old Crank Oct 19 OP
These are simply gorgeous, and thank you for sharing them, my dear Old Crank! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 19 #1
Thank you Old Crank Oct 19 #2
Wonderful! Bayard Oct 19 #3
I love San Francisco murals appleannie1 Oct 19 #4
That alley could have been Balmy st. Old Crank Oct 20 #20
Beautiful. scarletlib Oct 19 #5
I have thought for decdes now that every urban surface should be niyad Oct 19 #10
Those are wonderful! pandr32 Oct 19 #6
Thanks Old Crank Oct 20 #21
But you shared so we can see! pandr32 Oct 20 #27
Good on them. Right-wingers HATE murals. peppertree Oct 19 #7
Such hatred, ignorance, and prejudice should be unfathomable, but, sadly, niyad Oct 19 #9
Well said. People can be depressing sometimes. peppertree Oct 19 #11
Wine or brandy also helps. niyad Oct 19 #12
A-ha! peppertree Oct 19 #13
Absolutely agree! niyad Oct 19 #15
Darling of the GOP Old Crank Oct 20 #22
Absolutely. And now, they're trying to recreate that model of governance here peppertree Oct 20 #26
They are just amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this talent with us. niyad Oct 19 #8
You are welcome. Old Crank Oct 20 #23
these are amazing! mike_c Oct 19 #14
Absolutely fantastic, what talent 😁👍 TommieMommy Oct 19 #16
Thank you for posting these Diamond_Dog Oct 19 #17
Fantastic! As you may know, Pinback Oct 19 #18
You could spend a lot of time Old Crank Oct 20 #24
These murals are anazing, and your photos have captured them beautifully. ShazzieB Oct 19 #19
Thanks Old Crank Oct 20 #25
I LOVE the anime one. JohnnyRingo Oct 20 #28

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,214 posts)
1. These are simply gorgeous, and thank you for sharing them, my dear Old Crank!
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 10:39 AM
Oct 19

The amount of detail and the colors and the designs are just amazing! The creativity just blows me away.

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)
2. Thank you
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 10:41 AM
Oct 19

I like inventive street art but don't really apreciate tagging. Even if some is pretty inventive

appleannie1

(5,203 posts)
4. I love San Francisco murals
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:09 AM
Oct 19

My brother lived there until he died in 1988. Hubby and I always flew out to visit his family, even after his death. His father-in-law always took us around to view things in the city when we visited. On one trip it was to see the beautiful mural graffiti. I remember an alley that was a couple blocks long and every building had gorgeous art work painted on it. The above are stunning.

niyad

(120,272 posts)
10. I have thought for decdes now that every urban surface should be
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:36 AM
Oct 19

regarded as a canvas. Even this community is starting to come around to that view.

peppertree

(22,850 posts)
7. Good on them. Right-wingers HATE murals.
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:27 AM
Oct 19
Especially if they feature some non-white motif.

When Pinochet took over in Chile in '73, one of his first orders was to order all the murals painted over - and he made a special point to single out any with Indigenous motifs.

After he bowed out in '90, a few were meticulously restored (as much as they could, anyway).

niyad

(120,272 posts)
9. Such hatred, ignorance, and prejudice should be unfathomable, but, sadly,
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:32 AM
Oct 19

we have become, depressingly, far too familiar with it.

peppertree

(22,850 posts)
13. A-ha!
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:55 AM
Oct 19

My favorite is Cointreau - bursting with zesty orange flavor as it is.

So intense, just a taste will often do (a little more, if you were chewed out by somebody).

peppertree

(22,850 posts)
26. Absolutely. And now, they're trying to recreate that model of governance here
Sun Oct 20, 2024, 08:26 AM
Oct 20

But with a lot less Spanish.



(in a lot of cases, of course, economic ruin often followed the wave of atrocities)

Pinback

(12,897 posts)
18. Fantastic! As you may know,
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 01:11 PM
Oct 19

Precita Eyes Muralists is a nonprofit organization there dedicated to preserving and promoting the Mission District murals:
https://www.precitaeyes.org/

I had a wonderful day a few years ago roaming that area and seeing one jaw-dropping, inspiring mural after another. A glorious tribute to the human spirit.

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)
24. You could spend a lot of time
Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:39 AM
Oct 20

Searching them out. Plus picking up some of the local foods to sustain your efforts.

ShazzieB

(18,752 posts)
19. These murals are anazing, and your photos have captured them beautifully.
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 01:13 PM
Oct 19

I can't tell you how much I love these vibrant explosions of color. I love things that are colorful, and the artists who have created these have used dramatic palettes of the kind of bright, intense hues that my eyes love to wallow in. Thanks for sharing these images!

JohnnyRingo

(19,332 posts)
28. I LOVE the anime one.
Sun Oct 20, 2024, 11:02 AM
Oct 20

Usually have to wait for a freight train to go by to see such a level of graffiti art.

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