Yesterday I posted images of a large Obey (Shephard Fairey) mural in New York City that featured the Beastie Boys. Later, I realized that I still had photos of another of his murals that I haven’t shared yet. These were taken in Las Vegas in April 2023.
Be a Maker not a Taker
Photos taken April 2023
A large mural featuring the Beastie Boys looms over 14th Ave and Avenue A in New York City. The Beastie Boys started rocking in 1981. They recorded and performed their version of hip hop/rock for more than three decades.
The mural was painted by Shepard Fairey (aka Obey) as part of the NYC Hip Hop 50 celebration in October 2023.
Near 125th subway station (A/B/C) there is a mosaic mural. Original artwork done by Louis Del Sarte and made into a mosaics by Franz Mayer of Munich, 2005. After it was vandalized, it was restored in 2018. It’s a lively scene with musicians and dancers enjoying themselves. Vibrant. Alive.
below: The corner of 125th (also Martin Luther King Blvd) and Frederick Douglas Blvd.
Syracuse filled in the Erie Canal and built a museum to it instead. As part of this museum, a large two storey mural of a canal side warehouse interior was painted on the remains of a 4 storey brick warehouse (1989).
below: Bright and cheerful, colours and smiley shapes, a work by Filipino-American artist JUJMO (aka Cheryl Weber)
below: “Are You My Mother?” by Carrie Jadus, painted in 2017 on the back of the Arts Xchange Building and seen from the Pinellas Trail. It was painted in coordination with the grand opening (“birth”) of the Arts Xchange.
below: Two sides of a sidewalk box – from the SHINE 2019 corner canvas project, painted by Jenipher Chandley.
below (and above): An American flag with its red, white, and blue merges with a Cuban flag, also in red, white, and blue in a mural by Michel Mirabal. It is actually on 22nd Avenue, but backs onto the Pinellas Trail.
below: For the 2021 SHINE Festival, Nicole Salgar’s “The Commuter”
This post is the third of three that feature street art in the Warehouse Arts District. The other two are: 1. At 24th Street and 5th Avenue South and
2. Pink Men on 5th
Photos taken March 2024
St. Petersburg, Florida
below: Pandas galore in “Laughing Giants” by Aaron (Woes) Martin, 2021
below: “We are all magic” with green eyes, unicorns, and a butterfly. Mural by Sarah G. Sheppard. This mural is actually on the same building as the mural that I showed in the last blog post here, Pink Men on 5th.
below: “Temple of Eternal Bliss”, 2019, by Palehorse (aka Christopher Parks)
Photos taken March 2024
Nearby are other murals in the Warehouse Arts District. They can be seen in two other blog posts: 1. Pink Men on 5th and 2. St. Pete’s – more from the Warehouse District.
On 5th Ave South there is a large mural painted by Colombian artist GLEO for SHINE 2021 as a tribute to two men who were important to her. SHINE is the annual St. Petersburg Mural Festival. Unfortunately part of it is now hidden behind a large white container.
Left side
Middle
Right side
Photos taken March 2024
The previous blog post was about a large mural in Clearwater that was on the Pinellas (bike and walking) Trail as it passed the downtown area, “See yah later Alligator”. Slightly to the north of that alligator, but still on the trail, is this mural….
It was painted by Illsol, a husband and wife team of Michelle Sawyer and Tony Krol and is titled, “One hundred years before J. Cole”. In 1885 the Orange Belt Railway, a narrow-gauge railway, was opened. This was also the year that the bicycle (with the same design as modern bikes) went into production. Today, the Pinellas Trail runs along the route of the Orange Belt Railway. The reference to J. Cole is because of a song of his called ‘1985’ about change and history.
below: “Ikebana”, a flower arrangement. The word ikebana is Japanese and it refers to a style of flower arranging. It was painted by DAAS.
below: “Elysian Days” by Cecilia Lueza, rainforest inspired colours and shapes.
below: History at the corner of Garden and Cleveland.
below: “Communidad” by Theic Camilo Nunez and Florencia Duran.
below: “Avenue du Jardin” is quite faded (I’ve played with the colours and enhanced them a bit). The plaque on the wall says, “This mural is dedicated to the citizens of Clearwater in celebration of our history and our future.” It was originally painted in 2002 and then restored not too long ago by Ana Livingston.
below: United We Stand, signed by four artists: Maria Chang, Jennifer Vallieres, Miriam Vallieres, and Laurie Anopach,
below: A bit of colour on the sidewalk brought to you by the Clearwater Arts Alliance.
below: With drips and bubbles and great shades of blue, a tree by Candy Schultheis
On the Pinellas Trail as it passes through downtown Clearwater is a very large alligator with a gold crown and a very spikey collar.
The alligator is not alone. Holding onto the leash is a young woman who is also carrying a long stick. Perhaps they are about to walk away? “See yah later” as they go….
The mural was painted by Joshua the Lawyer and MJ Lindo.
See you in a while, crocodile!
Photos taken March 2024
Central Ave (and the streets running parallel to it) in downtown St. Petersburg Florida has become home to numerous murals thanks to the SHINE Mural Festival held every October. 2024 will be its 10th year.
First, two kids in a boat on triangular sea, by Zulu (or Zulu Painter). The girl is at the helm with her paddle. Both are watching intently, eyes ahead. What do they see?
And second, there is a long horizontal mural by Daniel R. Barojas with a pattern of hexagons for a background. A woman is on one side. She seems focused on something.
… peeking out in the middle (caught in the middle?, or just curious?)
… and a man with feathers in his ear at the other end
Photos taken April 2022
Eyes on the Streets 