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Old Crank

(4,725 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2024, 10:32 AM Oct 19

Six more San francisco Murals

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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!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

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

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

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

Bayard

(24,145 posts)

3. Wonderful!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 10:51 AM

Oct 19

appleannie1

(5,203 posts)

4. I love San Francisco murals

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

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.

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)

20. That alley could have been Balmy st.

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:34 AM

Oct 20

It is a feast for the eyes and a look into another culture.

scarletlib

(3,492 posts)

5. Beautiful.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:10 AM

Oct 19

Really improves the urban landscape

niyad

(120,272 posts)

10. I have thought for decdes now that every urban surface should be

Reply to scarletlib (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:36 AM

Oct 19

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

pandr32

(12,206 posts)

6. Those are wonderful!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:12 AM

Oct 19

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)

21. Thanks

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:35 AM

Oct 20

Full credit goes to the artist not the recorder.

pandr32

(12,206 posts)

27. But you shared so we can see!

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #21)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 10:22 AM

Oct 20

peppertree

(22,850 posts)

7. Good on them. Right-wingers HATE murals.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

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,

Reply to peppertree (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:32 AM

Oct 19

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

peppertree

(22,850 posts)

11. Well said. People can be depressing sometimes.

Reply to niyad (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:48 AM

Oct 19

Deep breaths really do help (and St. John's Wort).

niyad

(120,272 posts)

12. Wine or brandy also helps.

Reply to peppertree (Reply #11)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:50 AM

Oct 19

peppertree

(22,850 posts)

13. A-ha!

Reply to niyad (Reply #12)

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).

niyad

(120,272 posts)

15. Absolutely agree!

Reply to peppertree (Reply #13)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:58 AM

Oct 19

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)

22. Darling of the GOP

Reply to peppertree (Reply #7)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:36 AM

Oct 20

Back in the day.

peppertree

(22,850 posts)

26. Absolutely. And now, they're trying to recreate that model of governance here

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #22)

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)

niyad

(120,272 posts)

8. They are just amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this talent with us.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:29 AM

Oct 19

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)

23. You are welcome.

Reply to niyad (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:37 AM

Oct 20

mike_c

(36,340 posts)

14. these are amazing!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 11:56 AM

Oct 19

I love public art!

TommieMommy

(1,141 posts)

16. Absolutely fantastic, what talent 😁👍

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 12:24 PM

Oct 19

Diamond_Dog

(34,894 posts)

17. Thank you for posting these

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 12:29 PM

Oct 19

The artwork is so beautiful. I could look at these for hours.

Pinback

(12,897 posts)

18. Fantastic! As you may know,

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

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

Reply to Pinback (Reply #18)

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.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

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!

Old Crank

(4,725 posts)

25. Thanks

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #19)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:40 AM

Oct 20

The least that I could do for these artist and the area.

JohnnyRingo

(19,332 posts)

28. I LOVE the anime one.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

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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