Tag: “Mural”

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   Life on the Walls

   A homegrown mural tradition reveals a San Francisco neighborhood's true colors.

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   Street Mural

   Public art on the wall of a Mission St. building, picturing Elvis and a three legged reptile, among other various characters.

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   Cabbagetown Mural

   The wall along Wylie Avenue, on the south side of the Krog Street Tunnel in Atlanta's Cabbagetown and Reynoldstown neighborhoods, has long been a canvas for public art, graffiti and tags both petty and artful. Late last year, someone with an airbrush came in (on whose dime I don't know) and painted a holiday mural at the mouth of the Krog Tunnel, letting everyone know that this was, in fact, a place for public art (both good and bad), and that the local neighborhood was embracing the space.

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   Mural wall

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   Mural at a Playground

   Here is a colorful mural painted on the building at the Mission Playground and Pool in San Francisco.

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   Phone Company Mural

   An odd mural of the origin of the telephone on the side of the phone company. It even features the Telstar Satellite!

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   The Free Derry Murals

   Ireland is a nation of spectacular wall murals, enromous works of public art that capture the best and worst of the country's history. The murals of Free Derry, in the northern city of Londonderry, are a chilling reminder of the country's divisive past and unsettled future.

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   Balmy Alley

   This tiny alley in San Francisco's Mission District has been a focal point for local street muralists since the 1970s. Balmy Alley runs parallel to Treat Ave and Harrison Street between 24th & 25th streets, and today it is covered with more than a dozen murals — many of which have political themes.