Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Category: All of SAN FRANCISCO

  • The Last Caravan in the Lower Haight

    Love in The Lower Haight Haight Side of the Project Laguna and Haight Streets * This piece is part of the Love in the Lower Haight Project, it is a collaboration between Max Ehrman, aka EON75, Ernest Doty and Griffin One. Its title is The Last Caravan.  Max Ehrman AKA E.O.N. 75 (Extermination of Normality) was…

  • Goddess of Democracy

    Goddess of Democracy

    Portsmouth Square Chinatown   During China’s 1989 Tianamen Square protests, when hope for sought-after reforms seemed to be fading, artist activists unveiled a 33-ft. tall paper mache and foam sculpture of the “Goddess of Democracy.” The statue, in the tradition of other giant torch-brandishing women, became an icon for the Democratic Movement, though it was…

  • GATS, Ras Terms and Dead Eyes

    Laguna and Haight Streets Love in the Lower Haight Haight Street Side   This piece is part of the Love in the Lower Haight Project, it is a collaboration between GATS, Dead Eyes and RAS Terms. GATS (Graffiti Against The System) “GATS is one of the West Coast’s most prolific and rampant graffiti artists. Their iconic…

  • The Beautiful Women of the Tenderloin

    Olive and Larkin and Geary The Tenderloin This beauty (though sadly tagged) is by Melbourne-based artist & Everfresh member, RONE.  Made possible by Rogue Projects, the wall spans more than two car lengths and is located just off Larkin and Olive. Just at the end of the Olive on Larkin is this other lovely creature by RONE. This…

  • The Jungle on Clarion Alley

    Clarion Alley The Mission * This gorgeous woman is by BODE.  This mural is in Clarion Alley in the Mission District. Clarion Alley runs just south of 17th Street from Mission to Valencia. CAMP, or the Clarion Alley Mural Project originated in 1982, inspired by San Francisco’s Balmy Avenue just down the street. None of…

  • Thank You Tenderloin

    Market and Turk Streets The Tenderloin Turk Street Side of the Building This mural, titled “Thank You Tenderloin” is a collaboration between Ricardo Richey also known as the Apexer, Neonski and Chez. Raina “Scar” Feger – a member of Living Miracle Productions * A major name in the Bay Area graffiti scene, Neonski became a…

  • A Swiss Gentleman paints in the Haight

    665 Haight Street This piece is by Romanowski.   Born and raised in Basel, Switzerland he is a DJ and painter. According to All Music Romanowski considers sneaking into his mother’s liquor cabinet and record collection his introduction to the DJ lifestyle. Booze and Beatles albums gave way to old school rap and early electronica, a combination he spun…

  • Meggs in The Tenderloin

    Myrtle Alley The Tenderloin   This piece is by Meggs. Growing up in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, David ‘Meggs’ Hooke, immersed himself in the worlds of drawing, cartoons, sci-fi films and skateboarding. In 2000, Meggs graduated from University with a Bachelor of Design and soon after became recognized for stencils and poster art on the…

  • Ghost Sign, Or Is It?

    SOMA 7th and Brannan Another great mural by the gang at 1AM I spoke with Dan at 1:AM and this is what he had to say about this mural: For “Knowledge is Golden” the inspiration was specific to the area which the mural was done. San Francisco is seeing its second gold rush with information…

  • The Apexer in The Haight

    Haight and Masonic * This spot recently held a mural by Lango. This colorful and powerful new mural is by Ricardo Richey, also known as Apex. Ricardo is a street artist who creates colorful abstract patterns through the use of spray paint.  Part of the gestalt collective that engages in collaborative murals in San Francisco his…

  • Lango Updates Jessie Alley

    Jessie and 6th SOMA * This piece in Jessie alley off of 6th street is by Lango.  It replaced his eagle that you can see here.

  • Peter Voulkos Hall of Justice

    7th and Bryant SOMA Peter Voulkos – (nicknamed)Hall of Justice – 1971 24 X 26 X 11 Feet – Bronze Peter Voulkos   (1924–2002), was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. Born in Bozeman, Montana, he first studied…

  • A beautiful fairy on the side of Harrington’s Pub

    Harry Harrington’s Pub The Tenderloin 460 Larkin Street * * This mural on Harry Harrington’s pub is a collaboration Max Ehrman who goes by the name EON75, and English artists Faunagraphic and Rocket01. Faunagraphic currently lives and works in Sheffield, South Yorkshire England, She grew up in Yorkshire, surrounded by rolling countryside in a small town…

  • Artifact from a Coal Mine

    SOMA Third and Townsend Mark Stevens -2007 “Artifact From a Coal Mine,” although the individual pieces have working names of: the ghost, gingerbread man, fire, whale tail and circle Weighing well over 10,000 pounds, these pieces were affixed as public art to the outside of a contemporary brick and concrete condominium building at 177 Townsend…

  • Creazione by Dimitri Hadzi

    Dimitri Hadzi’s Creazione, a bronze sculpture with a spirited sense of movement was inspired by the music of Mozart. Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) was born in New York City. As a child he was sent to a Greek after-school program, where he received instruction in Greek language, mythology, history, and theater. His artistic ability won him a…

  • George Rickey and his Kinetic Sculptures

    Sydney Walton Park Two Open Rectangles Eccentric Variation IV Triangle Section by George Rickey 1977  George Rickey has several kinetic sculptures around San Francisco. Rickey (1907-2002) was one of two major 20th-century artists to make movement a central interest in sculpture. Alexander Calder, whose mobiles Mr. Rickey encountered in the 1930’s, was the other. After starting out…

  • Sirron Norris Paints Calumet

    * As you can see, this piece by Sirron Norris is huge. This is what Sirron had to say about the piece before it began.  (The scaffolding came down on August 31st). This mural will be funded by Calumet and will be a collaboration with Precita Eyes (www.precitaeyes.org)and the 3.9 art collective (www.threepointninecollective.com). My hope…

  • A great way to hide unsightly utilities

    San Francisco State University Lakeside Flaura by Kevin La This student work is an enclosure for a utility box.The steel constructed sculpture offers a design that fits naturally in the surrounding environment. It is located between Humanities and University Housing buildings. Cities around the world are starting to use utility boxes such as these for…

  • A Facelift for Junipero Serra Park

    300 Stonecrest Drive Lakeside There are two ceramic tile murals by San Francisco artist Bean Finneran, installed in 2007 at Junipero Serra Playground in San Francisco. The pieces are part of the SFAC Civic art collection and cost $23,000. Employing just two shapes, squares and darts, Bean Finneran varied the color relationships to create two…

  • Sun Spheres on Ocean Avenue

    1344 Ocean at Grenada Ingleside/Sunnyside There are three of these mosaic Sun Spheres on Ocean Avenue between Miramar and Grenada. Done by Laura True, they were installed in 2008.  The Spheres range in size from 3′ to 5′ in diameter and were commissioned by the SFAC at a cost of $47,500.

  • Fire, Air, Earth and Water

    Helen Willis Park Broadway and Larkin These columns, titled Fire, Air, Earth and Water were done in 2004 by San Francisco resident, Amy Blackstone.  Amy has several pieces around the Bay Area. Excerpt from a March 6, 2004 SF Chronicle piece about Amy Blackstone:  “I love gardens. To me, especially in an urban setting, a…

  • Andrew Furuseth at the Sailors Union of the Pacific Building

    Sailors Union Building 450 Harrison   Andrew Furuseth (1854 – 1938) of Norway was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. Furuseth was active in the formation of two influential maritime unions: the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific and the International Seamen’s Union, and served as the executive of both for decades. Furuseth was…

  • Harry Lundeberg and San Francisco’s Seafaring History

    Sailors Union Building 450 Harrison Street   Harry Lundeberg was born on March 25, 1901 in Norway, Lundeberg shipped out at the age of fourteen. Many years later, testifying before a Congressional committee in 1955 he described his past with simple precision. “As for my background, I am a sailor. I went to sea for…

  • Few and Far Paint Clinton Park

      As you turn onto Clinton Park from Valencia the first piece you are greeted with is the beauty by Amanda Lynn.  Few and Far  have covered the walls of Clinton Park to the delight of all that wonder down this very short alley.   * * * * * *   And a little further…

  • Celebrating the UN Charter through Art

    Hinckley Walk at Golden Gateway Commons Fountain by Jaques Overhoff Jacques Overhoff has several pieces around San Francisco.  Overhoff was born in 1933 in the Netherlands and studied at the Graphics School of Design and the University of Oregon.  He moved to San Francisco in the 1950′s.

  • Henry Moore at 1 Maritime Plaza

    1 Maritime Plaza Standing Figure Knife Edged by Henry Moore – 9161 This is an enlarged bone with the addition of a small head. Moore had always been fascinated by bones. “Since my student days I have liked the shape of bones, and have drawn them, studied them in the Natural History Museum, found them…

  • Icosaspirale

      1 Maritime Plaza Icosaspirale by Charles Perry – 1967 – 8 feet – Brass  This sculpture is constructed of bronze rods brazed together into triangular sections. Those sections were assembled into an Icosahedron shape. Note that each triangle that makes up the Icosahedron is itself a spiral. Hense the name “Icosaspirale Charles O. Perry (1929-2011) was…

  • Peacock Fountain at 1 Maritime Plaza

    1 Maritime Plaza Embarcadero This Peacock fountain was designed by architect Robert Woodward. Robert Raymond (Bob) Woodward (1923 – 2010) was an Australian architect who gained widespread recognition for his innovative fountain designs. Woodward was educated at Granville Technical Granville and Sydney Technical College.Upon completion of his military service he enrolled in the architecture course at…

  • University of Wisdom in the Financial District

    310 Battery Street Financial District Embarcadero * This piece sits on the other side of the Old Federal Reserve Building from Dionysus and Hermes, also by Armand Arman. The French-born American artist Arman told an interviewer in 1968. “I have never been — how do you say it? A dilettante.” Arman’s vast artistic output ranges…

  • Albert Paley at 199 New Montgomery

     199 New Montgomery SOMA   This sculpture, titled Volute, is complemented by two wall sconces, they are all by Albert Paley. Albert Paley, an active artist for over 40 years at his studio in Rochester, New York, is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Institute Honors awarded by the American Institute of Architects.…