Aug 152011
Hayes Valley – San Francisco
580 Hayes Street
On the side of Hayes & Kabob – a terrific Mediterranean restaurant – there are these bright and happy dog murals.
In front of the restaurant is a parking lot that used to be an “Elder Art Park” Fortunately, at least these pieces remain.
Because it is a parking lot, I had to shoot this at an angle, but it is called “Hula-hooping Dog” by Delaine Hackney A local mosaisist, Delaine once owned a dog grooming service, her love of dogs is obvious.
This one is by Christine HeathAccording to Christines website: Glass as an artistic medium has always satisfied a dangerous glee in me… literally playing with broken glass to create my sculptures and stain glass windows. Glass is a resilient material able to weather centuries of time yet it is fragile to the touch and can be easily destroyed. It is glass’ fragile nature and beauty that I exploit in my work, using kaotic shards of glass to manipulate and cover these forms. Glue acting as a primordial ooze holds the glass to the forms, establishing an entanglement of process and product creating a new form full of individual spirit retaining the essence but not the function of it’s past incarnation.
At the end of the building, one will find this mural by decorative painter John Baden
Hayes Valley is an amazing place for shopping and dining. Plan to spend at minimum a half day in the area, if you are coming to visit, do your homework, there are so many restaurants to choose from, and even in these difficult financial times, many times, lines are out the door.
A slight addendum, within days of my shooting these the first one was replaced by this. Such is the ethereal nature of art in San Francisco.
Such beautiful dog murals.
Truly such original and wonderful works of art!
Thank you so much for sharing this today at The Creative Exchange.
Have a wonderful day!
lisa.
I love the dog murals!
Looks like even on a gray day the world is “sunny” with these amazing murals! Thanks for sharing.