The Lower Haight
650 Haight Street
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Painted by Sam Flores, these were commissioned by the eight owners of the building. They replaced murals done by small children in the same places, and while we all know it is important to encourage children in their art, I saw the originals and these are such a massive improvement to the area.
A New Mexico native, Sam Flores’ mythology is populated with costumed urchins and lithe beauties swathed in flowers; he is a painter of masked child-heroes with oversized hands. Flores’ subjects convey a melancholy power, resisting the gaze of the onlooker as if they alone understand how the world can be so painful and so beautiful at the same time.
This is what they look stitched together, you can see they really do tell a story.
Comments
10 responses to “Lower Haight – Murals”
Wow – – – vibrant colors in that mural.
That is a great story and a fabulous mural.
Oooo, la, la! These are so sweet. Great colors, too!
Those are gorgeous. The colors and imagery are so vibrant.
It’s not often that you see a pretty mural and this one is beautiful! Really lovely.
Really cool artwork — especially the first one with the peacock.
Thanks for the share.
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Traci
Wonderful colors and images here….it looks like a fairy tale.
So vivid and fun. I would love to see this mural in person. Maybe one day I will get back to San Francisco, hope it is still there.
These are gorgeous!
These are wonderful!