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Tag: Mission District

  • Shapes and Letters

    751 and 780 Valencia at 19th The Mission This mural, consisting of shapes, numbers and letters, is by 24 year old SF resident, Jonathan Matas. In 2012 Jonathan did an interview with a group in Atlanta while participating in a show called Living Walls. Here is a few interesting excerpts from the article: I have…

  • A New World Tree

    Mission Playground and Pool 19th and Linda The New World Tree by Juana Alicia, Susan Cervantes and Raul Martinez – 1987 Juana Alicia describes the history and the mural itself on her website: The Mission Pool and   Playground at 19th and Linda Streets has been a gathering place for the neighborhood since the 1930′s,…

  • 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…

  • Avenida del Rio Bike Path and Greenbelt

    16th and Harrison Mission District / SOMA   Mission Creek Mosaic Mural Ceramic tile and mirror mosaic, 15 ft. x 8.5 ft. Funding provided by Potrero Nuevo Fund administered by New Langton Arts. Avenida del Rio tile mural marks one end of  what is hoped to be the Mission Creek Bikeway and Greenbelt. The bikeway will…

  • The Tragedy of the Gartland Apartments

    Harrison and Alameda Mission/SOMA Mission Wall Dances is subtitled with a Robert Frost quote, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.”  During the 1970’s San Francisco’s Mission and SOMA areas were wracked by arson fires, many thought to be intentional.  A fire that has left a large scar on the mission was the Gartland Apartments…

  • Around Town with muralist Amanda Lynn

    Amanda Lynn around Town * Sunday Flamenco by Amanda Lynn – 2012 18th and Mission Amanda Lynn works by day restoring and painting motorcycles and metal sculptures. When she is not working, she paints figures on doorways and walls around San Francisco and throughout the country, usually accompanying graffiti mural productions. As well as concentrating…

  • Mission Cultures Mosaics

    The Mission District Start on Hoff and 16th cross the Street and continue on Julian  Woodward Gardens *  * Gold Rush Low Riders  Immigration  Asian Influence  Carnival These panels were done in 2001 by students participating in the St. John’s Educational Thresholds, Panel Project as part of the Urban Artworks program. They represent various parts…

  • Gigantes in the Mission

    The Mission District San Carlos and 19th  * All of us are equal Some of us grow up to be Giants… * This mural is by Precita Eyes.  This is the description of the mural from their website: The “Gigantes” mural project can be read in three concepts; History, Community, and the Future. It features…

  • Trapeze Artists in the Mission

    The Mission Hoff and 16th Streets * Bending Over Backwards by Susan R. Green 2010 This mural is part of the Break the Silence Mural and Arts Program. It is the beginning of a truly monumental mural project that will connect San Francisco’s Mission District with SOMA.  According to the website: Bending Over Backwards (BOB) is…

  • 16th and Mission Bart Station

    The Mission 16th and Mission * * * * * * *  Palaza del Colibri by Victor Mario Zaballa 2003 Lawrence Berk – Metal Fabricator Colibri are hummingbirds. They are a medium to large species found in Mexico, and Central and northern South America. 16th Street Mission Station is a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)…

  • Generator by Andrew Schoultz and Aaron Noble

    The Mission 18th and Lexington Generator by Andrew Schoultz and Aaron Noble * * * * * This description of the mural is from an absolutely amazing, September 1, 2004, article in the SF Weekly by Sam Chennault.  It not only gives a wonderful description of the two artists, but chronicles their artistic life.  More…

  • The Mission – 23

    Mission and 23rd The Mission District * 23 in Binary Code 23 in Roman Numerals * * Mission 23 by Rigo23  –  2003 Mission 23 is a multi-part mosaic tile art piece embedded in the north-east and south-west sidewalks of Mission Street at 23rd Street. On each one of the white squares is a sentence…

  • Mission District – Public Post

    Valencia Street Between 16th and 19th, Mission District, San Francisco Valencia Street Post by Michael Arcega * Crafted out of steel and aluminum and painted with a durable urethane alkyd enamel, the ornamental crowns are sort of Victorian architecture that is intended to recall the neighborhood’s past history. The Department of Public Works added a…