Tag: SOMA
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Global Garden
474 Natoma South of Market On this affordable housing unit are digitally embossed metal panels entitled Global Gardens, by artist Catherine Wagner. The images are of culturally specific plants representing the diverse community. Catherine Wagner is a Professor of Studio Art, as well as the Dean of the Fine Arts Division at Mills College. She…
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Frank Stella at 222 2nd
222 Second Street Frank Stella was born in 1936 in Malden, Massachusetts. He studied painting at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and at Princeton University. After graduating, he moved to New York and began his career with his renowned series, Black Paintings. These two pieces by Stella are titled “Riallaro”; a 1997, pixel painting. “The Pequod Meets the…
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Horfe paints San Francisco
Mission/SOMA Folsom and Erie * * This mural at the corner of Folsom and Division is by French artist Horfe. According to Alternative Paris: Horfe is considered to be one of, if not the leading graffiti writer in the world. Horfe has been writing his name on walls for the past 12 years, mainly in Paris, where his…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Hidden Sea near Moscone Center
321 Clementina SOMA Hidden Sea by Ned Kahn 2000 Recipient Organization: Tenants and Owners Development Corporation In late 1999, artist Ned Kahn collaborated with the staff of the Tenants and Owners Development Corporation (TODCO) and the residents of their housing projects to create a public artwork for the exterior wall of Ceatrice Polite apartment building…
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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…
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Get your insane Cheesburger here
7th and Mission SOMA * This hamburger, and many others around town, are by Steel. He is a man in the pursuit of a good time. He enjoys good jokes, good friends and good cheeseburgers. In his spare time he does artwork in San Francisco and anywhere he travels. Another of his talents is designing…
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Slow Down, Children at Play on Tehama Streeet
449 Tehama SOMA * * * * This mural is on the Tehama Street side of the Cingular Wireless building at 951 Howard Street. It was painted as a neighborhood beautification and community enhancement project. Cingular Wireless sponsored the mural entitled “Slow Down: Children at Play,” and features the faces of neighborhood children and pets…
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Around San Francisco with Victor Reyes
Around Town With Victor Reyes * 23rd and Mission * * This was done by Victor Reyes in 2010. Reyes has several murals around San Francisco. Reyes has been painting since the early 90s, and has shown extensively around the world in cities and countries such as Bosnia, Germany, Switzerland, Taipei, Japan, and Miami. Reyes…
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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…
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Don Clever and the Peterson Caterpillar Company
SOMA 943 Harrison Street * * This mural, unofficially titled Workers and Tractors, was done for the Peterson Caterpillar Company in 1948 (I have also found the year 1936 attached to this mural) by Don Clever. Here is Mr. Clever’s obituary. Chronicle 6/21/01: Don Clever, by Kelly St. John, Chronicle Staff Writer “Don Clever, a…
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Gene Friend Rec Center in SOMA – Tile Art
SOMA Gene Friend Rec Center 270 6th Street * A World View by Martha Heavenston Nojima Martha Heavenston Nojima is known for her tile work, and especially her work with children in the arts. This particular group of tile creatures was done in 1989 and was commissioned and is owned by the San Francisco Art…
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Jon Krawcyzk in SOMA
SOMA 303 2nd Street * * Jon Krawczyk’s new sculpture sits in the public space of 303 2nd Street . It is a central part of a recent redesign by Gensler and landscape architects Smith + Smith for owner Kilroy Realty. Krawczyk’s steel and bronze sculptures divulge organic gestures that are the antithesis of the…
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Ian Ross – SOMA
SOMA 870 Harrison Juxtaposed with Zio Zieglers black and white mural at 870 Harrison street is this vibrant mural by Ian Ross. paints energy. In front of an audience on stage, in his lush backyard studio, or in the warehouse at Facebook HQ, his work is alive. Ross works “without the burden of intention”…
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SOMA – Mural at 870 Harrison
SOMA 870 Harrison Street * * * * Zio Ziegler is a Mill Valley, California native and a graduate of both Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. He has a clothing line Arte Sempre.
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SOMA – Few and Far
SOMA/The Mission 69 Duboce Between Valencia and Mission Few and Far – Part III * The last of this three part post from Few and Far is by Amanda Lynn. Amandalynn, whos pieces are all over town, takes her expertise in art and painting into an array of applications. She studied at the Academy of…
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SOMA – Few and Far
SOMA/The Mission 69 Duboce Between Valencia and Mission Continuing with the Few N Far Crews work at 69 Duboce. Meagan Spendlove – Meagan has murals all over town. Agana is from Oakland. From Few and Far’s Website: Agana is not only a bad ass DJ but she is an art teacher, muralist, jewelry maker, loving/giving…
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SOMA – Few and Far
SOMA/The Mission 69 Duboce Between Valencia and Mission This is an empty lot that was taken over (with permission) by Few and Far. Few and Far is a woman’s street art group and this is what they say about themselves on their blog: Few and Far is a movement that brings together talented women who…
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SOMA – Federal Building
SOMA Federal Building 90 7th Street * This post is about the art that is part of the new Federal Building in San Francisco, however, it is difficult to discuss art without introducing you to the building itself. I abhor the building, and it is not because I have anything agains modern architecture, I just…
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SOMA – Urban Grit
SOMA Financial District 215 Fremont Street * * * Urban Grit by Gordon Huether Glass Panels – Art made possible by the 1% for Public Arts Program From Gary Brady-Herndon’s August 28, 2002 article in SF Gate: Perched high above the banks of the Napa River, a stone’s throw from the Oxbow area of…
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SOMA – Poetry Sculpture Garden
SOMA Financial District 199 Fremont Street Poetry Sculpture Garden The plaque on the side of the wall explains the area like this: 199 Fremont poetry/sculpture garden is a unique collaborative piece that combines the talents of Robert Hass, a world famous poet, and Paul Kos, a world-class sculptor. The garden is composed of three major…
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The Tenderloin – 191 Golden Gate – Mural
The Tenderloin 191 Golden Gate Avenue The corner of the mural reads: “The Gifts you take are equal to the gifts you make.” 2009 Precita Eyes Muralists Funded by Community Challenge Grants Program and San Francisco Clean City Coaliton Special Thanks to Tenderloin Community Benefit District, Tenderloin Health, San Franciso Arts Commission. Precita Eyes Website…
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SOMA – Linking Hand Veil
SOMA Teen Center 10th Street between Market and Mission This mural is called Linking Hand Veil – it is acrylic and by Ball-Nogues Studio. It is public art work created by the 1% for Public Art Program According to their website Benjamin Ball grew up in Colorado and Iowa where his mother’s involvement in theatre proved…
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SOMA – Labyrinth-Habitat
SOMA 8th and Natoma Streets Labyrinth – Habitat 1999 Johanna Poethig with Episcopal Community Services Ceramic and paint Commissioned by the San Francisco Art Commission – Arts in Community Program. Johanna Poethig has been in this site many, many times. This mural is on the side of one of the Training Centers for Episcopal Community…
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SOMA – Landmark
SOMA One Hawthorne “Landmark” consists of a large grid of colorful panels 145 ft. high and 12 ft. wide. The panels are coated with porcelain enamel using a photographic imaging process, which accurately reproduced and enlarged a detailed series of 30” x 23” color drawings created by Robert Hudson. One Hawthorne tapped Valerie Wade, gallery…