Same artist, same wall, new mural

On May 30, 2016, I posted a photo of a mural painted on a board and suggested that you decide whether it counted as a mural because it wasn't “on” the wall. This was on the outside south wall of the building along Toole Avenue that once housed George Strasburger's studio, which is (now, at least) called Pleasure World Galleries. (If you'd like to read more about that mural, click there.)

Fast-forward to this year. On a cloudy August 29th, I walked past the building…

…and noticed that the mural had changed. A closeup:

Here's the previous mural, from 2016:

I found the artist, Marcus Robiason, on Facebook. He wrote about that mural and how he's different than many muralists:

Looks like its faded a bit. Cool. Yeah I saw this a long time ago. Thanks for posting it. Im not like most of the muralist in town. Everything i create is from my head as I paint it. Nothing planned out. Its hard for people to give me a wall because i never know how it will manifest. I like it that way, but lots of places want to know ahead of time what the outcome will be. Luckily the people whom have let me paint these had full trust in me. All is freeform. No projectors or pre-planning. Thanks. I appreciate that you include me in the mix. Im definitely not a commercial artist.

The one at Tanline was painted probably six months after that one and the newest one is painted on top of the old one on Toole. The previous one was fading and they asked if i wanted to touch it up, but i ended up just painting a new one. Thanks again.

On April 19, 2017, we posted the mural on Tanline Printing that he's writing about.

Faces

North wall of an apparently vacant building.

Photographed on April 07, 2017.
As always, click on the photo for a larger and sharper image.

Update (June 30, 2021): The building isn't vacant now. Inside is Tanline Printing. Marcus Robiason painted the mural.

Update (November 30, 2021): Today's post includes what Marcus wrote about his style and how he paints.

Maybe a mural, part 68

From time to time, we come across a flat piece of art that isn't actually painted on the wall. Or maybe it's on a wall, but it has a three-dimensional part. What's a mural purist to do? I don't know about you, but I throw up my hands, say “whatever”… and let you decide what you think. (To me, this question smacks of the typical academic discussion “That isn't art!” “Yes, that is art! Consider [some art expert]’s definition.” I say: If you look it it, and you like it or don't, at least you'll have seen something you haven't before… fairly flat and probably on a wall. ;-) In the meantime…

This was on the outside east wall of the building housing George Strasburger's studio, March 5. It was hung on a wooden frame, so who knows when it will go? (I saw it again a few weeks ago.)

Update: An anonymous blog reader posted a comment sometime later. Here it is, with clickable links:

Here is a link to the artist that created that mural - https://marcusrobiason.blogspot.com/. He has a studio in the building where the mural is located (Pleasure World Gallery); you can google his work by searching for Marcus Robiason - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGfiw0CPNTn6zQZTUAvMxvHc9rHrgP4RqjJZFUBuRtkTPx7Lz7e9tyAg_YgTKM27Kcn2X3SZAwfcItPSAG_qeKV9t7hIF4cR-8vQF3Sc-ydijROiYjf893FiBAE7hA42eUK4K/s1600/portrait1.jpg. Perhaps you can give him some credit and link reference as you've done for others that your featured on your site. And I should add that his work is ART and in a sense it is more artistic (pure) than much of the work conformist stylized paintings currently featured on your site.

Update (November 30, 2021): There's a new mural in the same spot by the same artist. In this post, Marcus writes about his style and how he paints.