Viewed from E. 27th St. between S. 5th and S. 6th Avenues on Jan. 1, 2018. Artist(s) are unknown.
Statue and Mosaic Sign |
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1. The mural is titled "Harboring Beauty" and 2. Joe paid homeless men and women to pose for the mural.Thanks for those tips, David!
Both stories below include photos and stories of other Pagac murals:
Local muralist paints Tucson brighter
The Man Behind the Mural: Joe Pagac
[This photo,] at the Wavelab Studios, I don’t know what the actual title of this mural is, nor do I know who painted it. I figured it looked like Salvador Duran, so that’s what I went with. A friend of mine, Jake Sullivan (who owns Wooden Tooth Records on 4th, and who has played with Salvador) told me it was kind of funny and it would be a Sal thing to do to paint a mural of himself. I don’t know how much of a tongue-in-cheek thing this would be; I’ve only met Salvador a couple of times. I would think one of the guys at that Wavelab Studio building would know a lot more.I'll try to catch up with someone at Wavelab Studios. If you know any part of the story, please leave a comment below. (You can remain anonymous.)
We are doing a big mural unveiling this coming Tuesday, November 7th At Stone and 6th Street From 5:30 - 7:30 pm. I will be handing out awards for donors to the project (extra merch will be on sale there), the mayor will be making a little speech and I'm hoping to get some food trucks there as well (food trucks, contact me if you want in!). At 7:30 we can all cruise over to the Tuesday Night Bike Ride and ride together (ride starts at 8 at the Old Main flagpole).In case you haven't seen it yet: The mural was finished in June. This blog has lots of photos of the mural being madee. You can see the finished mural in Closeups of Epic Rides mural.