Graffiti types and styles

A website started in 1998, fatcap.com, has a page with a few Tucson artists, though it's hardly worth a look for that. What's interesting is the long list of links at the right edge of the page (which may not be easy to view on phones). It lists types and styles of graffiti. There's also a section showing street art on various "supports": on tunnels, trains, rooftops…

Goodbye, Corbett Elementary

For years, Corbett Elementary School has had a mural on a long east-facing wall. You can see photos in our April 2, 2010 post Cactus and city at Corbett School. The school closed in 2014, but the mural has stayed. Not anymore. Pepper Viner Homes will be building homes there.

David Aber took the photo below on May 17, 2017. (As always, you can click on it for a larger view.)

I first found out about the closing and demolition on the BG Boyd Photo website. BG emailed the aerial photo (thanks!). Here it is:

When I stopped by yesterday, the mural was still there… but I also saw heavy equipment. I got there in time!

I won't repeat the photos that are in the 2010 blog post. But here are a few that I took yesterday. They're a bit rough because I had to either hold my camera in the air or shoot through the fence:

Mike Franks' mural photos

Instagram user @uclamikefranks posts murals he finds during his travels — and here in Tucson. He also has a searchable website with the same photos and a Google Earth map; see moremistakesfaster.com/murals. That last page also shows some of his favorite murals from around the world.

Murals being made, part 63: Connections

This mural of a young girl is on the campus of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. "It represents the diversity of southern arizona and the purpose of the foundation to connect people of all walks of life to learn and grow together." David Aber took the photo:

By Ignacio Garcia

This aerial YouTube video from BG Boyd Photography shows the mural in progress:

(To see the video full-screen, click the square at the lower right corner after it begins playing.) If you can't see the video above, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzoJP923RaU

Update (July 22, 2024): The mural continues onto the sides. Jerry Peek took these photos:

Remembrance

 Remembering the "Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls".

Artist Not Known

Click on any photo for a slideshow of larger and sharper images.

Flying Televisions

In 1965, Flash TV and Appliance Store had a commercial in which TVs were thrown from the roof. 

This is Ignacio Garcia's version:

By Ignacio Garcia

Click on the photo for a larger and sharper image.

Murals being made, part 60: "Now Hiring"

A similar mural at this location (The Tool Spot) was posted on June 15, 2018.  It was painted over in Aug., 2018.  Here's the link:  Now Hiring

A new mural with the same theme was begun in Feb. of 2021.  This first look was photographed on Feb. 24, 2021 and shows the new mural in progress.  It is being painted by Robin Parnell.

This second look shows further progress on Mar. 2, 2021.

Here's yet another look at the unfinished mural.  It's an aerial view from April 4th courtesy of BG Boyd Photography. And here's a link to other murals by BG Boyd:  https://bgboydphoto.com/murals 

                        Almost finished on May 9, 2021.

Finished at last and photographed on May 22, 2021.

Click on any photo for a slideshow of larger and sharper images.

Tribute to Deb Haaland

She is the first native american to hold a cabinet secretary's position. She was sworn in as Secretary of the Interior on March 16, 2021.

Ruben Urrea Moreno assisted by Danielle Love.

 

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Ode to Libraries

Found at the Kirk-Bear Canyon Library.  The mural consists of six panels on the accordian-shaped outside wall.  Here they are in no particular order:

Click on any photo for a slideshow of larger and sharper images.

Slow down on Speedway!

If you're in a car, as you're driving east on Speedway, slow down as you cross Park Avenue. On your right will be this spectacular mural:

Westbound, your view will mostly be blocked by the center island. A bicycle is a great way to see it. (You can also try crossing Speedway on foot from the Park Avenue garage, but don't say that I suggested it! Getting to the median is risky on a busy street, and the median isn't flat.)

Another way to see the mural is below! The photos are from left to right:

The muralist was Karlito Miller Espinosa. You can see a video interview with him, Cuando Estoy Contigo, on YouTube. (Click there.)

I took my life into my own hands :) by crossing to the center island on March 6th. (I hope you appreciate what I do for art. :)

Alley Wall

There is an alley that runs behind a group of buildings in the 6100 block of E. 22nd St.  The alley and its wall are on south side of the street.  The wall contains a number of murals.  It has previously appeared in this Blog on Aug. 22, 2016 at: K42 Tattoos

Only two of the old murals remain. The rest have been replaced and there have been some additions.

Click on any photo for a slideshow of larger and sharper images.

Tribute To The Medical Profession

The mural is on a free-standing wall on the TMC campus.  It is across from the Catalina Garage on a street named E. New Hospital.

Painted by Joe Pagac with assistance from Katherine Joyce and Arielle Alelunas.

The mural is too long to fit this Blog.  I have therefore broken it into the five photos you see below.

Click on any photo for a slideshow of larger and sharper images.

Murals being made, part 62: More animals on bicycles

Joe Pagac is at it again!

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He posted that photo to Instagram on March 10th as he and co-muralists were starting to paint animals on bicycles over a rainbow-covered background along Court Avenue, just north of Alameda.

BG Boyd Photography sent the spectacular panorama below of the finished mural. As always, you can click on the photo for a larger version. You can also see all of BG's photos of the mural at https://bgboydphoto.com/murals/el_tour_de_tucson.

I stopped by the mural site on March 14th to see what was new:

He's painted other murals with animals on bikes. The best-known is his Epic Rides mural (from the blog entry Murals being made, part 46c: Tucson's biggest):

Let's look at the whole mural in progress on March 14th from left (north end) to right (south end). As always, you can click on a photo for a slideshow of larger views:

A week later, on March 21, I read that the mural was finished. Here are views from the north end looking south, then the south end looking north:

Finally, the finished mural from left (north) to right (south):