Thursday, June 21, 2007

The Mac

If you look closely at this piece you can see that it’s painted on the back of a delivery truck. If I owned a delivery truck in the city I’d pay The Mac to put up anything he wanted on the back of my truck. I’d be honored to be graced with his genius.

The Mac

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Back Alley Art

This is a clean piece I found with a beautiful pile of trash nicely placed at the base as if to frame out the piece. Walking down the alley it’s not the first thing you see. By no means does it stand out but in this picture it looks pretty good. Unfortunately the last five times I’ve returned to this spot the alley has been locked as its located between two business that apparently own the alley.

Monday, June 18, 2007

SFPD guarding the Donuts

SFPD guarding the Donuts

This is a really blurry photo I took while passing a rally. The cops were hanging out at their home away from home, hopeful that leaning against the wall was all they were going to have to do. I didn’t want to take to long framing the picture and have one of the pigs look into the lens and blow the whole shot and my Mickey mouse camera needs more than five seconds to focus.

Friday, June 15, 2007

The Tortured Soul

It’s hard to love this country I live in. A land that embraces torture. This mural of the Abu Ghraib scandal depicts what America has come to stand for, replacing that of the Statue of Liberty. Before the image on the right became etched into every conscious memory, the idea of what America stood for was liberty. Today it's no doubt the tortured soul of Abu Ghraib and the unspeakable atrocities of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Habeas Corpus

Thursday, June 14, 2007

A message in a bottle

Often I see wheat paste around the city but never is it used for the betterment of the people. I was happy to see that on this day the artist took the opportunity to increase the knowledge of his fellow citizens. This is what you call caring for your fellow man.

A Better Weapon

Also I have a P.O.S. video that directly relates to the above art piece. The song is called Half Cocked Concepts and the particular line that we need to pay close attention to says, “A message in a bottle written in gas and oil. Signed with a rag and a match, here catch.”- P.O.S video here

Mary Joy Scott

Bird Lady

This jewel, hand painted by Mary Joy Scott is ten feet tall by five feet wide with incredible detail. Unfortunately I cut off the top of this painting so you need to go see it yourself. You can find it on the map if you click here.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

One of the most lovely ladys in the city.

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I’ve found around a dozen of these beautiful aliens around the city and have found her on other feeds in LA. The piece is done by Amanda Lynn and I’ve yet to find her URL. If any body knows where she lives in cyberspace please let me know. I absolutely love her pieces and would like to see what else she does.