Frank wrote:
Rizzo, Sinatra, Lanza, Labelle, the pixelated trees, that weird
submarine/welder thing in South Philly and the animals outside the
Morris Animal Refuge. Keep those, though.
my favorite is 'the pixelated trees' at 13th and pine, also
known as 'springtime', by david guinn. it's the little black
dog in there that I love.
here:
http://www.whyy.org/tv12/mural/guinn_bio.html
http://www.whyy.org/tv12/mural/guinn_before.html
http://www.whyy.org/tv12/mural/guinn_qtvr.html
he's also got one in the same style called 'fall' at 9th and
bainbridge:
http://cml.upenn.edu/murals/images_murals/1002_jr.jpg
david guinn is one of the few muralists who 'gets it' -- how
to make an image work in a public space (like hs 'crystal
snowscape'). so many murals are hoopty because they're just
large pictures on a wall -- still, they have value b/c they
reinforce the validity of the basic idea that we can choose
to see art as a public, civic, act, and b/c they elicit some
kind of aesthetic response from us. the best murals to me
are ones that use tile and ceramics and other permanent
media (I'm thinking, isaiah, and that mural down near 7th
and chestnut called 'legacy', made with venetian glass). I
also like ones that are executed really well, like 'the
muses' down at 12th and locust
david guinn's also got one with lots of dogs (called 'gimme
shelter') on the wall of the morris animal refuge, 12th and
lombard:
http://www.morrisanimalrefuge.org/images/mural.jpg
the best site I've found for browsing philly's murals is:
http://cml.upenn.edu/murals/mbQueryRequest.asp
one of these days before I die I'm going to work on a mural
or installation, using ceramic tiles and shards.
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