More Bart Club street art shows up at SILO in Makers Quarter.
Today I randomly walked past SILO in Makers Quarter in East Village. This downtown San Diego special events venue is chock full of super cool street art murals, as you might have seen in this blog post. Well, I was just walking along, peering through the fence, and… WHAM! More crazy Bart Club street art! It seems to have popped up in various different locations!
Crazy, creative, funny renditions of Bart Simpson on a wall.Bart Simpson’s head seems to transform into anything the human mind can imagine!SILO in San Diego’s East Village is bursting with awesome, colorful street art.
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Two of three Bart Club utility boxes at Eighth Avenue and G Street.
At the corner of Eighth Avenue and G Street in downtown San Diego you’ll find the Bart Club. At this location, three utility boxes have been painted with whimsical versions of Bart Simpson’s iconic television cartoon face!
Street artists are openly encouraged to make their own contributions of Bart art.
Here are some images that I recently captured…
Bart Club on San Diego street corner has fun with Simpsons character.Bart Simpson looking like a yellow cactus.Bart now has become a banana.Bart Club features many crazy images.Another odd Bart Simpson on a utility box.The many fun faces of Bart Simpson.Another side of one utility box.Imagination run amok!Bart’s unique spiky hair seems plant-like.Pop culture street art in San Diego.Artists are encouraged to contribute!
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SILO in Makers Quarter is a cool venue in East Village.
People entering downtown San Diego from Highway 94 might glimpse on their left what appears to be a large dirt lot full of odd items and graffiti. At first glance, I figured it was just a junky, neglected old vacant lot. Upon closer inspection, however, I realized the place was something completely unexpected, and pretty cool!
A large black silo rises near the center of the lot, hence the name of this interesting events venue: SILO in Makers Quarter. Beer festivals, bazaars, film festivals…these and other events are staged here in this neglected portion of East Village. According to the Makers Quarter website: SILO in Makers Quarter will be the launch pad to encourage the early adopters in San Diego to embrace the neighborhood and bring about positive change. SILO in Makers Quarter is being established as a year round event venue to bring collaborative community and creative culture to East Village.
I took these photos through a surrounding fence. Very cool!
A black silo rises behind a smile!Painted on a building wall: You are important.Fun events are held in this unusual urban space.Large eye peers from behind chain link fence.Lots of fantastic street art at SILO in East Village.Another example of colorful street art.Makers Quarter’s goal is to attract energy to part of the city.Bold graphics seen from the nearby sidewalk.Photo taken through fence of twisted sculptures.Bales of hay, funky images create a party atmosphere.SILO in Makers Quarter on 15th Street in East Village.
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Elegant street art found on Highway 163 underpass wall.
I was surprised to discover this polished bit of street art in a place where few venture in Mission Valley: in the darkness under Highway 163, along Camino de la Reina, among graffiti and windblown litter. Joggers and the homeless pass through here, but not very often. Who was the artist? Why did they paint a stylish image in this location? It’s a mystery!
UPDATE!!!
This morning, February 5th, exactly one day after the first photo was taken, I walked to work again and the street art and graffiti were painted over! I don’t know if this is pure coincidence, or the result of my blog yesterday…
Homeless and graffiti beneath Highway 163 in Mission Valley.
These two pics aren’t very cool. But they are important. They show another world that many often don’t see.
I took these photos where Highway 163 crosses over Camino de la Reina in Mission Valley. I climbed up a hill of dirt under the overpass and emerged between the opposing lanes of traffic.
Numerous homeless people live along the San Diego River in Mission Valley. Some of them hunker down in shelter provided by this makeshift concrete roof.
Another world in the shadows beneath lanes of busy traffic.
UPDATE!
I got the following three pics late in the summer. I didn’t see anyone, but obviously numerous people pass through.
Looking under Highway 163 where the homeless often pass or gather.This is where Highway 163 crosses over the San Diego River.Weeds and graffiti beneath the concrete.
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