Did you know today, March 14, is National Learn About Butterflies Day?
It is!
This evening I’ll be posting a blog that concerns new butterfly public art in San Diego. Stay tuned for that!
Meanwhile, enjoy a bunch of past photographs of colorful butterfly art discovered around the city!
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In 2023, a long mural was created in the alley behind Bread & Salt in Logan Heights. Transmutation – Exploring art & Healing is the title in English. It’s by San Diego artist May-ling Martinez.
The artwork combines various elements, including geometry, anatomy, natural forms and design. It seems that creativity is in our human DNA.
I saw this mural for the first time a few days ago when I explored the old Weber’s bread bakery, the historic building in which the Bread & Salt cultural center is located.
In late 2020 I walked around the same building and through the same alley, taking photos of different murals, many of which remain today. See those here.
Looking at the artist’s website, I see she created fun art that I photographed almost ten years ago in East Village. It’s the closet-like mural titled Inside Outside that you can see here!
Here are more photos of Transmutation, taken along the alley as I walked from left to right…
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Leap Day comes around once every four years–usually. Here’s a description provided by Wikipedia: In the Gregorian calendar, the standard civil calendar used in most of the world, February 29 is added in each year that is an integer multiple of four unless it is evenly divisible by 100 but not by 400. For example, 1900 was not a leap year but 2000 was.
It’s 2024, so Leap Day will be adding one extra day to the year.
Here’s a fun celebration of Leap Day!
I’ve gone through my old blog posts and found photographs taken around San Diego that depict great leaps. So let’s jump to it…
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The epic Bay to Park Paseo is a 1.7 mile long, art-filled walking experience that is now being created in downtown San Diego!
Many creators and designers will soon be installing unique artwork along the Bay to Park Paseo, which celebrates the designation of San Diego/Tijuana as World Design Capital 2024!
Most of the new art will be installed along Park Boulevard, up a corridor that connects San Diego Bay to Balboa Park. The Bay to Park Paseo will start at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, cross the Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge, and run up the east side of Petco Park, continuing north up Park Boulevard.
Many of you know a lot of old art can already be found along this long corridor!
I’ve photographed most of it over the years.
Here are a few photos of preexisting art on the Bay to Park Paseo…
To enjoy blog posts that feature preexisting art along the Bay to Park Paseo, click the following links. I’ve arranged these links from south to north. (Check the bottom of each blog post for the approximate date I took the photos.)
Some of the painted artwork you see in these old blog posts has since faded, been replaced or badly marred by graffiti.
An idea! Before the Bay to Park Paseo officially opens, perhaps original artists could be contacted in order to restore some of this great old art!
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Last June this beautiful environmental mural was painted in Pacific Beach. You can find it on the west side of Mission Boulevard, a block south of Grand Avenue. (It’s on a wall next to the anti-cigarette butt “Bunny Kitty” mural by Persue that you can see here.)
I took these photos into the afternoon sun, but with a little contrast tweaking they appear pretty good. The watery mural features a mermaid, sea turtle, tropical fish, and the two messages: DON’T USE PLASTIC STRAWS and SAVE THE TURTLES.
The artist is Aqua One (@aquaoneart), who describes himself as a Modern Chicano Graffiti Artist. If you check out his Instagram page, you’ll notice his other artwork has a very different look!
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If you driven up College Avenue a block north of El Cajon Boulevard you’ve possibly seen this cool mural. It’s painted on the south side of a sushi restaurant called Fish Pit (I don’t know if they are still operating–their website no longer exists.)
The art is by graffiti artist Unity. It appears that a toothy octopus is enjoying a bowl of rice!
Unity is San Diego artist Jonathan Wenner. You can check out another mural that he painted here. He has a very distinctive style.
The Fish Pit mural was painted in 2021. I really like it!
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An absolutely fantastic dragon has landed in San Diego’s Little Saigon neighborhood!
Today, February 10, 2024, is the Lunar New Year. We’ve entered a Year of the Dragon, so this recently completed mural near the corner of El Cajon Boulevard and Menlo Avenue is just perfect.
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Green Wooden Dragon. The green means renewal and rebirth are portended!
I noticed a couple weeks ago that Thao Huynh French had begun creating this spray-painted street art. See those photos here.
Her murals are awesome! I’ve photographed a few them over the years around San Diego, particularly in Little Saigon. Last time I saw her, she was painting giant pandas in North Park!
Thao Huynh French is an accomplished Vietnamese American artist, cofounder of Mindful Murals.
You can learn much more about her by reading this article!
Is this one of the coolest murals you’ll ever see?
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A large Year of the Dragon mural is now being painted in the heart of San Diego’s Little Saigon!
Thao Huynh French has begun creating this street art, which will be located at El Cajon Boulevard and Menlo Avenue, across from Sin Lee Food and the oft-photographed Little Saigon postcard mural.
I happened to noticed this nascent artwork as I walked in east San Diego this morning.
The Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac, begins February 10, 2024. A number of festivals will be held around San Diego. I plan to visit one or two!
Next time I walk this way I hope to capture cool photos of this Year of the Dragon mural, finally completed.
If you want to see another incredible mural by the same artist, which was painted a couple years ago on Menlo Avenue north of El Cajon Boulevard, click here!
UPDATE!
To see the completed mural, which is utterly awesome, click here!
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There are two large, colorful murals painted on the former location of PROJX2PRINT in National City.
On the north side of the building are the words National City. Palm trees rise under a sky filled with sunset colors.
A second cool mural on the south wall of the building encourages us to Be Kind. The art is part of #ACallForKindness.
Both murals were created by @KIDWISEMAN and can be viewed on Highland Avenue south of 16th Street.
Check it out!
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Enormous champagne bubbles are flying up the wall of a Hillcrest liquor store!
Bubbles Market & Spirits had this huge mural created last year by San Diego artist Jeremy “Jermz” (@jm47art). Here’s his Instagram page.
It’s a bubbly work of art that definitely attracts the attention of passersby! I thought you might enjoy seeing it, too!
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