Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday mural: happiness and suffering

While exploring Ivy Hill, I spied a mural on a garage door.  It seems to express a personal story of memory and loss.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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8 comments:

  1. SenoritaJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    This is so neat !

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  2. Louis la VacheJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    hee hee.... It's got a bridge in it. Guess where this link is going...
    ;-D

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  3. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪January 24, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    In 1977, I was at Oakland, I didn't know those garages were garages. Until I came to Auckland, and we have similar ones. I had one, but it was never painted like this.

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  4. John @ Beans and I on the LooseJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I tried to see something different but came away thinking the same as you did. Curious as to if the owner is the artist or the owner commissioned an artist for the piece. Either way I admire those who can paint on such a grand scale incorporating many stories in one piece. Nice find.

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  5. James MarkJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    It's not unlike the kind of picture you get on JW publications, depicting a new harmonious world to come. The lion and the lamb together would point in this direction, as well as the bleak view of the present world we inhabit.

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  6. BarbJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    There must be an interesting story behind that mural...

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  7. JackJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Yes, I think the owner should post a plaque with an interpretation for those of us who are imagination challenged. Oakland seems to have lots of murals and lots of tile work.

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  8. FranciscaJanuary 26, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    Another creative spot for a wall mural.

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