Monday, January 14, 2013

Monday Mural: drumming shaman

This is only one section of a large mural on the side of a Smart & Final warehouse in East Oakland.  As this section suggests, the mural illustrates scenes of Latino culture from several countries.  I'm assuming we're observing a shamanic ceremony that bridges the corporal world with the spiritual.  I have to hand it to Smart & Final for permitting the use of their walls for this vast mural.  Unfortunately, I could not find a title or signature.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme's for you.  You decide what constitutes a mural.  Once you start looking, you find them all around.  Follow the Linky steps below.  Be sure to link back to this meme and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to the mural finds posted this week.

17 comments:

  1. love your brief well written assumption/description.




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  2. Very striking mural with wonderful colours and design.
    Thanks for hosting.

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  3. There's a lot of magic going on in the mural. Too bad the artist left no mark or name.

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  4. Interesting mural. I love the detail. I am sometimes amazed at what people can do with a can of spray paint.

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  5. Um....wow! So colorful you can almost hear the drum. Great one.

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  6. Street artists are often very talented! Meilleurs voeux, Happy New Year!

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  7. A very fine piece of art. Hopefully it will be well taken care of. Please have a good Tuesday ahead.

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  8. It's fabulous! I hope to join you all again next week if all goes well!

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  9. It is absolutely a gorgeous piece of artwork. His face is just exquisite.

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  10. The colors alone are eye catching. I wonder what the artist was attempting to convey...

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  11. il y a beaucoup d'artiste dans ta ville

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  12. Excellent mural..ever amazed by the talent and imagination with these things..

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  13. Wow! The colors are stunning, and it is somehow comforting that there is no evidence of "tagging" on this creative mural.

    Bises,
    Genie

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  14. Great mural! So nice to find your blog and Monday Mural Meme! I just had to share a mural. I do not have that many, but I am very fascinated by murals and my eyes are looking for them wherever I go:) Lots og excellent murals here.

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