Sunday, March 8, 2015

Monday Mural: in the field

This loving image fronts a vacant lot on International Blvd. in East Oakland.  All around the man and his truck is a poem written in three colors as if one line is echoing the other.  I couldn't read much of it because of the angle of the sun in my eyes but I thought the image had a lot of dignity.  And I liked that it fronts on a lot that looks green and lush as if he were out in a field.

Welcome to Monday Mural:  if you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme's for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  You decide what constitutes a mural.  Once you start looking, you find them everywhere.  Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward your mural finds posted this week.  Google+ users, please configure your post so we all can leave a comment.  Thanks.

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17 comments:

  1. William KendallMarch 8, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    I like it. It seems to have a lot of strength to it.

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  2. CloudiaMarch 8, 2015 at 7:43 PM

    Really good. Dang I gotta find/shoot some murals :-(


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  3. KayaMarch 8, 2015 at 8:15 PM

    It's hard to read, but it's a great one. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  4. JimMarch 8, 2015 at 9:42 PM

    It's a beauty.

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  5. LindaMarch 8, 2015 at 11:27 PM

    Looks like a mural with a message.

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  6. Debbie at Travel with IntentMarch 9, 2015 at 2:52 AM

    I too like the way it blends with its surroundings.

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  7. Chrissy BrandMarch 9, 2015 at 3:24 AM

    A clever angle for the photo, it adds to a powerful image.

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  8. s.cMarch 9, 2015 at 3:25 AM

    I think the guy is making a screen print. Nice the way the poem is following the contour of the objects. Something you see oft in aboriginal art with dots. I like it.

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  9. Luis GomezMarch 9, 2015 at 5:35 AM

    A very nice one!

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  10. Melbourne Australia PhotosMarch 9, 2015 at 5:42 AM

    Ah, yes! I like that very much!
    Thanks for hosting.

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  11. Tanya BreeseMarch 9, 2015 at 6:11 AM

    i like this one!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 9, 2015 at 6:57 AM

    oh I like this and the sharp colors. Plus the added poem within.

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  13. John @ Beans and I on the LooseMarch 9, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    They did a really great job on the worker. I like this type of mural rather than the ones I cannot make sense of nor read.

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  14. RedPatMarch 9, 2015 at 4:10 PM

    He is great! It does look as if he is doing some silk-screening - was there a business nearby doing it?

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  15. HalcyonMarch 10, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    I definitely like that field of green in front of the wall. Makes the work stand out.

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  16. LoisMarch 10, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    What a nice way to make a vacant lot look good!

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  17. GreensboroDailyPhotoMarch 10, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    Have you ever done a total count of the # of murals you have photographed? Amazing!

    Janis
    GDP

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