Tag: art

  • Cyclecide’s Heavy Pedal Crank Art Exhibition

    Nothing says “look what I made for Burning Man” quite like a mutant bicycle. The Heavy Pedal Crank Art Exhibition last weekend was a tribute to such vehicles. Above are the crappy iPhone photos I took during my visit; click any image for the full-size.

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  • Colorful artwork on Valencia

    Where Bombay Bazaar once stood on Valencia and 16th is now a big sheet of plywood with some psychedelic colorful posters. No word yet on what drugs go best with viewing these posters. If you happen to know that or anything about these, drop me a line.

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  • 18th St. art wall replaced with anti-plastic bottle message

    As you may recall, last time we checked in with the 18th St. art wall, it was alive with a collaborative effort started by Zoltron. Now the wall is gone, replaced with a message about plastic bottle waste. Lame.

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  • Guess who’s back?

    No, not Eminem. Pica Pica’s tiger! Yes, a new mural featuring a big orange tiger has shown up on the side of Pica Pica sometime over the weekend.

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  • VAINVAN

    For more on the VAINVAN, just Google it. Spotted on 16th and Guerrero

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  • Project Rainbow at Little Roxie

    “Project Rainbow” is an art installation in the window of Little Roxie on 16th and Valencia. A mannequin reaches out to television sets displaying mysterious images while wading in a sea of candy. Weird! Note that despite a credit for “audio,” I didn’t hear anything while I was taking these photos.

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  • Jockey

    This jockey appeared recently on 17th near Capp.

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  • Artwork at Little Skillet

    This unusual piece hangs on the shutter at Little Skillet.

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  • Fire Truck

    This may be the greatest paint job ever on a fire truck. Click the image and zoom for more detail. Spotted at Townsend and 2nd.

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  • Ghin Lon / Transcope

    Five years ago, a permanent “Ghin Lon/Transcope,” otherwise known as a kaleidoscope without the colorful beads, was installed by artist Wang Po Shu on Market and Octavia. Let’s take a look at this device and through its lens, shall we? Links:Artist’s pageSF Arts Commission

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