The Guadalupe neighborhood is famous for the murals painted by a variety of street artists. Graffiti was a problem in the area, so an expat lady organized a program to have good artists paint murals instead. They have become very popular with tourists and many residents, but now some residents and city officials oppose them and are painting them over. The city is painting buildings, for free, in the Centro area in historical colors of red and ochre, which to my mind will make the streets monotonous. I like the mixture of colors on the houses. Guadalupe is not part of Centro, so many are hoping that at least some of the murals will be saved or that new ones will be painted when the owners of the houses give permission. Here are some photos from our walking tour. It is amazing how talented the artists are and even more amazing to see what can be done with cans of spray paint (some use other kinds of paint as well).
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| My favorite |
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| This is painted on a huge textured door. |
1 comment:
Awesome!
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