It's been quite a while since I have written an entry about street art in Mexico City.
I was walking around Alejandro's neighborhood yesterday, and I photgraphed several examples which I had not posted previously.
Geometric designs decorating a wall behind a local playground
Public schools frequently have outdoor art. The following are on the walls of a junior high school and an elementary school.
I don't know exactly what this beast is supposed to be. Perhaps it's an "alebrije", a fantastical creature which combines elements of different animals.
There is no mistaking the subject of this painting however. It is Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of pre-Hispanic Mexico.
Well done street murals are one of my favorite media,mot to be confused with graffiti, my LEAST favorite
ReplyDeleteAnd sadly, sometimes the street art is defaced by graffiti.
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