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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Street Art Again

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




A mural on a government sponsored athletic and cultural center

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.




Nor am I sure who this person is supposed to be, or if the headdress is a jaguar or a tiger.




There is no mistaking the subject of this painting however.  It is Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of pre-Hispanic Mexico. 





2 comments:

  1. Well done street murals are one of my favorite media,mot to be confused with graffiti, my LEAST favorite

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    1. And sadly, sometimes the street art is defaced by graffiti.

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