When we travel to a city, I always like to take a good look at street art, as every place seems to have their own cultural identity, that tends to reflect what is going on socially, politically. Of course, other times it is just fun. I love the ephemerous character of it, as, at any given moment, it could just disappear. It almost reminds me of Goethe's Faust's words to the moment:
"Stay a while, you are so beautiful"*
(It's also no secret that we are kind of in love with graffitti). So here are a few of the gems that San Francisco has to offer.
*Faust makes an arrangement with the devil: the devil will do everything that Faust wants while he is here on earth, In exchange Faust will serve the devil in hell. Faust's arrangement is that if during the time while Mephistopheles is serving Faust, Faust is so pleased with anything the devil gives him that he wants to stay in that moment forever, he will die that very moment (in German he says: “Verweile doch, du bist so schön” – “Stay a while, you are so beautiful”. It is perhaps the most famous quotation in all German literature.) From here.
Me encantan, tengo muchas ganas de ir a SF. Y van muy bien con lo de Migration is Beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteExacto, vi lo de Migration is beautiful y pensé en todo esto. Además mira lo que vi por allá. SF te va a gustar.
DeleteWOW they are impressive, the best street art we have seen was in Lisbon but it was no where near as good as this. looks like an awesome trip xox
ReplyDeleteIt was awesome :) And Street Art really is something :)
DeleteGorgeous photos! I have a mild graffiti obsession too. Like you, I really appreciate the ephemeral nature of the work, and admire the artists for their willingness to put all that craftsmanship and beauty out there for all to enjoy, knowing that it might not last. There's something noble about that (at least for me, I know others see it as 'vandalism'). Some of these remind me of the wall murals in Philadelphia, where we lived for a year; the city is full of street art depicting many aspects of local history. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these :)
Exactly, there is something noble about it. And regardless of the nay-sayers, I do think it's beautiful, it makes cities special and it gives them their own character. It is a form of expression, it often carries a message.
Deleteme encantan los colores, creo el graffiti le puede dar mucha personalidad a una ciudad.
ReplyDeleteDefinitivamente! Sobretodo si comparas entre ciudades, es de verdad como "leer" la historia de la ciudad. Como ver lo que tienen que decir.
Delete