Posted in Creativity, Culture, tagged doors, I've Just Seen a Face (song), Mexico, murals, Oaxaca, photos, popular travel destinations, stickers, street art, urban art, wall art on April 21, 2022| 4 Comments »
Is it just my imagination or is there a face hidden in this entry?
Now I can’t get The Beatles, I’ve Just Seen a Face out of my head. Oh, and now Traffic with Steve Winwood singing Smiling Phases. Yes, I know I’m dating myself, but we had some pretty unforgettable music back in the day!
Posted in Creativity, Culture, Travel & Tourism, tagged art, graffiti, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, popular travel destinations, stickers, street art, urban art, wall art on April 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The murals may be disappearing, but the walls of Oaxaca continue to radiate with messages.
Oaxaca, never a dull moment and never a dull wall.
Posted in Creativity, Culture, Signs, Travel & Tourism, tagged art, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, popular culture, popular travel destinations, stickers, street art, street signs, urban art on May 18, 2015| 4 Comments »
Situated metaphorically at the busy intersection of imagery and content—and informed by history, mass media, commerce, and pop culture—stickers address both the personal and the political. — Street Art Graphics, The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, St. Lawrence University.
Stick-to-itiveness: the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult or unpleasant.
Street art stickers — a metaphor for Mexico, methinks.
Posted in Creativity, Culture, People, Signs, tagged art, Mexico, Oaxaca, photographs, photos, popular culture, stickers, street art, street signs, urban, urban art on February 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Pop culture stickers are, “ubiquitous in urban centers around the world. Often seen at eye level or just beyond reach, stickers grace most every imaginable surface of the built environment.” [Digital Collections Street Art Graphics]
As you can see, Oaxaca is no exception.
Jimmy and María Sabina, I know. — even got to see Hendrix perform twice, back in the day.
But, that qualifies me as being “certain age” and so most of the references escape me.
And, what’s with the skull and cross-bones? Rebellion? Symbol of a toxic culture?? Perhaps. But, like Che, one now sees them everywhere — even on toddler clothes. Co-opted, again!
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