Thursday, October 26, 2006

Regular Folks

More street art-It was impossible to get a straight-on and complete subject photo of this mural because large vans were parked at the curb in front of the building, blocking a good shot. But, I like the message.
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12 comments:

  1. Jazzy8:01 AM

    another great one, i like the message too.

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  2. Pierre8:23 AM

    Intersting naive painting. I like the message too... and these nice regular folks, so far away from the limelight... true people!

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  3. Annie10:22 AM

    Yes, we all together make this world, that's the message. "Regular people" might not be in the news or on TV but their contributions are priceless.

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  4. Olivier11:09 AM

    tres belle peinture sur mur. tu habites une ville tres artistique.


    very beautiful painting on wall. you live a very artistic city.

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  5. Denton11:12 AM

    Good photo with a great message! I find a lot of instances where there are cars, truck, or highline wires in the way of the photo I want. Sadly, that is way many of my photos are of the top half of a building.

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  6. photowannabe12:26 PM

    Your St. Paul street art is so interesting. Great mural with a wonderful message.

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  7. Carol E.5:50 PM

    Kate where is this one? I've never seen it.

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  8. Kate8:33 PM

    Pierre, Can you define "naive painting" for me? I've read that elsewhere, and I'm curious.

    Annie, I agree.

    Carol, it's on Selby Avenue, a little east of Lexington (forgot the cross street--it's right on a corner.

    Thanks to all for the comments!

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  9. Kris3:41 AM

    wonderful art accompany with significant message :)

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  10. Pierre8:14 AM

    Hi Kate,
    here is what I'reading on wikipedia about naive art :
    "Naïve art is created by untrained artists. It is characterized by simplicity and a lack of the elements or qualities found in the art of formally trained artists".

    That's indeed the way that I see this mural... I would ad to this definition the terms of "spontaneity" and "authenticity"...

    Like Rousseau (the douanier) in France, or Grandma Moses in Vermont
    http://www.benningtonmuseum.com/grandma_moses_gallery.aspx

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  11. Kate8:31 AM

    Pierre, thanks for your return visit. Appreciate it. Grandma Moses immediately came to my mind! The reason I like folk art and folk music so much is because it is the work of the people--know what I mean?! I appreciate all art and music but those two categories hold a special fascination for me. I had a friend who once sneered at the music of Aaron Copland; what a mistake!

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  12. Marie McC5:00 AM

    Terrific mural! I really like this one. St. Paul has an amazing amount of them.

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