3300 Block of 18th
Mission District
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April Berger is an artist who has been living and creating art in San Francisco for thirty years. Her work is primarily non-figurative, which allows the viewer to have an immediate response to the color, texture, pattern, and forms that they are seeing. Her love of color has been the main focus of her works of art. “Color is an extremely powerful tool. Its impact is strong and far reaching. It promotes health, well being, vitality and peace.”
One of Ms. Berger’s goals is to have her rich color palettes beautify walls throughout her beloved city. “San Francisco’s tendency has been to have political and urban style murals. I think it’s very important to have a wide variety of styles on our city streets.”
Berger has exhibited and sold her works both nationally and internationally. She received her arts degree at SUNY Purchase in New York
This particular mural was part of April’s Paint it Forward Program.
She raised over $5000 through Kick Starter and this was the proposal:
The idea of The Paint it Forward Project came to me last year after completing a mural that I was commissioned to paint in order to cover graffiti. It’s been demonstrated over and over again that once a mural is on a wall, it no longer gets “tagged” with graffiti. The goal of the project is to collaborate on the design and creation of two new murals in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. Paint it Forward will be a true collaboration between artists who bring very different styles and content to their work.
The Paint It Forward project is about empowering our youth and beautifying our neighborhood. I will be engaging young “taggers” who have the desire to be true artists and make their mark on the world around them. If given the proper mentoring and support, these dynamic young people will develop into successful public artists, creating dynamic murals, feeling a sense of pride, belonging and responsibility to their city.
I’d like to raise $5,000 in order to pay these kids for their time, for the materials, and for a huge party to celebrate the completion of the murals.