226 Filmore between Haight and Waller
The Haight
These two bears are by Bologna based, Italian artist Ericailcane, whose website is so delightful it is worth a visit. Ericailcane makes etchings, graphic art, street art (most notably in collaboration with street artist Blu), animations, sculptures, installations, tattoos and loads of drawings. Inspired by Victorian children’s illustrations, the works are often macabre but never sad. They depict animals dressed like humans in surreal situations
1301 Haight Street * * Jet Martinez, whose work is all over San Francisco is responsible for these colorful frogs. It is titled Bosque de Alebrijes. This is what Jet said on his Facebook page: Alebrijes are small animal figurines decorated with beautiful colors and patterns. They are really incredible on their own, but what is truly inspiring to me about them, is the fact that entire communities in Oaxaca will dedicate themselves to making this artform and have created an economy around the art they create. The art in turn, defines the community and creates the visual identity of Continue Reading
1391 Haight Street This creature by Bode is on the side of the new Happy High Herb Shop in the Haight. Happy High Herbs is not your everyday head shop. Their website and sign promise to “promote herbs that bring happiness, bring wellness, increase horniness and bring contentment,” and they say their products “are marketed only in our physical shops, in a face to face situation, as alternatives to drugs of harm and addiction.” That said, you still have to be 18 to buy them. The company was founded in Australia by Ray Thorpe to offer safer alternatives to typical party drugs. The Haight Continue Reading
Haight and Masonic * This spot recently held a mural by Lango. This colorful and powerful new mural is by Ricardo Richey, also known as Apex. Ricardo is a street artist who creates colorful abstract patterns through the use of spray paint. Part of the gestalt collective that engages in collaborative murals in San Francisco his work can be found all over town. This video shows the making of the piece.
435 Duboce Duboce Triangle/ Lower Haight Ian Ross and Zio Ziegler * * * * After these two worked together on a juxtaposed mural South of Market, it was an obvious step to combine forces. The result is truly fabulous. Obviously a temporary installation while construction is occurring behind this, but you have to love the person that decided this was a far better way to protect his construction site from trespassers than the standard metal gate. The client is Doorman Property Management, they are the property managers for this mixed-use project of storefront and six residences. (scheduled to open in Continue Reading
Haight Ashbury There are murals everywhere in the Haight, these are just a few of the better ones. Haight and Masonic by Lango Jimi Hendrix by an unknown artist. This mural is at 1524 Haight Street, the home of Jimi Hendrix when he lived in San Francisco. It is now Ashbury Tobacco Center. This doll is on the Bettie Page Clothing Store at 1529 Haight. (Bettie Page was one of America’s great pin-up girls). This mural was painted by Amanda Lynn. Amanda studied at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and received a Bachelor’s of Fine Art with Continue Reading
The Haight Haight and Cole * * * * * Called Evolutionary Rainbow, this mural was originally done by Joanna (Yana) Zegri in 1967 when she was a manager for the business in the building. She has returned to restore the mural in ’81, ’83, and ’06. This landmark Mural depicts a stage of evolution in each color, visible when you study the mural up close. Excerpt from San Francisco Bay Area Murals by Timothy W. Drescher: The earliest community mural in San Francisco was begun by Joana Zegri in 1967. It was never formally titled, but was called Evolution Continue Reading
Haight and Schrader On the wall of 540 Schrader According to the Listen to This Wall website – “Listen to This Wall is an initiative to bring a creative antidote to the ever increasing visual noise that crowds our urban landscape. Working with artists and designers to produce original works that offer new ways of seeing and being inspired in our city spaces. The first of our walls is located in the historic district of Haight Ashbury in San Francisco and will feature a rotating selection of creative work. Thank you to the building owner for donating this wall to Continue Reading
RAI Care Center Haight and Shrader * * * Buggin’ Out by Fresh Paint, was inspired by the relationship between the evolution of insect species and the evolution of aerosol lettering. Both may have once originated at a single source, yet through time altered their forms when migrating and adapting to different regions and their various conditions. The mural was painted to represent a bug display case, replacing a few tiny critters with aerosol signatures from artists who’s styles are interconnected through influence. Fresh Paint has a mural on the adjacent building as well as in Chinatown.
RAI Care Center Haight and Schrader * * * This mural in the Haight Asbury district was dedicated to the rich history of the Haight Ashbury. It focuses on the elements born from the Summer of Love, and the movement sparked in 1967 towards a more peaceful society. It is located on the corner of Haight and Shrader, just half a block from the epicenter of the Summer of Love and where shows were played in the park. The wall was rendered as 4 large psychedelic posters, the 3 to the right pay homage to the 3 big elements of Continue Reading
SOMA – San Francisco The Haight – San Francisco This is on the corner of Russ and Howard Streets, South of Market. Miles “Mac” McGregor. Goes by The Mac or El Mac. According to his own website El Mac was “born in Los Angeles in 1980 to an engineer and an artist, Mac has been creating and studying art independently since childhood. His primary focus has been the lifelike rendering of human faces and figures. He has drawn inspiration from the surrounding Mexican & Chicano culture of Phoenix and the American Southwest, religious art, pin-up art, graffiti, and a wide range Continue Reading