Kulture Soldiers at Work
November 7th, 2009
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Filed under: From the Editor— Lynne Elizabeth @ 4:16 pm
Wow, here’s my friend Desi, a street artist and youth worker, with a crew of young spray-can muralists creating a major work right on my block in the Temescal District of Oakland! This wall on the corner of 42nd and Telegraph has been tagged and painted out a hundred times or more — a spot waiting for just this kind of full-scale expression. The sidewalk is jumping today with hip hop and people watching and taking photos. Cars slow down to enjoy the scene, too. Desi explains the meaning of this particular mural and community rejuvenation. It’s my first spontaneous attempt to use the movie mode on my camera!
Great to see NVP expanding its tool set to include videoclips! Eager to see the wall in real life one day soon, too. Will you post the final mural images in the near future for all of us outsiders to see?
Comment by Hopeful — November 7, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
Thanks for your supportive response! I’ll take some photos tomorrow and post. The crew is putting on the finishing touches under streetlamps as I type. Wording on the mural is Protect Our Kidz • Stop the Arms Trade.
Comment by Lynne Elizabeth — November 7, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
Some pics I took of the process and final product. It’s not the largest image, but something to whet your appetite.
http://www.domingoyu.com/galleries/new-north-oakland-mural/
Comment by Daniel — November 8, 2009 @ 9:46 pm