
It has been a while since I last wrote about our chasing of public art. Partly, the weather has not cooperated, and partly, we had to tend to other things. Although we had an outing in September, it was not a weekend, and we got caught in traffic and visited only one that day. Yesterday, we went out, looking for two more murals, but could locate only one. With that, we will probably take a break from looking for murals as cooler weather arrives.
(I added the artists Web sites and/or Instagram accounts I could find.)
Public Art on Cranston Street
This has been on my map, but we did not get a chance to visit it. On a Tuesday, Jan and I drove to see this one with reasonably heavy traffic. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is another multi-artist mural parodying the very location where it resides. Apparently, the building was a safe deposit company that served as the official bank for a crime family quite famous in Rhode Island. The artists are Geser (Instagram,) Jimboe, Kems, and Osteo (Instagram).
The full collection occupies a long wall and interrupted by a telephone pole. We photographed segments and I added a few stitched panoramas. It is fun to look at the characters wearing masks and playing with various kinds of explosives. The side street was not busy and we took photographs from various angles. Here they are!
Click on the images to see them larger, uncropped, and read their titles.
Public Art on Greco Lane
Last Sunday was the first Sunday it did not rain for about six weeks. We decided to take a ride to see a couple of remaining murals. We could not locate the first one on 101 Cedar Street, Holy Radiance. At the address, we look in the front and the rear parking lots and there was nothing like a mural.
We headed to 1 Greco Lane to visit Watershed Mural by Nick Guilbert. Located in the Olneyville district, it took a few extra turns to get there because my car’s GPS did not know the new freeways and exits.
The mural on the back side of a building near Rising Sun Mills celebrates Woonasquatucket River Watershed. Painted on a 70′ x 20′ wall, it uses images of fish from the river, native flora, and mixes that with some cityscapes. You will recognize some buildings depicted in the mural. I think this is the closest I will get to fishing!
Locations
Below is a map I created to show where we have visited and what remains to be done. The green circles with a camera icon are places we have seen so far. The black circles indicate the ones we plan to visit. There are still a few left in nearby Providence.
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Haluk Atamal
Watershed is OK, but the former from the Cranston Street is not my cup of tea.
I liked your photographs – but not all the material. Thanks for sharing!
Take care and best regards,
Haluk
A. Cemal Ekin
The first one may remind the bad old days, Haluk. They are all transient though.
Take care,
Cemal
Paul White
Great study of public murals. I enjoyed both of Jan and your images. I especially appreciate the included map. Looking forward to seeing some of the art myself
A. Cemal Ekin
Paul, you will likely enjoy them. Up close, there is a different view of the texture and paint that creates these public art pieces. I am glad you enjoyed the photographs and the map.
Take care,
Cemal