What, did you really think I had forgotten about my street art galleries?
No way in hell, not at all.
But you see, I think I already hunted down all the street art in 100 square miles around me, and that's not a minor feature, especially since most little towns in Mexico have street art. That's why it took me three months to actually post another huge gallery...
And I believe it is the most colossal street art gallery on Hive... So far
That's not an easy task, to be able to say you hold the record for the biggest post related to street art, especially since I am my own measure. I counted - yes, manually - the pictures of my last six galleries where I claim to upload to most massive street art gallery, and the record was 72 pictures.
This time I brought you 75 street art photos
Some of them are amazing murals, most likely commissioned by the government - because they are culture related - or by private entities that want to cheer up their street or their business wall.
Just like the ones shown here first, these six pictures are all part of one massive 4 meter mural that extends for at least 30 meters. I had to take several pictures to be able to get it all together, and this is located in a high traffic, high danger avenue so please, don't ask me how I manage to get such good quality in all of them.
I believe this set is on the front wall of a government building, iirc it is the Culture and tradition Administration Building, in Puebla.
Some of these pictures were taken in small towns where the art quality is not that amazing, but you see, the magic lies in the detail. A lot of these pieces hold an intrinsic relationship with the town's traditions or lore, and whenever you scroll past one, I will be there to point them for you, so please, keep an eye for any text, not just the pics themselves - which arguably speak for themselves but, you never know, perhaps you learn something.
The picture above was taken on a town called Tepoztlan, Morelos, a very famous magic town that is located between high mountains. This piece is right on the wall of a public school and the legend goes Tepoztlan is yours, take care of it!. If you watch closely you'll notice that some of the kids imprinted their hands on the walls.
Tepoztlan is famous for its UFO sightings, and because it is said that aliens arrived there hundreds of years ago to teach the locals the alien ways, which is why the town has an overall vibe of strangeness and magic.
The hotel Los Pajaritos. A Magic Mexican town is not the same if the private entities don't contribute to the folklore and the color of the place, which is why many local businesses have street art commissioned on their walls.
On this pic you can see how the aliens are envisioned in the Tepoztlan lore... do they remind you of something/someone? I know what comes to my mind when I see this particular piece.
Every magic town must have their own local tattoo shops, and they definitely contribute with their own street art pieces, both to attract customers with the art, and also to bring attention of mindless tourists that might fall for the first tattoo meme.
Even handcrafts shops do their part to make the town as colorful and magical as they can, even if their art is definitely not the best around.
Tepoztlan is not for sale is a legend you can see in many street art pieces, made in what is most likely privately owned walls by locals. Recently, there has been a terribly strong trend for foreigners to invest outside money to get a piece of the money cake Tepoztlan is, but the locals have fought back and organized a movement to stop the internationalization of Tepoztlan. Tourists can come, visit and leave their money, but that money will never go to foreigner's pockets.
Stop the Highway's expansion is another side of the same movement to stop Tepoztlan internationalization.
If Zapata lived, he would kick your ass: Zapata was a revolutionary man one hundred years ago, and he stood his ground wherever he had to. He is very popular among revolutionary mindset people and they use him as a bannerman to fight the man.
Damned be those that with their tongues praise the townspeople's traditions, but that with their actions betray them
Zapata didn't die, he became each and one of us
I can forgive the man who kills, but not the one that sells his land
History, Tradition, culture. This magic town has a huge Arabic influence. I know the reason, but I will talk about it in another post where I will talk about this Mexican town, pics and culture included.
What? Did you want more? Come on, wait for the next comp, perhaps it takes me two months to post it, but I believe it is worth the wait.
I hadn't posted one of these compilations in a while but if you feel like checking out my previous comps, here's a small table with all my previous explorations over the past 4 years and all the loot I gathered in them:
