Street Art Weekly: SF's Double Barrel Graffiti, El Salvador's Mural Festival, and Glasgow's Pillars Erased by Batman
This week's BSA street art update highlights three unique stories. In San Francisco, a striking vertical double barrel Taiwanese graffiti piece on a skyscraper has elicited mixed feelings from locals; while some admire its artistic lettering, others are weary of unauthorized tags. Dogwalker Natalie Price remarked in the San Francisco Standard about the creativity involved in the lettering. Meanwhile, in El Salvador, the PigmenTrip Muralism Festival, initiated by Isaac Sosa, has been revitalizing walls for eight years amid ongoing debates over President Nayib Bukele's gang crackdown since 2022. Sosa shared with Barron's that art serves as a 'magical tool' for 'social transformation,' with residents noting increased safety due to the murals. In Glasgow, the 'Art Under the Bridge' exhibit, showcasing 23 painted pillars by various artists beneath Kingsbridge, was unexpectedly covered to advertise a new Batman film, with the Scottish media neglecting to acknowledge the artists, including Phill Blake and Mr Cenz. The weekly interview features works by Cern, Dan Bunn, and others, accompanied by photos from Jaime Rojo.
Key facts
- San Francisco: new vertical double barrel Taiwanese graffiti on a high-rise sparks mixed reactions.
- Natalie Price, a dogwalker, commented in the San Francisco Standard on the stylized letters.
- El Salvador: PigmenTrip Muralism Festival has been active for 8 years.
- Festival founder Isaac Sosa calls art a 'magical tool' for 'social transformation' in Barron's.
- Controversies surround President Nayib Bukele's gang war since 2022.
- Glasgow: 'Art Under the Bridge' installation with 23 painted pillars under Kingsbridge was painted over for a Batman movie.
- The Scottish press did not credit the artists whose work was painted over.
- Artists of the Glasgow installation include Phill Blake, Mr Cenz, Conzo Throb, Mikhaela Martin, Vernis, Molly Hankinson, Erin Bradley Scott, Robert Cook, Good Night Vienna, Wee Thistles, Frodrik, Emsky, Ikul, Keiti Forbes, Gillian Law, Christian Kerr, Kitsa, Nitram Joke, and Aroe.
- Weekly interview features works by Cern, Dan Bunn, Delphinoto, Homsick, IMK, Jaek El Diablo, Ratch, ROMAK, Sinclair, and San Francis of Assisi.
- Photos by Jaime Rojo.
Entities
Artists
- Natalie Price
- Isaac Sosa
- Phill Blake
- Mr Cenz
- Conzo Throb
- Mikhaela Martin
- Vernis
- Molly Hankinson
- Erin Bradley Scott
- Robert Cook
- Good Night Vienna
- Wee Thistles
- Frodrik
- Emsky
- Ikul
- Keiti Forbes
- Gillian Law
- Christian Kerr
- Kitsa
- Nitram Joke
- Aroe
- Cern
- Dan Bunn
- Delphinoto
- Homsick
- IMK
- Jaek El Diablo
- Ratch
- ROMAK
- Sinclair
- San Francis of Assisi
- Jaime Rojo
- Polo Bear
- Chris Haven
Institutions
- San Francisco Standard
- PigmenTrip Muralism Festival
- Barron's
- The Bushwick Collective
- Brooklyn Street Art
Locations
- San Francisco
- United States
- El Salvador
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Kingsbridge
- Jones Beach
- New York