Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Wednesday Wishlist: More Public Art

A few weeks ago I was in Vancouver and was surprised at the amount of public art around the city. Below is one example that I really loved. This piece turns a bland, windowless side of a building into an attraction that tells a story about the the building itself. There are so many walls throughout San Jose that could use something like this.

I love all the murals going up in San Jose right now, especially Japantown. Let's take it to the next level and aim for something at the scale shown below!

P.S. Notice the green rooftop. Despite having much worse weather than San Jose, almost every high-rise had trees, shrubs, and patios on the roof.


5 comments:

  1. Agree. We don't have a historic district with classic style so we should gather the cities best artists and get more public art like you showed above.

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  2. So much opportunity on the boring white canvas at the corner of San Carlos and 3rd

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  4. Great new mural in process in Willow Glen where the black sheep is about to open
    https://www.facebook.com/willowglencharm/posts/10156228172295657

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