#shineonstpete

"DEVI"

by Imagine

The meditative work of Nepali artist Sneha Shrestha, aka Imagine, "meshes the aesthetics of Sanskrit scriptures with graffiti influences." A passionate supporter of Asian art Imagine established Nepal's first Children's Art Museum, and at Harvard where she earned a Master's Degree she works as a program manager for the South Asia Institute. In St Pete, Florida in 2022 for the annual Shine Mural Festival Imagine dedicated this piece to her mother. Devi is her mother's middle name and also means goddess in Sanskrit. For this work Imagine stacked the names of her last three immigration forms, grateful to have inherited a share of the fierce energy of her mother that helped her get through the arduous process. 

LOCATION: 240 Dr MLK Jr St N, St Petersburg, FL 33705

"HARMONY" by Gleo

Whether working large or small Colombian artist Gleo "maintains a common language: color and shapes, elements that in turn create dialogue with the spaces built by the human imaginary." Gleo says "we all form one with nature" and her work searches for a universal language to describe the human experience. In 2021 she created this work for the @ShineOnStPete festival as a tribute to two people who's love and teaching have transformed her. Photos ©2024 Randall Cole

LOCATION: 2336 5th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

"HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS"

by IBOMS

"Did you know harmful algae blooms have tripled since 1984, closing beaches, causing people illnesses, and killing marine life?" In 2020, for year six of St Pete's Shine Mural Festival, @StPeteArtsAlliance partnered with  @PangeaSeed Foundation and produced a special Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans edition. For his contribution on the west wall of the Grand Central Brewhouse Jabari Reed-Diop, aka IBOMS, depicted the harmful impact of red tides in a way that also stays true to his artistic style.

LOCATION: 2340 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

"THE COMMUTER"

by Nicole Salgar

"This is a representation of the pathways we follow through transitions and transformations throughout our lives." Influenced by her Latin roots and passion for horror, sci-fi, and folk art, Miami-based Nicole Salgar says this piece is a portrayal of a gatekeeper to other dimensions and realities. "Ultimately" she says, "this mural is a culmination of the feminine spirit of all things being tied together through reality, nature, dreams, space, and time. A boundless energy which makes up the entire universe.“ Salgar says much of her work does not allow her artistic freedom, but appreciated that this 2021 work for the Shine Festival in St Pete gave her that complete license.

LOCATION: 615 23rd St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

SHINE ON ST PETE

by Tasko

Florida graffiti artist Tasko started writing around 2004 and credits his friend JISK for pushing him to keep elevating his work. Tasko adapts his freestyle work to fit all kinds of surfaces and St Pete Arts Alliance says "he enjoys finding ways to make the letters dance together and become part of the wall." Invited in 2022 to once again participate in the SHINE mural festival Tasko painted his largest wall yet  at 20th St and 5th Ave S, in St Pete's Warehouse Arts District.

LOCATION: 1960 5th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

"THE VOYAGE"

by Matt Kress

St. Petersburg based Matt Kress is best known for intricate fine art combining figures with complex layers of geometric designs. In 2018 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team sponsored Kress's first mural, painted for the St Pete Arts Alliance (SPAA) and the annual Shine on St Pete Mural Festival. SPAA reports that Kress's colorful pirate ship composition is sadly no longer visible.

LOCATION: 128 20th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

"FEELINGS"

by Reda3sb

"No matter the skin color, the country, the socioeconomic level, the feelings are universal, we all laugh, we cry, we get angry. etc. We are all the same." —Reda

In 2018, while participating in the Shine Mural Festival Spanish artist Belin introduced Mexican artist and designer Ricardo Delgado, aka Reda3sb, to the festival sponsor, St Petersburg Art Alliance. In 2021 Shine invited Reda, now based in nearby Gulfport, Florida, to add his own contribution to the walls of St Pete with this composition about the feelings we all have in common. 

LOCATION: 131 22nd St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712