#tucsonmurals

New mural by @DannyMartinArtadded to the Tucson Murals Database! tucsonazmurals.com/jackalope

Originally built in 1917 as a result of Tucson's campaign to promote itself as a health resort The Lewis Hotel has since been transformed into apartments, serving the changing needs of the city's downtown renaissance. In late 2016 Irish artist Fin DAC, living and working in London, marked the approaching centennial of the Lewis with this stunning painting of Dominican muse Vanesa Ortiz. Adapting the "art for art's sake" beliefs of the late 19th century aestheticists and Oscar Wilde's corollary "beauty for beauty's sake," the self-taught Fin DAC is a proponent of what he calls "Urban Aesthetics." Avoiding political and social statements, Fin DAC relies on diverse models, reflecting their beauty and as @wdwlls says, "capturing their free spirits."  @findac  @vanesacodes/

New mural by Serena Tang, Luxx Arteadded to the Tucson Murals Database! tucsonazmurals.com/tepary_beans

"I’m your basic American girl. This is what it looks like. Cowgirl boots and dreadlocks," To-Ree-Nee Wolf told dar-news.com. The Philadelphia-trained, Tucson-based artist / musician / actor says she is an American of African, Irish, Sephardic, Jewish, and Cherokee descent and knows firsthand what it's like to be viewed as "other." In 2016 To-Ree-Nee was given the opportunity to paint this E. Broadway mural in downtown Tucson for Tucson Mural Arts, a program partially funded by a grant from the Tohono O’odham Nation. Painted at the height of the protest over the Dakota Access Pipeline To-Ree-Nee's colorful wall is rich with the story of America's original "others."  

New mural by @JoePagac added to the Tucson Murals Database! tucsonazmurals.com/el_tour_monica

New mural by Nuestra Manera added to the Tucson Murals Database! tucsonazmurals.com/desert_mummy

New mural by Kati Astraeir added to the Tucson Murals Database! tucsonazmurals.com/solar_culture