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CHS Pics | New murals, old murals, Capitol Hill murals

The second phase of the HIV30 project on the light rail big red construction wall is in place. Here’s a look at that new work and a two more larger-than-life artworks from the Hill — one old, gone, the other new.

First, TheSeattleLesbian has coverage of the installation of the next phase of the Broadway HIV30 project:

The HIV30: Take Action Seattle group posted the new Phase 2 banner in Capitol Hill on Broadway this past Friday, September 23, 2011.


 

(Image: TheSeattleLesbian)

Another new feature on a Capitol Hill wall is this haunting work outside Cafe Arabica on Denny just off E Olive Way.

 


Untitled, originally uploaded by pnwbot.

And, finally, here’s a fun look at a mural past from 19th Ave. The old ice cream plant made way for this new development under construction on 19th Ave at Madison.


the cow mural, originally uploaded by yelahneb.

From yelahneb:

Photos of the old Fratelli’s Ice Cream building that used to stand at 1818 East Madison Street (corner of 19th Madison). I took these shots years ago, but only just this weekend managed to put them together in the way I’d originally envisioned.

The mural, painted in 1987, is the work of Gerald “Chip” Morse, one of three brothers – the other two owned and ran Fratelli’s. He also made postcards of places in Seattle, and signed his work “M. Gerald” (apparently because he liked the way it sounded with “Emerald City”).

He borrowed from many styles for the mural: Pointillism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Impressionism, Cubism, de Stilj – there’s even a nod to the artists of prehistory, specifically to the cave paintings of Lascaux, France.

The building had been abandoned for some time when we moved here in 2005, surrounded by a chain-link fence and only accessible when Christmas trees were being sold in the parking lot. Many of the cows were hiding behind the overgrown hedges, obscured from view unless you maneuvered your way between the foliage and wall. A few others were gone completely by the time of my documentation – painted over by the city after getting tagged by graffiti artists.

The building was finally demolished in 2008; the site sat empty until 2011, when work began on some apartment buildings.

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George
12 years ago

In a city that talks so much about art, and has dozens of major funded art groups, so why was no move made to preserve this mural?

Makes you wonder what is the focus of all the “art” talk, money and time. Has the feel of the red wall debacle, lots of talk, little art years later.

umvue
12 years ago

Why? Perhaps there was a move to preserve this mural. Perhaps the movers discovered the mural was integral to the wall of a condemned building. Perhaps there is more art in the empty space.

chb
chb
12 years ago

i believe the work outside Cafe Arabica was by ‘no touching ground’.

George
12 years ago

…well …perhaps to all questions in life …it seems to me the art communities are asleep on such issues as preserving community art.

Perhaps. Loved the cows, remember them well. Yes, I miss the cows when I go out Madison.

Now, too dreary, perhaps.

jeanineanderson
jeanineanderson
12 years ago

It is indeed by NTG.
Here’s a story about this project on Wooster Collective.
http://www.woostercollective.com/2011/09/catch_release.html

His first public event related to the project was an art show at Pun(c)tuation last November.


Jenny
12 years ago

“13 Fingers” has a new mural outside of Bills Off Broadway on Pine. I really dig his style, very imaginative.
I wish people would stop defacing it.

jseattle
jseattle
12 years ago

Thanks for mentioning! I’m sad I didn’t think to add. Out of town but will make sure to feature soon.