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¡Adelante San Antonio!

Category: Mural

"¡Adelante San Antonio!" by San Antonio artist team Dos Mestizx, Suzy González and Michael Menchaca, is a three part mural celebrating the rich history of San Antonio. Located in the customer service bay of the new ConRAC parking facility, it is a chronicle of the past 300 years highlighting a progression of aviation, architecture, culture and more. Dispersed among the imagery is a greeting that reads "¡Bienvenidos a San Antonio!" or "Welcome to San Antonio," as well as "¡Adelante San Antonio!" or "Let's Go San Antonio. As visitors and locals cross the sky bridge a three-dimensional rose window, "Ventana Rosada," greets them symbolizing the city and welcoming visitors and those returning home. "Ventana Rosada" takes influence from the quatrefoil pattern, a significant piece of Texas history, symbolic of peace and joy. A propeller is included signifying the importance of aviation and the history of flight. The exterior façade of the San Antonio International Airports new ConRAC facility features two large scale murals by the artist team on either side of the customer service bay. The two exterior murals represent a hybrid bird/airplane, which bring together the ideas of nature and culture and recognize the advances in aviation technology. The Golden Eagle is indigenous to the region and the Boeing 737 is a commonly used as a contemporary passenger plane. The left panel is comprised of greens and blues, representative of morning and day flights. The eagle's expression holds the excitement of adventure that comes with the ability of flight. the sunburst behind the eagle is emblematic of this moment. the left panel embodies the moment of departure. The right panel represents traveling by night, migration, and arriving home. The blues and purples are representative of moon-lit night flights. The flock returns home and speaks of the beauty of migration. Soaring above the earth, the eagles fly among the stars. The right panel embodies the moment of arrival.

American Odyssey

Category: Mosaic / Relief ; Mural

"American Odyssey"by Massachusetts based artist Stephan Knapp is one of thelargest glass glaze ceramic murals in the world. This is one of three pieces that were produced in Shigaraki, Japan, one of the historic ceramic villages in Japan. The artist wanted the murals to emphasize the exotic flowers located in the atrium.Many of the glazes for the murals were developed just for this project, and some of the lines and colors are the result of "the magic of the fire", where a controlled reaction took place to determine the final result. Each of the tile panels here is 8'9" tall and nearly 2' wide.

Arnold Park Playground (Toturf)

Category: Architectural Detailing ; Mural

"Arnold Park Playgorund" by San Antonio artist Katie Pell features colorfully designed play surface pads. pad 1 is a combination of blue, orange and green organic shapes, and Pad 2 is a yellow and blue butterfly. Each surface is made out of TotTurf, a recycled rubber.

Birth of a City

Category: Mural

"Birth of a City" by San Antonio artistAngel Rodríguez–Díaz is a large panoramic image of the city at night. The photo is a giclee print embellished with paint.

Cactus

Category: Mural

"Cactus," by Los Angeles based artist Christian Moeller is an expansive horizontal mural on the façade of the newly expanded Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Serving as an "architectural frieze," the mural depicts an endless field of native cacti along the upper section of the building's east façade. The frieze is 913 feet in length and 13 feet tall and is made of galvanized metal chain-link fencing dappled with over 100,000 white vinyl dots. The green background contrasts with the white vinyl dots to create a half-tone pattern that forms the image. The artist's inspiration came from his interest in plant-inspired motifs commonly used as decorative elements in architecture. As the "official plant of Texas," the Prickly Pear Cactus symbolizes the resilient and bountiful landscapes of the state, while serving as a reminder of how efficiently nature adapts to change.

Canopy

Category: Mural

"Canopy" by San Antonio artist Joey Fauerso is a public art project located on Fulton Avenue between Beacon Hill and Alta Vista at the Fulton Ave Railroad Underpass. The mural transforms the underpass into a cool grove of Cypress trees that can be found lining nearby San Pedro Springs. The mural uses a palate of greens and blues to depict the flora, fauna, and native South Texas birds populating a dense forest. The hand painted mural incorporates student observations from nearby Agnes Cotton Academy, taken from an artist lead nature observation workshop with the fourth and seventh grade classes. The design allows visitors to experience the mural through multiple viewings and invites viewers to literally ‘find’ themselves in the forest.

Confluence of Civilizations (O'Gorman)

Category: Historical ; Mosaic / Relief ; Mural

The Juan O'Gorman mosaic mural commissioned for the 1968 World's Fair, known as HemisFair, is located on the exterior façade of the Lila Cockrell Theater. The 130-foot long mural is titled "Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas" and it was one of three murals that still remain installed at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The mural illustrates the theme of HemisFair 68' and includes imagery such as Adam & Eve, European immigration to the United States and Mexico and indigenous cultures of the Mesoamerican civilization. It was created with about 500 panels equaling approximately 400,000 pieces of colored stones. The mural was renovated and repaired in 2022. O'Gorman was a muralist, painter, mosaic artist, professor and architect whose career was spent mostly in Mexico.

Confluence of Civilizations (Samuelson)

Category: Mural

Confluence: Flowing Together

Category: Mural

"Confluence: Flowing Together" by San Antonio artist Ansen Seale is comprised of four niches in the lobby of the Lila Cockrell Theater. Each of the four photo/sculptures is lit from behind using LED panels for long life, low power consumption and limited UV radiation. The images themselves are multilayered within the 2.1-inch depth of the acrylic, giving a 3-D sculptural effect. especially when the viewer is moving past the piece. The artwork is all about flow--the flow of water and the flow of time, and the confluences of people in this area over time.

Cuentos Grotto

Category: Mural

"Cuentos Grotto" by San Antonio artist David Zamora Casas is a colorful representation of maps and history.Cuentos means stories; referencing the story of San Antonio is the poem "The Voices of Yanaguana" incorporated into the mural.

Fall, Mesquite, Deer

Category: Mural

"Fall, Mesquite, Deer" by San Antonio artist Chris Montoya is a muralpaying tribute to the native plants and animals along with the seasonal migrations of the Coahuiltecan clans that populated this area for thousands of years. The artwork features a heard of orange silhouetted deer. Silhouettes of mesquite trees, nopal cacti, and birds are also featured. The background is comprised of reds and pink stripes evoking fall. The mural draws inspiration from mesquite, a vital resource for the Coahuiltecans. Mesquite was utilized for food, fuel, medicine and making various implements. "Fall, Mesquite, Deer"is part of the series "Four Seasons" located along Villamain Road at the Loop 410 these murals were created by four San Antonio artists and local nonprofit SMARTSA. To discover more information about "Four Seasons" please visit : https://www.smartsa.org/public-art">here.</a>"Four Seasons" is part of a series of murals for the World Heritage Mural Trail. This series is located in San Antonio's World Heritage Corridor and is a collaboration with the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture and the World Heritage Office.

Harmony en La Esquina

Category: Mural

"Harmony en la esquina" by El Paso artist GasparEnríquez is a large airbrushed portrayal of young men and women gathered en la esquina (on the corner) of their neighborhood.

Hill Country Water Cycles

Category: Architectural Detailing ; Mosaic / Relief ; Mural

"Hill Country Water Cycles" by San Antonio artist Oscar Alvarado is a tile mural depicting Crownridge Canyon area's natural history and themes of water. The murals include a wall mural and a floor mosaic mural.

Homage to Shigaraki

Category: Mosaic / Relief ; Mural

"Homage to Shigaraki "by Massachusetts based artist Stephan Knapp is one of thelargest glass glaze ceramic murals in the world. This is one of three pieces that were produced in Shigaraki, Japan, one of the historic ceramic villages in Japan. The artist wanted the murals to emphasize the exotic flowers located in the atrium.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;">Many of the glazes for the murals were developed just for this project, and some of the lines and colors are the result of "the magic of the fire", where a controlled reaction took place to determine the final result. Each of the tile panels here is 8'9" tall and nearly 2' wide

Illuminados

Category: Mural

"Illuminados" by El Paso based husband and wife artist team "Los Dos", Ramon and Christian Cardenas, is a mural located under the Hays Street Bridge. The artwork is inspired by the U.S.-Mexico border and the people who live there. It depicts a figure wearing a folkloric mask seated on a magic carpet "flying across borders." This public art project was commissioned by Public Art San Antonio and was supported in part by the 2012-2017 Bond Program and the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant Program.

Interwoven

Category: Mural

San Antonio artist Jennifer Khoshbin worked with the Center for Refugee Services to create Interwoven, a mural depicting five refugee and immigrant women who are an important part of our San Antonio community. These women, often working as seamstresses, are from all across the world and now reside in San Antonio. They have come from Afghanistan, Turkey, Honduras, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Haiti. The colorful portraits highlight the culture of each woman through her clothing style and patterns, while the new tree growth mirrors her new life in San Antonio. In addition to the mural, Khoshbin collaborated with a seamstresses to create a series of nylon flags featuring an expression of their culture through textile art. The intent of the project is to celebrate the different cultures that create the fabric of our city.

La Veladora of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Category: Mural

"La Veladora of Our Lady of Guadalupe" by San Antonio artist Jesse Treviño is a ceramic mural including a 3-dimensional votive candle, or veladora, with an eternal flame facing Guadalupe Street. The flame is intended to serve as a neighborhood beacon.

Lackland Terrace Skate Park

Category: Mural

"Lackland Terrace Skate Park," by San Antonio artist Katie Pell features a brightly colored Dia de Los Muertos design made from stained concrete.

Maverick Tile Mural

Category: Mosaic / Relief ; Mural

Maverick Tile Mural" by San Antonio based company Mexican Arts and Crafts depicts romantic images of village life in Mexico are set on a colorful tile mural crafted in the 1930’s. The company was owned and ran by Ethel Wilson Harris.

Motivated Community and Joyful Momentum

Category: Mural ; Painting

Motivated Community and Joyful Momentum are the City’s first collaboration with local arts nonprofit San Antonio Street Art Initiative. Led by local artist team Adriana Garcia, Manola Ramirez and Maria Ramirez, the project is the first painted murals with a sports and recreation theme in the City’s collection. Both murals were designed to relate to one another by showcasing a motivated community while also featuring native foliage. The whimsical artwork features a juxtaposition of two artistic styles—graphic design and portraiture. Motivated Community, the larger mural (22 feet tall by 90 feet wide) showcases images of real individuals who use the facilities engaging in various types of recreational activities enjoyed at the center and connecting park. The transforming athletic equipment becomes a type of sunset conveying the variety of activity in the area. This mural is joined by companion mural Joyful Momentum, located on the side of the building facing Zarzamora Street. Joyful Momentum features undulating colors accentuated with bright images of native foliage and is punctuated with a smiling boy swinging, inviting the passing public to join the fun!

Nani Falcone Skate Park Mural

Category: Mural

Inspired by the skate park’s layout, which includes a linear and structured center ramp, San Antonio Artist Katie Pell designed this brightly colored painted mural of a curvilinear two-headed snake that extends from one end of the park. To create this long mural (completed in 2011), Pell outlined the shapes for the design by hand using white chalk and following a rendering on an 8.5 x 11-inch paper sheet. The vibrant colors are a result colored concrete dye and acid stain. In 2021 the City of San Antonio's Department of Arts & Culture and Artpace San Antonio collaborated on a restoration of the mural to include cleaning, re-staining and application of a surface guard.

Neon Drive

Category: Mural

"Neon Drive" by Canary Islands based artist Iker Muro is a 300 foot-long mural on the northeast portion of the Nolan Street underpass retaining wall. The mural focuses on refracted light. The piece complements the existing mural project on the northwest section of the Nolan Street underpass, which was initiated in 2013 by Alex Rubio's mural project for San Anto Cultural Arts and the Blue Star Contemporary MOSAIC program. This public art project was commissioned by Public Art San Antonio and was supported in part by the 2012-2017 Bond Program and the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant Project.

Pioneers of the Sky, The Stinson School of Flying

Category: Mural

"Pioneers of the Sky, the Stinson School of Flying" led by San Antonio artist team Andy and Yvette Benavides of SMART, Joe De La Cruz, Chris Montoya, and Jose Comse celebrates the achievements of women in aviation. The mural features historic portraits of Katherine and Marjorie Stinson who opened the Stinson school of flying in 1915. The portraits are rendered with Art Deco flourishes that highlight the surrounding architectural elements and the era of early flight. Katherine and Marjorie were stunt and endurance pilots, educators, and trailblazers of early-aviation. The mural features the portraits of the sisters and historical aircraft to illustrate the gains made in aeronautics. The sisters represent continued and future accomplishments of women in aviation. The mural offers inspiration and pride to women entering the still-male-dominated field. The mural was made with community input, local arts nonprofit SMART, and John Tosh and Sebastian St. Cloud from the Texas Air Museum. Learn more about this collaboration here. "Pioneers of the Sky, the Stinson School of Flying is part of a series of murals for the World Heritage Mural Trail. This series is located in San Antonio's World Heritage Corridor and is a collaboration with the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture and the World Heritage Office.

Powder

Category: Mural

"Powder" by Portuguese artist Daniel Eime is a painted large-scale mural on the wall of a San Antonio Fire Department storage facility at the corner of Burnet and Cherry Streets near the Hays Street Bridge. Eime used his signature style that combines stenciling and photo-realist imagery to represent Texas, past and present. This public art project was commissioned by Public Art San Antonio and was supported by the 2012-2017 Bond Program and the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant Program.

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