Monday, August 12, 2013

Downtown mural


I found this mural on the back of a downtown nightclub called The Crescent Ballroom.  I'm not sure I understand the message but to me it looks like it might extolling the virtue of not drinking.  Seems an odd message for a nightclub but, who knows.
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  1. ThérèseAugust 12, 2013 at 2:38 AM

    Nowadays it would be "driving and drinking don't mix"
    Such a great find.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 12, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Fantastic! The brickwork gives it a jigsaw like effect!

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  3. KateAugust 12, 2013 at 5:00 AM

    Very unusual! Looks to be in good shape so it couldn't be too old. I think I'll try to google the artist's name and see what I find.

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  4. KateAugust 12, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    If Tucson muralist Joe Pagac is the one I found on Google, he is a fascinating guy. I think I'll ask the Tucson Daily Photo blogger if she knows of him. Check it out, Sharon, and I'd definitely look for more murals by him. Looks like he's becoming very well-known.

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  5. LowellAugust 12, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    Don't drink & ride? Very interesting. The skeleton figures are very much the same as Karl posted recently on his Bolzano Daily Photo blog (Bolzano, Italy) and they have some special meaning there. It certainly is a strange mural for Prescott, me thinks.

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  6. Iris FlaviaAugust 12, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    Weird! But great work!

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  7. LowellAugust 12, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Hi Sharon. I just checked Bolzano and Karl's also got a horse and the death guy. I'm sorry about my previous comment, but you know all about these 'cause I know you comment on that blog!

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  8. JudyAugust 12, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    I'm not sure what it means either but it is a well done mural. I guess if you ride drunk you might fall off and hit your head but if you could manage to stay on, the good horse would get you home.

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  9. JackAugust 12, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    I love the horse. If I can't figure out what it means in two seconds, I'm on to the next thing to think about.

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  10. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comAugust 12, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    Maybe it means don't drink and ride a horse in Monument Valley.

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  11. CatalystAugust 12, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    A very well done but puzzling mural.

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  12. KarlAugust 12, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Haaa, I like this mural!
    We have very similar posts in recent times... :)

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  13. Mary Helen-Art Saves LivesAugust 12, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    I love public art murals with a sense of twang!!! Love this! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 12, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    It's not a bad message :) This one's got us all puzzled Sharon :))

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  15. RedPatAugust 12, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    Cool horse! Meaning? ;-)

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  16. hamiltonAugust 12, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    I feel a little bad for that poor riderless horse...

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  17. RandyAugust 12, 2013 at 7:00 PM

    Now that's fun.

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  18. UnknownAugust 13, 2013 at 3:59 AM

    It looks very Mexican to me. Really cool.

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  19. GringoAugust 13, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    Whatever the message, it's an interesting piece....and a nice shot!

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  20. Oakland Daily PhotoAugust 13, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    I don't get it either but I like it. Especially nice is the texture of the bricks. Come by this week's Monday Mural to see more mural art.

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