NEIGHBORHOOD MURALS (#5 in a series)

This mural, called ‘The Carnaval’, 

has been gracing the wall on Frank Norris Alley between Bush and Pine since January 2013. Painted by Bolinas artist Mike Shine, this mural

   “…explore[s] the metaphor of a childhood deal with the devil, recalled only through driftwood artifacts that he collects on the beach… Mike gathers this driftwood and slowly pieces together a dark memory….[and] suspects that the clown-devil of his childhood might be waiting to collect on an ancient pact….Mike unfolds the memory of an event that may have foretold his adult life.”

From http://www.artandarchitecture-sf.com/tag/mike-shine

That might explain this message:

and the one above:

It's an arresting work that I always enjoy seeing.

Mike Shine also painted the south wall of the O’Farrell Street Theater as well:

For more information about that particular project, click here:  http://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-new-ofarrell-theater-mural.html

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 9/12/14