field guide to autin's two-dimensional street art

a fi eld guide to

Austin’s two-dimensional

marie dort

TAGGING AUSTIN

street art

Bob Dylan

MURALS

Backside

Mellow Mushroom

Bob Marley

The Drag Murals

Le Bonheur de Vivre

Austintatious

Austintatious 2

Challenger

Jerimiah the Innocent

Complete Clothing

Tequila Mockingbird

Live Music Capital

Palooka Town!

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Union Pacific Railroad

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BOB DYLAN

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26TH &

GU

AD

ALU

PEartist

Federico Archuleta, “El Federico,” 2003

location

Front side of Hole in the Wall

lifespan

Permanent

about

El Federico’s Bob Dylan was created using stencils

a nd freehand s pray p aint t echniques. H e h as

created many notable music portraits around

Austin. His desire to put art on the streets and

bars is to help break the mindset held by most

people that art is only found in museums.

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BACKSIDE

7

26TH &

SAN

AN

TON

IO

artist

Unknown

location

Backside of Hole in the Wall: Improv Theater

lifespan

Temporary

about

Not much is known about this graffi ti piece,

other than it adornes the backside of Hole

in the Wall.

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MELLOW MUSHROOM

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25TH &

GU

AD

ALU

PE

artist

Unknown

location

Parking lot side of Mellow Mushroom

lifespan

Temporary

about

Nothing is known about the sleeping cartoon cat

except that this mural has existed for

approximately two years.

10

BOB MARLEY

11

25TH &

GU

AD

ALU

PEartist

Jules Muck, December 2011/January 2012

location

Parking lot side of Mellow Mushroom

lifespan

Temporary

about

Muck painted a series of “Bob Marleys” around

the city of Austin. She claims her reasoning for

painting him so much is that, “There can never be

too much Bob Marley in this world.”

12

DRAG MURALS

artist

“El Federico,” 2003

location

Old Tower Records/Varsity Theater Building

lifespan

Permanent, frequently updated

about

El Federico recently (2012) retouched his stenciled

portraits of Johnny Cash, The Clash, ZZ Top, Buddy

Holly, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and

Janis Joplin after the building was renovated and new

business added. He updated the portraits with

different colors from their originals.

13

24TH &

GU

AD

ALU

PE

14

LE BONHEUR DE VIVRE

artist

Doug Jaques, 1998

location

Side wall of Wells Fargo building

lifespan

Permanent

about

Le Bonheur de Vivre was executed by Doug Jacques and his

students at ACC in 1998. Jacques’ piece is a very colorful,

slightly surreal viewing experience for all who pass by. With

depictions of fl oating coffee cups and pigs playing the violin

among its fanciful imagery, it has infi ltrated the subconscious

sleep of the student body.

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25TH &

GU

AD

ALU

PE

16

AUSTINTATIOUS

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23RD &

GU

AD

ALU

PEartist

Kerry Awn, Tommy B. and

Rick Turner, 1974

location

Renaissance Market

lifespan

Temporary

about

Noted for its psychedelic appearance, the

mural is a celebration of the street life up

and down the Drag in the early Seventies,

displaying local shops and colorful

characters as well as historic personalities

such as Stephen F. Austin, the town’s

venerable namesake, shown with a violet

colored crown atop his head to represent

the violet sunsets that prompted the

writer O. Henry to christen Austin the “city

of the Violet Crown.”

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AUSTINTATIOUS 2

19

23RD &

GU

AD

ALU

PEartist

Kerry Awn, Tommy B. and Rick Turner, 2003

location

The Renaissance Market, on the side of Jamba Juice

lifespan

Permanent

about

Completed by the same three Austintatious artists,

the state of Texas panel partners the Austintatious

mural across the sidewalk at the Renaissance Market.

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CHALLENGER

21

22ND

& G

UA

DA

LUPE

artist

FAILE

location

Across the Wooten dorm building

lifespan

Permanent

about

Created by the Brooklyn-based artist

collaboration between Patrick McNeil and

Patrick Miller who are known for the

wheatpasteing murals, like Challenger.

This piece was created in tribute for

the 1986 Challenger Space shuttle.

22

JERIMIAH THE INNOCENT

artist

Daniel Johnston, 1993

location

OId Sound Exchange building;

side of Thai Spice

lifespan

Permanent

about

Muscian, Daniel Johnston, painted the mural

in 1993 and it has withstood many building

renovations. Many controversies have

surrounding the keeping of the Frog Mural.

There is even an iPad app that features the frog

as well as Daniel Johnston’s music.

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21ST & G

UA

DA

LUPE

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COMPLETE CLOTHING

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MLK

& G

UA

DA

LUPE

artist

“Click Clack,” March 14, 2012

location

Side of Complete Clothing Company

lifespan

Permanent

about

Complete Clothing is a multifaceted store that

offers the latest trends in street wear apparel,

shoes, accessories, and designer toys. The

mural painted is the company’s logo.

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TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD

27

16TH &

GU

AD

ALU

PE

artist

Kent Johnson, 1990

location

Tequila Mockingbird Building

lifespan

Permanent

about

Tequila Mockingbird is a music house in Austin. The

back of their building is this mural of a mockingbird

stealing the music. Mockingbirds imitate other birds

and can attack other critters.

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LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL

artist

Unknown, 2009

location

Side of Complete Clothing Company

lifespan

Permanent

29

6TH &

SAN

JAC

INTO

about

On 6th street near San Jacinto, this mural seemingly

popped out of nowhere one day in 2009. It covers up the site

of the burned down Black Cat Lounge. Austin music legends

featured in the mural include: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie

Nelson, Janis Joplin, Townes Van Zandt, and Roky Erickson.

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PALOOKA TOWN!

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4TH &

CO

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AD

Oartist

Josh Row, January 2012

location

Side of Frank’s Hotdogs

lifespan

Temporary

about

Part of Frank’s initiative to promote public art by

featuring different artists every month. Josh Row is a

graphic designer and illustrator living in Austin, TX.

He is the Art Director and part owner of No-Comply

Skate Shop in Austin.

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BREATHE

artist

Unknown, 2010/2011

location

Union Pacifi c Bridge over Lady Bird Lake,

seen from Pfl uger Pedestrian Bridge

lifespan

Temporary

about

Focus one point and breathe is a graffi ti piece that adornes

the bridge over Lake Austin.

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