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Painting by Elizabeth Schroeder in Frisco, TX City Hall

John — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:42:38 +0000

My Mom and I recently visited the Frisco, TX City Hall, because she said they had a lot of art on display. A lot of it was the cheesy folksy stuff that one might expect in a medium-size city’s City Hall, with a smattering of interesting photography and well-executed paintings here and there.

This piece by Elizabeth Schroeder (1956-2008) caught my attention.

Chicago photos

John — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:42:42 +0000

I went to Chicago a couple weekends back. Here are some photos I took with my phone, mostly in the aquarium:

PERU ANA — ANA PERU painting in lower east side

John — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:32:25 +0000

Another PERU ANA – ANA PERU spotting. This time an elaborate pre-made painting affixed to a street sign in the lower east side, directly outside of Pianos if I remember correctly.

PERU ANA – ANA PERU chair

John — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:48:39 +0000

I’ve seen the tag “PERU ANA – ANA PERU” around my neighborhood quite a bit. The other night, I found this right around the corner from my apartment.

An extreme case of the value/effort/ephemerality balance of street art — a really fun, unique, and perhaps powerful presentation, but of course it will only last until the garbage is picked up the next day.