“Moonwalk”. (See Marcel Marceau). Tepoztlán, Mexico. 2020
Corn is God. Tepoztlán. And the house gets painted for free.
“The history of France must be deconstructed.” Emmanuel Macron, President of France. Authentic. I wonder whether the President of a country is entitled to deconstruct. Shouldn’t he or she build or re-build the country? Or am I missing something? (The art is in Mexico city. Just reminded me of Macron)
Deconstructed bird. Mexico city.
Frankenstein deconstructed. Mexico city.
“Leave us alone”. Tepoztlan. Now some things do need to be “deconstructed”. Violence against women, for instance.
The rabbit said to the fox: “There’s something squirrely about that frog.” The fox said to the Rabbit: “You know Frogs.” (Tepoztlan, Mexico)
Chinelo dancer “under construction”. “Tepoz.”
Dragon Airways. Previously Goldfish Airways. They did a market research and changed the name. When you can’t change the product or the strategy, change the name. Works great for political parties too. (That wall is in… Cuernavaca, I believe, a hour away from the big city of Mexico)
Axolotl. (Water Monster in Nahuátl). An amphibian salamander unique to Mexico. (Shotgun shot on the highway.) (Deconstructed photography)
“Stop delinquency.” (Mexico) (And elsewhere)
Red eagle. Ocotepec, Mexico.
Hairdresser, Ahuehuetitla Street. Cuernavaca. Lovely lines. Only a dozen strokes, et voilà.
“Puzzled”. Cuernavaca. Mexico.
Graveyard under reconstruction, Cuernavaca.
Thank you for riding Equinoxio’s graveyard train. Stay safe.
Equinoxio 
A good mix of street art! It was good to listen to Creedence, too. I’ve not been a fan of deconstructionism since I was introduced to it/brow-beaten to accept it as a literary theory in grad school.
Do you did get stuck with it? I was fortunate to finish Grad school before the sh.. hit the fan. Derrida, Foucauld et al did what Picasso, Braque and Pollock did to art, i.e. destroy it. And it took 70 years to see art re-emerge (Street art?)
You can write the following equation:
‘Deconstruction’ minus ‘con’ = ‘Destruction’…
😉
Exactly. It was just the one lit seminar where it was really bad. I did pose the impertinent question: if your argument in this journal article is that all literature and its concomitant criticsim can be deconstructed into meaninglessness, why should I read your article? It’s meaningless.
Impertinent… My, my… We should have gone to grad school together, it would have been fun. (Some teachers feared the moment I raised my hand for a question… Eyes rolling, what’s he gonna come up with now?)
Yay!
Ha ha ha! I was also the one to ask impertinent questions in work meetings. (What are we supposed to be doing? Why are we here?)
LOL. “Why are we here?”. That is the best question I’ve ever heard.
Maybe that’s why I put up my own company. I called the meetings. As little as possible. 😉
That’ll teach ’em to give me an agenda with no verbs.
No verbs? No actions? Here’s one:
“The mutation of the relationship to time.” (Authentic)
Would that be “things changed”?
I think they have. Most certainly. Part of the Child King education… Never say no… People are so self-centered the world over now… leads to narcissism and hubris. What else is P*tin’s – unnamed – war on Ukraine but a huge show of Narcissism? With thousands of deaths.
And yet literature going back millenia is filled with cautionary tales about heroes done in by hubris.
Indeed. For the ancient Greeks it was a crime. It all has to do with Hannah Arendt’s analyisis that every human being has to reinvent the world from the day s/he is born. There lies the importance of education: “Hey. Don’t go that way. Been tried before. Ain’t working…” 😉
But another aspect, not mentioned by Arendt is that humans don’t really listen… 🤣
Right you are, sir!
Another great post. Interesting street art. Loved the red rooster. All very cool. 😉
Thanks Gigi.
Great photos and storytelling, Brian.
Gracias Rebe. 🙏🏻
Great pics as always. My son wanted one of those Axolotls (sp) when he was growing up. I got him a salamander and he was not at all fooled.
Did he? Amazing. My grandson must have a class on axolotls at least once a fortnight…
Salamander was the “totem” of King Francis the 1st of France in the early 1500’s.
Don’t look the same at all…
Yes, well, my son said the same thing but his words were meaner.
haha. Kids can be rough… Then they soften up… 🧒
Once again I realise I know nothing about Mexico. The languages, apart from Spanish of course, the symbols, the history, the stories. I really have to start reading. I love the murals. They seem to be a mixture of humor and seriousness, death never being far away. Would you consider the Mexicans a light hearted people? Somehow I think they are not. Tot ziens, Brian.
Lots of things to learn about Mexico.
You are right about humour. It is a culture that likes fun and parties. perhaps because they realize that Death is never far away. Now light hearted? yes and no. Tragedy is never very far, but I would they’re a resilient people… And fun and partying is a way to bounce back up.
Tot ziens Peter,
The pictures are awesome
Thank you. Credit goes to the artists. Me? I just click on the shutter… take care.
Your welcome.
Wonderful shots and the captions add to the creative splendor. As always, a treat to view your posts. The street art is impressive. 🙂
Shukriya ma’amji. 😉 This country has great street art. How about India? Any good stuff as far as street art is concerned?
Cheers.
I think you’ll be quite surprised by the talent you can find here. And art is a major part of this culture. Even transport vehicles like trucks are painted and decorated like a new bride. Fascinating…bahut khoob.
Oh, I wouldn’t be surprised. I’ve seen photos where colour is clearly a must. Do buses wear a large nose ring? 😉
Bahut khoob would be “very plenty”? (I’m gonna pick up on my Hundustani with you. Shukriya)
Haha! You must! 🙂
Attcha… (Apllies?)
Well said!
Making progress… Shukriya.
Great collection and song!
My favourite mural is Frankenstein. 😉
Haha! Why am I not surprised? (I loved the Frankenstein movies. Frankenstein’s bride in particular is a monument of kitsch…
Oh, one more thing, due to your “bad” influence, I downloaded a country tracker app. 38 countries. “15% of the world”. LOL. only 15%? Come on. 😉
Ha, ha, I’m glad a can lead someone astray! 😉
No way, you’ve been to more than 38.
It’s fun, they tell you: you have been to 15% of the world… Gimme a break.
38 is reasonable. I’m only counting countries where I lived or stayed a while. At least a few days. Not counting stop overs.
I can send you the name of the app… hehe.
Another fine collection
Thank you Derrick.
These murals are great: some creepy, some more relaxing, but all remarkable
Some are creepy, no doubt about that but it’s part of a variety.
All of them are lovely. Is that street art advertising a hairdressing salon? What does it say? It’s such a great concept.
Yes, it’s an ad by the door of a salon. I’ve seen many around. The owners of the salon seem to like a painted “enseigne”. What does it say… lemme see… haircuts, nails, dyes, facials, manicure pedicure, hairdo (no cutting)
So innovative.
Probably hire the niece or nephew who has a creative streak…
Possible.
Fabulous art and your commentary makes this a very special post! 💞
You’re only too kind as usual. You might have noted I like to “play” with words… (No poetry for me though…)
It’s a wonderful play on words. Kudos!
💕
A beautiful collection of murals, Brian.
Thank you Lavinia. Glad you liked the selection.
Very beautiful and inventive mural art. I would love to see them all in person.
Thank you Henry. I see you are into comics, more the American Way. I’m more into the Franco-Belgian school. But that’s all right. Just different art styles… Cheers.
I would join Liz and you at Grad School any time! In the afternoons we could hunt for street art … sigh
Let’s all go back to school. 🤣
Dreaming has never hurt anyone
Nope…
Tu parles de Picasso dans une de tes réponses . C ‘ est certain que certains de ces peintures murales font penser à Picasso .
Mais non seulement. J’ai admiré la richesse et la diversité de ces oeuvres . Merci de nous les faire connaître.
Amitié
Michel
Picasso a à la fois tout cassé et tout ouvert…
Mais pour moi le “prix street” est justement le renouveau de l’art…
Bonne semaine, Michel.
Amitiés,
Brieuc
Hello Peng Yu, are you doing well? I love the selections. They are vibrant and just pop right out screaming for attention!
Kam sia, Kally. Means something works… 😉
I still don’t know whether you are home already? Sometimes the best laid plans…
Yes, I am home in Singapore already. Still unpacking. So much to unpack!
Fantastic. Your family – and you and the babies – must be delighted. As for unpacking, you did live a while in KL, didn’t you?
Encore et toujours de belles photos !
Merci pour le voyage Brieuc
Avec plaisir Mélie. Penses-tu refaire une petite escapade à l´étranger pour les vacances?
Non, cette année, c’est la corse et une petite semaine sur le bord de l’océan.
Bon la Corse Y faut un passeport maintenant non?
L’océan est toujours un bon plan… Super.
Une pièce d’identité en cours de validité.
Ah oui. Y sont pas indépendants encore. 😉
Lots of cool art here, Brian! Thank you!!! 💞
Pleasure Resa. The themes – and colours – can be very different. 🤗
Works for me! xo
You are an expert in Street Art…
Thank you!
Wonderful selection and particularlyl love your captions.
The discussion between you and Liz was a hoot.
Toujours un plaisir faire un tour par chez vous!
Merci ma grande. Always a pleasure to have you around.
The discussion about de-con-struction? C’est encore mieux en Français. Si tu enlève de- et
-strucion de de-cons-struction, que reste-t’il? 😉
Mon plaisir, monsieur Brieuc! So glad you do 🙂
Ouin, pas mal mieux 😉 To each his/her own, as they say !
On est ben d’accord. 😉
😀
This post has me wondering if Street Art has always been so widespread? There is so much beauty with it, and I especially like the cultural aspect of the pieces you have there. Stunning. My favorite is the “Corn is God. Tepoztlán” ~ beautiful and I do like your thought process where the house gets painted for free 🙂 Not just a paint job, but something to admire every day going and coming back to home…that would be great. The most interesting of your photos, though, is the “Stop delinquency” photo ~ is it really aimed at street art? Or is it art itself?!? 🙂
It is a “recent” phenomenon. ten years maybe? Exploding in the past 5-6 years… A unique channel of communication. Not just a re-birth of art – in my opinion – but also telling us something new… Not sure what it is yet…
Stop delinquency… Not meant as art, but ends up as art. And the street becomes the new medium. Loosely thinking of MacLuhan… (Do I sound pompous?) 😉 (Pray tell if such is the case…)
Be good Dalo. Always a pleasure to chat with you…
Pray tell 🙂 I do think the streets have long been a medium for expression, but as you say just recently a wave of expression in the mode of street art is being universally loved and relatable. That is pretty cool ~ and you seem to have a knack at finding expressive pieces 🙂
It is a wave. Quite true… 👍🏻
Knack? Just luck. (Got a few nice pieces in the past few days as we took our friends around…)
Take care.
A fabulous collection, Brian. That third image is something I had forgotten entirely, an animated cartoon that was around in the 1990s called Beavis and Butthead. I can’t believe that it would appear on a wall in Mexico!
Hope all’s well with you?
You’re absolutely right. I knew I’d seen that before… It was popular here if I recall. All well thank you. 10 days away from flying to Paris… Very excited.
Ah, Paris, how fantastic. The weather has been especially good recently, I think it should hold for your trip Brian!
Fingers crossed. Are you planning to go to the UK this summer?
I have to admit you made my day exhibiting the mural of Beavis 😄 I used to love watching this show! Of course, I used to have to sneak and watch it before my mother entered my room lol…my fav mural in this photo!
I’m glad. I missed out on Beavis. But I like variety as you can see. Take care.