Portland Street Art by https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk Have you seen a mural in Portland that you were really inspired by? Post it and tell us a little about the meaning, artist and purpose. en-us 2021-11-03 15:21:20 UTC 2023-09-04 09:59:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Sarafina sstoltz6494 https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1873352901 This mural was made by Rodolfo Serna with the help of Latoya Lovely, Alex Chiu, Kyra Watkins, Adia Gibbs, Emmanuel Dempsey, and Kimberly Moreland. Micro Enterprise  Services of Oregon (MESO) funded the mural. The mural honors Black-owned businesses and innovators in the community. ]]> 2021-11-07 20:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1873352901 Hargrave ahargrav https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1873931980 Artist Campo Graphic created the mural, 
which honors the country’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman.  Gorman read her poem, "The Hill we Climb," at Joe Bidens, Inauguration ceremony.
Campo Raised money to fund the mural and worked with another artist Named Aisha Keita to paint the entire building.]]> 2021-11-08 03:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1873931980 Zaryah https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875694354 Woodstock Mural is a mural designed by artist Mike Lawrence, painted on the west side of the New Seasons Market store in the Woodstock neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. The painting has three sections, each representing a theme: commerce, education, and the outdoors. It depicts figures adorned with symbolism related to characters in Greek mythology, including Hermes, Athena, and Demeter, along with local businesses and local landmarks such as the neighborhood farmers' market, Grand Central Bakery, Portland Fish Market, Woodstock Park, and the Woodstock Library.]]> 2021-11-08 16:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875694354 “Soul” https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875704246 Each August, Forest For the Trees hosts a weeklong event that brings close to two dozen artists to the city to work on murals. Since the organization's founding, it has sponsored the creation of 75 murals in Portland.

When Forest For the Trees first started, Hamilton walked along Southeast Stark Street, which is close to where he lives, asking permission of building owners to paint murals. Now, he says, there is a "market demand" from business owners and neighborhood associations to have murals painted.

"It activates an area that was maybe neglected before," Hamilton says. "It just draws more attention."

For emerging artists, murals have become a way of expanding their repertoire and building their portfolios

]]> 2021-11-08 16:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875704246 Karishma https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875709189 The artist who designed this painting is named James Jean, I’ve been following him for a while and only recently found out that this was his work. He thought of representing thunder eggs as a sort of statement of Oregon and used the other more organic shapes to represent things like growth and adaptability ]]> 2021-11-08 16:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875709189 Jaylan https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875739596 Woman Making History In Portland
Artist: Robin Corbo
This mural was painted in 2007. The mural honors amazing women who’ve influenced or are currently influencing the city. The mural is 18-foot by 60-foot.]]> 2021-11-08 17:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875739596 https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875751739 I was walking around North Portland and came across this beautiful street mural. I'm not sure who the artist is but I would like to find out more about the artist and who they are. This street art reminds me of the history of the land and how it was stolen from Indigenous people. The person in the photo looks sad but is still standing strong in their power. To me this street art is a reminder to honor the animals, environment and the people who where here before the land was colonized. - Lyra]]> 2021-11-08 17:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875751739 Abby https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875769245 this is the “Goddess of roses” mural by Voxx Romana. Located on the side of Green front at 68th & Glisan. She uses stencils to create her art and i like how she incorporated the flower of life in the background. it took 40 hours to complete. her purpose for this was to inspire renewal and regeneration. ]]> 2021-11-08 17:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahargrav/ii30tg25ga7demuk/wish/1875769245