Gerry Tonti

<div>When <em>Bloom</em> was dedicated, SoPghReporter.com wrote that the cherry tree represents Mount Washington with downtown Pittsburgh in the shadows. They state that this mural was part of Mt Washington’s efforts to become a greener, more eco–friendly community. They quote Greg Panza of the Mt Washington Community Development Corporation as saying the mural’s natural theme truly softened the hard surfaces of the built environment of our business district and serves as a tremendous enhancement to the entrance of Shiloh Street from Grandview Avenue.<br><br></div><div>Contrary to what you might think about the cherry tree–Washington connection being the reason they chose that particular design, Gerry Tonti explained in a Trib article by Rochelle Hentges that cherry trees were native to the area before the steel mills destroyed them. The community wanted to go green, had plans to plant real cherry trees, and wanted to get away from any kind of industrial theme.<br><br></div>

Bloom

Baron Batch

<div>Baron Batch's rendering of the iconic Boba Fett adjacent in the parking lot of Thick Bikes.</div>

Boba Fett

Lucas Stock

Doug Brunner

<div>Colorful mural on the outside of Oakland's Mad Mex.</div>

Colorful Mad Mex Mural

<div>Colorful 'park' along the Heritage Trail.&nbsp; Started by Baron Batch, this area has work by various artists.</div>

The Color Park

Jeremy Raymer

<div>One of two murals done by Jeremy Raymer on this street.</div>

Garage Bird Mural

Unknown

<div>Wheat paste up of Donald Trump as Pennywise the Clown</div>

"IT" 

<div>Massive Magneto Mural on the outside of AAA Scrap Iron &amp; Metal.</div>

Magneto Mural

Gerard Tonti

<div>This mural is a representation of the Holy Spirit. It’s located across the street from the main entrance to Duquesne University – a Catholic and Spiritan University. <em>Elevate</em> no doubt serves as a reminder of the principles of the university as well as an inspiration to students and faculty.</div>

Elevate

Shepard Fairey

Obey Propaganda Paste Up

Kyle Holbrook

<div>Large Pittsburgh Penguins and Autism themed mural on the side of Shale's Cafe.</div>

Penguins Autism Mural

dankitchener

<div>A beautiful, colorful, retro rendition of a rainy night traffic jam.&nbsp;</div>

Rainy Night Traffic

John Maurice Muldoon

<div>Large and colorful Pittsburgh themed mural on the side of a house along Forbes Avenue celebrating two hundred years of Pittsburgh history.</div>

Pittsburgh 200 Years Mural

Olga Brindar

Eddie Rawson

<div>One of two murals done in this neighborhood in 2013 that was sponsored by the <em>Green Team</em> of the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (OPDC), and executed by local youth with the leadership and guidance of the MLK Community Mural Project. According to the OPDC newsletter, the residents wanted a tranquil scene, and this design produced a very peaceful view. A snapshot of a day in a park. Perhaps Schenley Park?</div>

Park Scene Mural

Berry Breene

Micci

Gene B.

<div>Pittsburgh jazz history mural by Berry Breene, Micci H., Edward Rawson, and Gene B. in the Strip District. The mural depicts Pittsburgh Jazz greats such as Stanley William Turrentine, Ray Brown, George Benson, David Roy Eldridge, Errol Garner, Art Blakey, and Lena Horne.</div>

History of Jazz Mural

MLK Community Mural Project

<div>Huge MLK Community Mural Project mural.</div>

Miltenberger Street Parking Lot Mural

Most Wanted Fine Art

<div>Uptown beer mural by @mostwantedfineart.</div>

Uptown Beer Mural

<div>Sophia Loren mural on the back of Merante Bros. Italian Market.</div>

Sophia Loren

Thee Soviet

Curvazoid

<div>Dope mural on the side of Refresh PGH.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Refresh PGH Mural

Laura Jean Mclaughlin

<div>Community garden with 3D works by Laura Jean Mclaughlin.&nbsp; Stop by to see Octavia and Doris!</div>

The Octopus Garden

Matt Gondek

<div>Collaboration of Matt Gondek and Jeremy Raymer.&nbsp; Gondek is originally from Pittsburgh but moved to Los Angeles to expand his career.&nbsp; Raymer is busting out of the Steel City with tons of awesome work around the neighborhoods.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Hulk vs. Wolverine

<div>The late great Pittsburgh icon Roberto Clemente.&nbsp; Mural by Jeremy Raymer.</div>

Roberto Clemente Mural

<div>This is Street Art wheat paste up on a postal service drop box.</div>

This is Street Art

Mr. Revolt

<div>Mickey Mouse wheat paste up at the Overbrook T-station.&nbsp; "REVOLT"</div>

Mickey Revolt

Randy

<div>Randyland is a Pittsburgh must see.&nbsp; This isn't one piece of art, but a collection of all kinds of things created by Randy himself!</div>

Randyland

George Gist

<div>Large MLK mural with tons of color and detail.&nbsp; Lots to see around here!</div>

Martin Luther King Jr. Mural

<div>Shepard Fairey wheatpaste on the side of Beehive.</div>

Shepard Fairey Wheatpaste

<div>One of two Jeremy Raymer murals on this street.&nbsp; Completed in 2016.</div>

HR Giger inspired Gene Tierney Mural

Bob Freyer

<div>One of many Durtyart (Bob Freyer) pieces in Allentown.</div>

We All Can Change

Brian Holderman

<div>Huge mural on the side of a parking garage by Brian Holderman.&nbsp; This mural is meant to depict the busy, winding streets of Pittsburgh.</div>

Yesterday's Tomorrow

Brian Gonnella

Dustin Perri

Lizzie Solomon

Andy Matia

<div>One wall, four artists. Infinitely cool.</div>

Spirit PGH Walls

Grocery Kart Mural

Jackie Kresak

Fabric Of The Community

Matt Spahr

<div>Mural done for the Fox Way Mural Project.</div>

Matt Spahr Fox Way Mural Project Mural

Michael Walsh

<div>Mural done for the Fox Way Mural Project in South Side.&nbsp;</div>

Michael Walsh Fox Way Mural Project Mural

Than Htay Maung

Khet Mar

<div>Exiled writer Khet Mar and her husband Than Htay Maung created this mural. She was the third writer to be hosted by City of Asylum here in Pittsburgh. In Burma (now known as Myanmar) she was censored, arrested, and interrogated for pro-democracy activities.&nbsp; She was tortured for 10 days - trying to get her to identify other pro-democracy activists.&nbsp; She only gave up the names of friends that had already died.
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<br>Sentenced to 10 years in prison, she was put in with death row inmates and endured abusive treatment where the guards would kick her repeatedly.&nbsp; When she was released by the new general after serving one year, she was grateful.&nbsp; After leaving Burma and arriving here in Pittsburgh, Khet Mar had a dream, and that's what is depicted here.&nbsp; The mural was done by Than Htay Maung to interpret his wife's dream and blend the images of Burma and Pittsburgh.&nbsp; The Irrawaddy River meets the Allegheny River. Vultures become songbirds as the scene changes from tremendous suffering, fear, imprisonment and anxiety to a peaceful, idealistic vision of Pittsburgh.
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<br>We searched the internet for hours trying to find a translation of this poem with absolutely no luck.&nbsp; We finally emailed the City of Asylum and they sent us one, translated by Sao Aung Myint, which is copyrighted unfortunately, so we can't publish it here for you.&nbsp; I will tell you that it's the story of a dream full of images and feelings, including those of freedom and sanctuary found in the writer's new home of Pittsburgh.
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The Pittsburgh-Burma House

Star Shaped Flowers Mural

Yuri Von

Shane Pilster

Molly Dorrance

<div>Covering three walls along the side of Pennsylvania Macaroni Company (Penn Mac) in the Strip District, this mural is pretty straight forward. Depictions of the fresh fruits and vegetables and other foods sold inside. Commercial? Maybe, but not blatantly so. Taken on it’s own it just represents a bounty of good food. The name of the business isn’t on it, so we perceived it to be on par with Welcome to the Strip in the way that mural depicts the foods and things offered in the Strip District as a whole.</div>

Pennsylvania Macaroni Company Food Themed Mural

Judy Penzer

Jill Watson

<div>According to The Bulletin (A publication of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation) Judy Penzer never reveled what it was about, saying it's whatever you think it is. Even the title of the mural came from others. When Mz Penzer was told it was being referred to as The Bride on Penn Ave she made that the title.
&nbsp;The mural was commissioned in 1995 by the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation (BGC) and completed in 1996. In 2011 it was in need of restoration, but the original artist could not do the work. Sadly, she was killed in the crash of TWA800 along with Jill Watson (who had designed the mural). The BGC then hired local artist Ashley Hodder to take on the restoration work. She contacted a restoration expert and with an assistant, set about to clean and chemically treat the mural. The process would re-bond the molecules and let the original colors come through again. She then had to re-attach each small paint chip that was peeling away from the wall. After than she used an isolation coat in order to separate the original work of art from the portions that she would have to touch up where the paint had already flaked off. With the isolation coat in place her restoration work could be removed without affecting the original artwork.</div>

The Bride of Penn Ave

<div>Large bolted on rooster mural.</div>

Stay Woke Rooster

Tarish Pipkins

<div>Poet and hip–hop artist doesn’t seem nearly enough to describe Davu Ayomi based on the bio we found for him on the Toronto Urban Music Festival site. That said, we found very little information on line about him. This mural by Tarrish Pipkins tells us more about this poet than the internet did. Mr Pipkins’ website describes this mural simply as portrait and poem of my main man davu.
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<br>After we posted the above, Davu contacted us with the hint to google Davu Flint for more information. With that insight, we discovered that his talents go beyond poetry and include music, art, and acting.
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<br>A Pittsburgh native with a musical heritage, Davu Flint performs with his own ensemble and has several collections of music released. You can download Up the Down Staircase on line for free. In an interview with Confessions of a Curly Mind (COACM) regarding copyrights and music sharing Davu is quoted as saying please take my music wherever you can find it. spread the word. tell ya Moms. please.
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<br>His poetry can be found in the book Black Futurists Speak: An Anthology of New Black Writing.
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<br>He is involved in Hip Hop For Change, who’s philosophy is that Hip Hop stems from the roots of artistic, creative, and militant demands for justice and the acceptance of diversity in all its forms. Through this history, we must realize that our culture can be liberated with the voice of a community. They are against a lot of what the music industry pushes as mainstream hip hop. Instead of promoting violence, drugs, and hate, Hip Hop for Change asks artists to use hip hop as a tool and a positive cultural exchange in several ways. Their goals are admirable and their approach is refreshing.
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<br>These are just a sampling of the many artistic venues that Davu Flint uses to express his thoughts and feelings. He is also quoted in the interview with COACM with saying inspiration is where u (sic) find it. He seems to find it everywhere.</div>

Davu Ayomi

Monique Luck

Leslie Ansley

<div>Curt Getmann at the Sprout Fund and artist Leslie Ansley provided this explaination for Life in Motion, "This mural’s colorful and energetic design emerged after weeks of meeting with community groups, who felt it should express the diversity of Central Northside. The design reflects the diversity of the community through representation of different ages, races, and genders, as well as the vibrant restoration of the neighborhood and its people. Along with diversity, members of the Northside community wanted the mural to depict a popular community pastime known as stooping – the act of sitting on your stoop and visiting your neighbors as they pass by, which is a fundamental way of communicating and building neighborhood connections. The painting of this mural by Monique Luck and Leslie Ansley was part of a larger community effort to transform a vacant lot into a beautiful and functional gathering space with a garden, playground equipment, trees, art, and benches. Community members, Home Depot, Kaboom (a national nonprofit dedicated to playground construction) and the Sprout Fund created this park in just one day! Together, the mural and the park combine a comfortable gathering space with true aesthetic beauty."</div>

Life in Motion

<div>Vintage Coca-Cola ads on top of Uncle Sam's and Fuel and Fuddle.</div>

Vintage Coca-Cola Murals

Allison Watkins

Owen Venesky

<div>Large dinosaur themed mural on the side of Forbes Tobacco.</div>

Dinosaur Remains Mural

<div>Panther mural behind Cupka's Cafe II in South Side.</div>

Panther Mural

Anthony Purcell

Cheonae Kim

<div>On her website, Korean born artist Cheonae Kim says that her art deals with form created by horizontal and vertical lines overlaid on a grid system. The lines for me are symbolic of our daily experience, which consists of opposite elements. Horizontal lines signify the passive, vertical lines the active or living. These forms also refer to certain sounds or language. Repetition is an important element in my work. She goes on to explain Another overriding aspect in my work is the maze. In many ways for me the human mind or condition can be very much like a maze. When you go through a passage or open a door, another appears. The painting and the repetition are like the maze. There is ongoing visual repletion, the similarity of the optical effect to sound, the endless winding through mental corridors. In effect, through the simplest of means—a vertical and a horizontal line in endless combinations—I explore my interest in the human condition.<br><br></div><div>In 2011, local artist Anthony Purcell was hired to create a 20' x 40' mural replicating one of Cheonae Kim's paintings on the side of a building in the M. Berger Industrial Park. The painting was titled <em>Cadaques 2004</em>. Michael Berger happens to be a contemporary art expert and dealer and he wanted to give something back to the community. He chose to do this by adding a work of art to the city that can be seen from both sides of the Monongahela river.<br><br></div><div>Mr Purcell created the mural using large panels, spread out on the floor inside the huge building. He then had them lifted and attached to the top of the former Republic Steel Building next to the Heritage Trail on the Southside.<br><br></div>

Cadaques 2004

Ashley Hodder

<div>Up on Mt Washington, a few blocks back from the scenic overlooks, there was a fence covered in graffiti at a troublesome intersection. Ashley Hodder was commissioned to paint a mural on this fence with the guidelines of something bright, colorful, and with a garden theme. The objective was to draw people back toward this section of the neighborhood, and at the same time eliminate the blank canvas that kept attracting the unwanted graffiti.</div>

Flowers, Birds and Bees Mural

<div>Hedy Lamarr mural on the side of a wall along with many more works&nbsp; by Jeremy Raymer.</div>

Hedy Lamarr Mural

<div>Huge Joke mural on the outside of a house.&nbsp; Lots of work by Jeremy Raymer near this location.</div>

Joker House Mural

Joktan Faulk

<div>Long candy themed mural at the back of S &amp; S Candy &amp; Cigar Co.</div>

Candy Mural

<div>Elvis Presley mural on the outside of Graceland Automotive.&nbsp;</div>

Elvis Presley Automotive Garage Mural

<div>PBR and cats mural on the outside of Sonny's Tavern.</div>

Sonny's Tavern PBR Mural

<div>Greeting Pittsburgh, found downtown by John Maurice Muldoon and @mycoffeyshop.</div>

Greeting Pittsburgh

Hebru Brantley

<div>‘Stay Woke’ Flyboy by Hebru Brantley in Wilkinsburg. The Cultural Trust brought back Hebru Brantley after his “I wish I knew (how it felt to be free)” gallery at the August Wilson Center in 2016 to do this mural.</div>

Stay Woke Flyboy

Bordalo ll

<div>Huge piece on the outside of Construction Junction made out of recycled materials.</div>

Recycled Raccoon and Preying Mantis

<div>Another large Obey Propaganda paste up in South Side.&nbsp; This is on the side of 10th Street Tattoo.</div>

<div>Lunasea Salon and Spa's old space. The other side of this mural was destroyed in a fire.</div>

Lunasea Mural

Kelsey Montague

<div>Huge mural on the side of Diesel Lounge.</div>

What Lifts You

<div>Jeremy Raymer pays tribute to Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the world.</div>

Lina Cavalieri Mural

Mark Runco

<div>Huge mural in the Butler Street parking area.</div>

American Flag Mural

<div>50s and 60s musicians mural by Jeremy Raymer on the storefront of Johnny Angel's Ginchy Stuff and Museum.&nbsp; The mural depicts Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, Etta James, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, and Jimi Hendrix.</div>

50s and 60s Musicians Mural

<div>Large squid mural on the side of Robert Wholey &amp; Co Inc.</div><div><br><br></div>

Wholey's Squid Mural

SAUER

<div>Colorful abstract animals mural on the outside of Liberty Beer.&nbsp; Tagged SAUER 17.</div>

Liberty Beer Animals Mural

<div>Large lion mural on top of Savoy.</div>

Everything The Light Touches Is Yours

<div>Formerly elephants, Baron Batch painted over the four elephants with four butterflies.</div>

The Perfect Imperfections

<div>Huge elephant along the main drag in South Side.</div>

Re-Joyce

Eat The Day

<div>This mural used to be one large elephant.&nbsp; Baron Batch replaced the elephant with this large mural of bees on the side of Thai Me Up.</div>

Another Day In Paradise

Carolyn Kelly

<div>From the Sprout Fund, "Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill is a traditionally German neighborhood with colorful history. Artist Carolyn Kelly captured these historic elements in her 2009 Sprout Public Art mural, unifying them with a tree. Each painted leaf represents a different aspect of the area’s past, ranging from the Heinz Corporation, by which Troy Hill residents have often been employed, to St. Anthony’s Church, which contains the second largest collection of relics in the world–topped only by the Vatican. An incline that no longer stands in Troy Hill is commemorated, as is Pittsburgh’s famous Penn Brewery, known for its annual German Oktoberfest celebration. Kelly also depicted “Pig Hill”, or Troy Hill’s Rialto St., which was known for pigs being led to slaughter on Washington’s Landing. Kelly’s mural puts a more positive twist on this piece of Troy Hill’s past, showing the pigs instead escaping from the hill. In her painting process, Kelly allowed some of the signage that had existed on the wall prior the mural’s installation to remain as a design element that can be seen through the new composition. In this way, history wasn’t taken away but rather became a part of the mural: an idea wholly in tune with its greater theme."</div>

Troy Hill Loves Mural

S. Barton

T.C. Clayton

<div>Located on the outside of Center Avenue Slice. This was one of them. Another reminder of a great, local amusement park.</div>

Remembering West View Park

Atomic

L. Stock

T. Adoki

<div>Located on the outside of Iron City Bikes along Joncaire Street.</div>

Iron City Bike Shop Mural

Will Schlough

<div>Shoefitr mural by Will Schlough&nbsp;in South Oakland. Interesting fact, shoefitr was bought out by Amazon in 2015.</div>

Shoefitr Mural

S. Pilster

T. Clinton

M. Cocco

<div>In 2005, the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation came up with a long term plan for this community – the Oakland 2025 Master Plan. Part of it involved more public art, and this mural was one of the projects they’ve since sponsored in an effort toward meeting that goal.<br><br></div><div>Meetings were held for community input on what this mural should look like. It was to represent and celebrate the Oakland community, showing the neighborhood’s diversity and character. The residents got to say something about how that was going to be done. After the first meeting, sketches were done based on the initial ideas and at a follow–up public meeting the proposals were considered and the final design selected.<br><br></div><div>MLK Community Murals Project handled the artistic side of things, and Oakland youths were hired and trained to execute the design. We can readily identify many of the neighborhood landmarks – places and things that make Oakland unique.</div>

Artworks in Pittsburgh