Mid-November 2023

Introduction

Calle Cerra in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan is known for its wide range of street art. In this post, I’ll share some of the new art and recall some of the art that’s been painted over. I’ll acknowledge the artists whenever I can.

Danae Brissonnet

I’ve written about this French-Canadian artist before (click here to see an earlier post). She was responsible for this.

This has been painted over, replaced by this.

This is minimally edited. The signature on the upper right (@guillemfontart) identifies the artist as Guillem Font, from Barcelona/Mexico. Google the name – you’ll see interesting work.

While the mural above by Danae Brissonnet is gone, she has a new mural down the street a bit.

This is on the side of a 15 story or so building. Note it contains the same colorful palette and fantastical images as her earlier work. Google her name to see more of her murals.

Other New Works

I’m not sure who the artist is for this one. It replaced one of my earlier favorites.

The imposing raptor on the first story wall of the same building was replaced by the more abstract creation below.

The work is signed by @sofiamaldo. I was unable, in a quick search, to find out much about her.

The new mural below replaced on of my favorites.

I cannot decipher the signature on this one. I have not yet had time to edit this too much. When I do, I’ll remove the wires and objects on the wall. It will be a good project for a rainy day.

This mural replaced the enigmatic one below. This image has been extensively edited.

Thoughts

I don’t know how these murals are commissioned and who decides which artist will be assigned what space.

And I have more. I’ll put together another post soon.

And it is not just walls that are painted. Here is a three story building. Graziani, a restaurant, occupies the first floor.

Notes and Sources

The images are mine. I capture them with a point and shoot digital camera and edit them with Adobe Lightroom and/or Photoshop.