Salt Lake City Street Art: A Showcase Of Creativity And Diversity
It has been a while since I’ve written anything about street art and murals. With that said, I decided I wanted to look at some of the street art Salt Lake City offers. Let’s look at some murals with help from Visit Utah.com and The Blocks SLC.com. Before we do that, let’s look at the history of street art first.
If you’re like me and many other people, you probably follow a street/urban art page or artist on social media. According to Google’s Arts and Culture page on street art, “no one really knows if street art happened deliberately or if it was a spontaneous occurrence, but it does seem it all started in Manhattan’s Washington Heights section and by the early 80’s Graffiti was being labeled as Urban Art”. And according to Discover Goldmark, a gallery located in England, “urban art is as old as the streets themselves”. “Graffiti has been found on the walls, marketplaces, and other areas of Rome, Egypt, and Greece”. It seems that if the materials and time have been available, humans have desired to express themselves through art.
Now, let’s look at some of the street art Salt Lake City has to offer.
Ave Maria: By El Mac & Retna and located at 156 East 200 South
Este Barrio No Se Vende: By Jessica Sabolgal and located at 708 West North Temple
Legends of Rock: By Gina Ribaday and located at 162 South 400 West in the Gateway Center
SLC Pepper: By Jann Haworth and located at 250 South 400 West
Utah Jazz Mural: By Karabo Poppy Moletsane and located at 173 West Broadway
Utah!: By Evan Jed and located outside music venue Kilby Court
Utah Jazz Anniversary Mural: By Trent Call and located at Main Street and 100 South
Campos Coffee Mural: By Benjamin Weimeyer and located at 228 South Edison Street
You can check out the street art of Cedar City, St. George, and Vernal at the links below.
https://b921hits.com/5-street-art-locations-in-st-george/
https://b921hits.com/street-art-tour-of-vernal/
https://b921hits.com/7-street-art-locations-in-cedar-city/