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Russell uses
the money he earns on Vayable to create and maintain murals at a community art space.
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San Francisco, California
AVAILABILITY:
Flexible, daytime hours preferred. I usually need to speak with you a day or two in advance to work out a time that is good for both of us.
DURATION:
3 hours long
PEOPLE:
for 1 - 5 menschen
TAGS:
Art & Culture, Off the Beaten Path, Urban, Politics & Activism, Social Good, history, street art, Walking
Incredible art, hidden in plain sight!
Mmm, free public "art". Whether you see street art and graffiti as art or vandalism, San Francisco walks a fine line between the legal, quasi-legal, and illegal. The heart of the City by the Bay beats in the colorful Mission District, where alleys, parks, and other spots hold amazing murals and legal art. Then there's the art that surrounds these works in a quasi-legal state. There are also the illegal walls that become colorful, go away with the "buff", and then come back again.
Where can you start to see all this amazing art? Where are the Banksy pieces that went up over a year ago? Where are the Eine words that just got painted? Where else can a tourist go to see more pieces, posters, stickers, and stencils?
Fortunately, I have been wandering the San Francisco streets for almost 15 years and know the answers to all these questions! I'll even steer you towards more places to find street art, including the galleries that bring folks like Blek, Above, etc. inside where the walls get locked up at night!
Come along and see living art on exterior walls with a book author, photographer, and artist who has stories, tales, and answers for the most curious questions.
Für For anyone who's curious about the phenomenon of street art!
Im Preis enthalten:
A tour through alleys, parks, streets, and lots of San Francisco. Expert explanations, stories, and background for most of the art that constantly changes on the streets. Expert advice on where to continue to see more of this similar art (if our route does not cover certain parts of the City).
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A Wealth of Knowledge
As Russell guided us along the main thorough fares and the back alleys of the Mission, I got to experience, for the first time, an amazing street art "underworld" that I'd walked past so many times, but never stopped to really notice -- or in many cases, appreciate. Throughout the tour, Russell was a wealth of knowledge and anecdotes. We got to hear insider stories of the greats like Banksy, Rowa, and Adam5100 and learn about the unique communities and implicit rules of the complex and chaotic street art world. And we explored, together, the nuance between creation and destruction, artistic expression and just plain vandalism. It was a beautiful tour. One that will forever shape my perception of a city I thought I knew pretty well.
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Such a fun tour!
Russell was such a great guide on our tour of the mission district, and it is truly unbelievable how much he knows about each mural or stencil or tag you walk by. By the end of the tour I was recognizing different artists and noticing all kinds of new street art all around me. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is a fan of street art or graffiti, and it is also a great way to see San Fransisco.
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Matthew S
Really cool!I just moved the san francisco and started working in the mission district, and I have never realized just how much art is right in front of my eyes. Russ point out some really cool pieces I would never have come across with an untrained eye. he knows such an amazing amount about graffiti and the street art community. a must do for anyone passing through the mission
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Vayable Team L
Underground art at its best.If you’re looking for someone who is friendly and knowledgeable about graffiti and stencil art, Russell is definitely your guy. This tour was unique and nothing like anything you'll find anywhere else.
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So knowledgeable!
Russell was my tour guide for the Banksy tour with TransportedSF, but he is really knowledgeable about all types of street art and specializes in stencils. A lot of the time you walk through the city not paying attention to the little messages and images on the walls and sidewalks, but Russell definitely made me appreciate an entirely new perspective on the city. He also curates the walls on CELLspace in SoMa, so be sure to ask him about that! Now, whenever I pass by a stencil, I take a picture of it and send it to him, asking whom it was by. He almost always knows!