Seattle - July 13, 2009

Paint It Whack

Street Art Scavenger Hunt

On your left, you’ll see what appears to be a literalist statement. But with some reflection, the viewer is forced into an existential dilemma: Where is she? Who is she? And why this crazy color scheme?

Who needs a museum docent when you can view art in our city’s nooks and crannies? Grab your sunblock, hit the street, and sleuth out the locations of these works.

Answers starting at top, from left to right:
You Are Here: South Holgate Street, at Busway, SoDo
I Am PBR: Bell Street alley, between First and Second Avenues, Belltown
Paint by Numbers: Linda’s Tavern patio, East Pine Street, at Boylston Avenue, Capitol Hill
Bettie Page: Northeast 59th Street, at Eighth Avenue Northeast, Ravenna
Workout Girl: Wexley School for Girls, Fifth Avenue, at Blanchard Street, Downtown
Masked and Unmasked Men: Parnell’s Mini Mart, 23rd Avenue, at Dearborn Street, Central District
Afghan Man and Woman: Kabul, North 45th Street, at Corliss Avenue North, Wallingford
So Fly: First Avenue, at Battery Street, Belltown
Stalagmites: Value Village, 11th Avenue, at East Pike Street, Capitol Hill
Mona Lisa Jesus: Formerly Tubs, Roosevelt Way, at Northeast 50th Street, University District

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