Shine On St. Pete – Page 5

SHINE Mural Festival- 2022- Reginald O’Neal

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Feb 022023

“History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be.”- Dr. John Henrik Clarke

Dr. John Henrik Clarke was an American writer, historian, professor, and pioneer in the creation of Pan-African and Africana studies. He taught at both Hunter College in NYC, where he established the Department of Black and Puerto Rican studies, and Cornell University where he was the Carter G. Woodson Distinguished Visiting Professor of African History at Cornell University’s Africana Studies and Research Center.

The mural pictured above, Dr. John Henrik Clarke and the Mundari Tribe by Reginald O’Neal, was created for the 2022 edition of SHINE Mural Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida.

SHINE Mural Festival 2022- Van Der Luc

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Jan 312023

Pictured at the top is local artist Van Der Luc’s mural for the 2022 edition of SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete.

He is one of the artists at The Studios @5663 in Pinellas Park. It’s a great place to see what local artists are making and working on.

On the fourth Saturday of the month Pinellas Arts Village hosts a block party with vendors, open galleries and studios, crafts, live music, and food. It’s a fun event that offers the opportunity to check out what local artists are working on.

SHINE Mural Festival 2018 St. Pete – Matt Kress

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Jan 272023

The Voyage was by Matt Kress for the 2018 SHINE Mural Festival. The mural was sponsored by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team (note the football under the skull). For more of Kress’s work, also check out his Instagram.

This weekend the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival continues with The Parade of Pirates which includes floats, marching bands, dance groups, and, of course, pirates.

SHINE Mural Festival 2018- DAAS

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Jan 232023

We Are Going to Be Friends was created by DAAS for the 2018 SHINE Mural Festival.

From the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance website about the work-

DAAS: “I’ve kind of been doing these murals of this young girl. I kind of like following the story of her life, her youth and just her experiences interacting with nature, animals and things like that.

“Everything is like a playful scene or moments where she’s contemplating, you know, future things. This is a long story I’ve been developing. This one is just part of the story.

“All the colors that are here are supposed to vibrate. They’re supposed to represent positive emotions, they’re supposed to elevate.”

Which part of the story is this mural? Where is this in her storyline?

DAAS: “Well, I’m still developing it. I’m kind of following it as it goes. I just started doing it about three murals ago, so I’m still kind of in this process of figuring it out. What is this story after this one? I’m starting to focus on that. I need to really lay out the whole idea.

“But I want to keep her the same age, you know? So my next mural will feature her, and until the foreseeable future, I’ll keep using these experiences. I guess it’s kind of a way for me to kind of go back in time, just reflect on less hectic, closer to nature kinds of feelings that I don’t really get much in such a big city all the time. I don’t really get to experience that, so I’m kind of following it.”

Where are the other three murals that you’ve painted with this girl?

DAAS: “There’s one in Italy and there’s two in China.”

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, DAAS lives in Japan. His bold designs blend cubism and abstract techniques. He does canvas work in his studio and paints murals around the world.

DAAS uses an intricate taping process to scale his rendering on a wall before he starts to paint. This mural was completed in 7 days with only spray paint, and became one of the artist’s favorite designs in his career.

Today is the beginning of the Lunar New Year and it is the Year of the Rabbit, so it seemed like a good time to post this mural. Hopefully this year will be a good one and new friends will be welcomed into our lives.

SHINE Mural Festival 2019- Jimmy Breen and Anthony Freese

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Jan 202023

Lucky You, by Jimmy Breen and Anthony Freese was created for the 2019 SHINE Mural Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida.

For more work by Jimmy Breen, also check out his Instagram.

Anthony Freese’s Instagram is also worth a look to see what he is working on currently.

SHINE Mural Festival 2018 St. Pete- Illsol

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Jan 072023

Notice Us was created for SHINE Mural Festival 2018 by Michelle Sawyer and Tony Krol. Together the husband and wife artist team create murals under the moniker illsol. The mural depicts the endangered Florida panther.

For more of their work, you can also find them on Instagram.

SHINE Mural Festival 2016- Jade Rivera

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Dec 212022

El Templo- Find the Light by Jade Rivera is part of the 2016 SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.

From the St. Pete Arts Alliance website about the work-

Perched on the boy’s neck is a huge monarch butterfly almost as big as the ibis, its gold, black and orange wings spread wide, flitting against the boy’s cheek. The boy looks serenely up and away, as if unaware of the bird and the butterfly. The ibis and butterfly reflect the Florida reality surrounding the boy – the ibis is an iconic Florida bird found along the coastline or wandering through the streets. The candle represents light from the soul.

It’s a startling image for passing drivers and pedestrians – peaceful, but unsettling, with the oversized butterfly touching the boy’s face and the bird’s beak digging in his chest.

For more work by Jade Rivera, also check out his Instagram.

SHINE Mural Festival 2016- St.Pete- Zulu Painter

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Dec 072022

Moon Beam Dream 2 by Carlos Culbertson, aka Zulu Painter, part of the 2016 SHINE Mural Festival.

For the latest work by Zulu Painter, you can also check out his Instagram. For more on the SHINE Mural Festival, including other artist participants, head here.

SHINE Mural Festival 2017-St.Pete- Cryptik

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Dec 072022

The Great Utterance – A Prayer to the Sun, by Cryptik, created for the 2017 SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.

For the latest work by Cryptik, you can also check out his Instagram. For more on the SHINE Mural Festival, including other artist participants, head here.