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‘Duit-On-Luna-Primo-Mon-Dai’

1/8/2024

A special announcement from
the World Famous Artist:

“As the new title implies, I will now be posting once a Month, on the first Monday... more or less.
I hope you will continue to find my posts interesting.
I know this will be disappointing to my throng of social media followers! But please, get a Grip!!
If you really need more than a monthly dose of ART TALK…Go and check out the Gurney Journey Art Blog.
Even though there is not very much there on murals per-se’
Mr. Gurney posts daily on (most) everything Art.
I guarantee you will not be disappointed!”
Peace and Love -Roberto Quintana, WFA

Roberto is spending more and more time in his studio these days, working on all those silly little easel paintings.
Still, feel free to leave a friendly comment.
Dialogue and praise is encouraged.
Creativity, passion and wonder
should continue to be expected.
‘Bookmark’ this Website/Blog and check back
every now and then,
and don't be shy about sharing your responses.
Politics and personal grievances should be kept to emails.
And please… no Whining!
...and no sales pitches either!
(you can make your own damn blog for that!).
Oh Yes, and... Don’t be too persnickety over my whimsical spelling and creative punctuations either,
my 'Editorial Department' is still not what it used to be…
We are still seriously understaffed these days.
For some time now ‘Research and Development’ here at
Art and Soul Productions have been enjoying showing off all the great work out there we keep finding.
‘Sales’ is still totally against the whole idea!
(“We still fail to see any significant improvement
to the bottom-line!").
‘Marketing’ remains split ("We still need more data").
‘HR’ says it has turned out to be a good way of keeping (what’s left) of ‘The Crew' distracted.
'The Crew' says: ’'We've still got very little else going on…
but will we still get to share more stuff about technique, materials, and equipment?”
'Legal' continues to protest!
(You MUST put a stop to this!!
We strongly advise you to cease and desist from continuing to reveal where you steal all of your great ideas from!)
Although Roberto really does value their legal advice,
he continues to not be moved by their hysterics.
Enjoy!

p.s. -Here is a fun mural project from our archives:

Parrots and Roses Mural
-at-
‘Community Kitchen’
CAFE, BAKERY & FULL ESPRESSO BAR
(Now Closed!)
1399 East Washington
Pasadena 91104

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Chicano Park Museum, San Diego. Part One

1/1/2024

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Chicano Park: EL Parque Chicano
The largest collection of outdoor murals in the world!

Murals adorn the sides of the columns supporting the portion of the San Diego Coronado Bridge in Chicano Park, that is under the bridge, in Barrio Logan. Photographed July 25, 2019, in San Diego, California. The bridge turned 50-years-old on August 3. (Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Park for The People
On April 22, 1970, residents of Logan Heights, in collaboration with student and community activists, interrupted and suspended the construction of a highway patrol station happening on the piece of land the community had previously allocated for a park.
With pressure and commitment the community physically inhabited the land, driving out the construction workers
in a historical phenomena known today as
the Chicano Park Takeover!
This manifestation marked a major victory for a community already carrying the weight of gentrification, militarization, and environmental racism,
yet it also catalyzed what would become an ongoing battle for space inspired by cultural resistance and pride.

Pylons as Canvases
Uniquely, most of the Chicano Park murals have been painted on the pylons that sustain the Coronado Bridge, the very same bridge that displaced many people in Logan Heights with its construction in the late 1960s.
By utilizing the pylons as canvases, artists have reimagined the landscape, branding the space as a site
for cultivation of knowledge and identity.

The Continuous Battle
Although over forty-five years have passed since the historical takeover, the Logan Heights community
—specifically the courageous curators of the park--
keep battling for the space. The city’s continuous brazen efforts to intervene are always met with strong opposition, rooted in paradigms of radical love, emotional connections to the land, la tierra, and self-determination!

Here’s a link where you can flip through the 2015 edition of the Chicano Park Mural Documentation Project.

Dr. Alberto Pulido and his students and co-workers
at the University of San Diego, in consultation with
the Chicano Park Steering Committee,
worked to update documentation of Chicano Park,
including this 2023 update of the Chicano Park Murals map.
A huge thank you to all!

(FOR PERSONAL NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY)

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...to Roberto's Blog!

‘Duit-On-Mon
-Dai-Luna-Prime’

  Roberto has been pestering the ‘Marketing’ staff here at Art and Soul for some time now to get together with ‘Research and Development’ to come up with a fun way for him to share all the great work out there of all the many other talented muralists and artists he's been "influenced by" over the years. ‘Sales’ was totally against the idea! ("How could that possibly improve the bottom-line?!"). ‘Marketing’ remains split, as usual ("We need more data"). ‘R&D’ thought it might be a fun way to "show off a little", and to showcase all those great ideas they keep finding out there on the internet. ‘HR’ said it might be a good way to keep 'The Crew' distracted ("Since they are all so bored since Covid hit, and Roberto is spending more and more time in his studio working on all those silly little easel paintings").
'The Crew' said: ’'Sure, We've got nothing else going on …but only if we get to share stuff about technique, materials, and equipment." ‘Receivables’ said: "It obviously won’t make more work for us, so why not!". 'Legal' said: "No Way! You are NOT going to reveal where you steal all your ideas from!" (Although Roberto values their legal advice, He rarely listen’s to their hysterics anyway). So... here we are! Welcome!

‘Duit-On-Mon-Dai-Luna-Prime’
     "As the title implies, I will post once a Month (on the first Monday, more or less). Feel free to leave a family friendly comment. Dialogue and praise is encouraged. Creativity, passion and wonder should be expected. Politics and personal grievances hopefully kept to private emails. And please… no Whining! and no sales pitches either (you can make your own damn blog for that).
   I expect to start becoming a little more savvy with all this social media stuff, but for now ‘Bookmark’ my website and check back every once in a while. I hope you will find it interesting. Don’t be too persnickety over my whimsical spelling and creative punctuations either, my Editorial Department is not what it used to be… I am seriously understaffed these days."
Peace and Love...
-Roberto Quintana, WFA

‘Duit-On-Luna-Primo-Mon-Dai’

Chicano Park Museum, San Diego. Part One

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