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April 20, 2019

“SPACE BETWEEN THE EARS”

by Claudio Talavera-Ballón and Joshua Coffy

Peruvian-born Talavera-Ballón captures the lives and surroundings of the diverse people of the Americas and his art is offered as “a tribute to immigrants like himself who left their home countries in search of new horizons.” Self-taught Joshua Coffy grew up in a variety of locales across the US, shaping his view of the world and inspiring the varied styles and medium of his paintings of the natural world. His work often takes the shape of a light-hearted look at the animal world and how humans see and interact with them. Taking different journeys Talavera-Ballón and Coffy both ended up living and working in San Francisco, and in 2017 the two joined forces for Art Spot Reno to paint “Space Between the Ears” on Virginia St across from the El Dorado casino.  @talavera.ballon/  @giftprolific/  @artspotreno/

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And a shoutout to Crush member @lisakurt , who is in the latest issue of @uppercasemag with her mural from October’s Reno Mural Expo! . . . . . . #uppercasemag #uppercasereader #mural #muralart #reno #renomuralexpo #renomurals #crushillustration #illustrator #publicart #illustratorsinprint #illustrationart #creativehappylife http://ift.tt/2E3q0Uo

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April 12, 2019

“CAMOUFLAGE”

by Erik T. Burke

Reflecting a deep interest in storytelling, and belief in the narrative power of art, Erik Burke, aka OverUnder or simply OU, creates location-specific murals throughout the world—exploring the people and history of the places he’s been fortunate enough to visit. At home in Reno, Nevada—enjoying time with family in a city with no mosquitos—Burke’s varied stories of the history and culture of the city are abundant. While Burke says most of his recent work has been far simpler, he enjoyed pushing him comfort zone with this complex tale told on the side of Reno Vulcanizing Works at Virginia and E 6th Streets. Labeled “look to the pasture to see the future” the work for Reno Mural Expo includes references to the history of Basque sheepherders in Northern Nevada as well as wheels and horse-power as a nod to the location on one of Reno’s largest auto shops.  @ou35/  @artspotreno/  

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