Inspiration on the Streets

Somehow in my months away I had forgotten about the art that swells in every corner of Pittsburgh: painted by a grant from the city, thrown up overnight on bridges and brick walls, shipped and assembled in galleries or just hanging out in the street, faded from years of drizzle and sun. In the steel city, inspiration is never far from you.






These murals, a bit worse for wear, are on the side of a community center in Mount Oliver.





A corner of an installation at the Society for Contemporary Craft, titled "The Captains Congress."





A statue of Leda and the Swan, spotted in a strip district parking lot.





A husky walrus spouts Italian for "Bitten Alive" on a wall in Bloomfield.





A few KIDS pieces (RIP) are still going strong in the city. This one is on the side of a property on Butler Street.





Two birdies peck in the window of a restaurant in progress... very slow progress.





My personal favorite, a reminder of what it's all about, currently residing on the pavement outside the Quiet Storm in Garfield.