the mural is on Randwick Ave. posting in four colors:…read more . gray for KNOW red for JUSTICE green for KNOW brown for PEACE. on a white blackground creator: unknown.

These multi-paneled mural are on the Broadway side…read more The lst panel on the left has some graffiti on it. A brown skinned female with 2 eyes closed and 1 blue eye is staring straight ahead. (Unknown if 3rd eye is an hack). She has wavy strands of white, brown, black, & pink hair. There are stars and a blue background around her. "radical acceptance" is written above her head. 2d panel: Lead. Spread Wisdom 3rd panel: Inspire Big Joy 4th panel: Uplift Are Beautiful 5Th panel: Matter. Black Lives Make The World Infinitely More Beautiful Place Panels 2-5 are flowing with flowers and stems of flowers Message?: Black Lives have contributed to America spiritually. Also in fields of art, sports, politics, academia, etc. Creator: name not legible, one of following: @ehitx, @ehit, @enit, @enitx.

This mural is on the backside of a building at the corner of Lakeside Dr. & International Blvd…read more access to mural is hindered by a barb wire fence on the edge of the property and cargo containers thereon. Vision is also impaired. HOPES is posted at upper right corner of mural. In the middle of same is the lower half of a women's face watching the events below here. Hummingbirds collecting nectar, butterflies doing same. A creature over her shoulder taking a peep. Many kinds of flowers in the wild. The woman appears to be holding up blocked letters that may be a message or partial spelling of the Creators name. Creator: Amandalynn

a larger than life pigeon is watching from this utility box. what and why isn't clear. also not…read moreclear is whether the black paint painted over the top of the utility box is intentional or an attempt at censorship. at the front around and about the head of the pigeon is a wavy rainbow. at the sides are shadows of tall mountain peaks. in the back is a large rainbow ribbon with tall mountains underneath. creator: Ernest Doty (signature at right bottom of pigeon). *creator draws a lot of birds and rainbow ribbons in his murals all over Oakland.

Dewey Tucker was killed in a case of mistaken identity on 1/12/2010. his killer mistook him for a…read morerival gang member. at his passing Tucker was a popular jazz musician working with hip hop artist Lauren Hill. this mural is largely intact but for the obliteration of the artist's hand.

When I think about the works of Mark Rothko that most influenced me, I'm not thinking about…read moreGuernica. Nope. Not any of his Cubist stuff, not his semiconcubinal homages, not his effin' Blue Period. What really changed my outlook was th-- wait, what? Picasswho? Whaddya mean it wasn't Rothko? Color fiehuh? I was mistaken this whole time? *Just like the people who killed Dewey Tucker.* #thesearenotthecarltonsweatersyourelookingfor

this mural has a plain message: -top: Black and Brown Lives…read moreMatter (lettering) -bottom:black silhouettes of demostrators holding signs with names on it: Sean Monterrosa, Oscar Grant, BLM, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, FTP.. -No Justice, No Peace in red over the bottom space. -a clench fist in the middle emitting "fumes" of unity. creator: NeilYatts

Have a Heart mural is at the 7th St. side. Hear a Heart is a cannabis dispensary…read more the theme of the mural highlights events/symbols seen in Oakland: sideshows, A's baseball, Oaklandish symbol, Hello Kitty, spray painting, vaping, bart, bitcoin, green apple, blue skies, red skies, etc. creator: Charms Von

These types of murals in general prevent a lot of graffiti. Some building these owners turn over…read moretheir exterior walls to artists at a specific cost. I recently spoke to one of these artists. There is some pay involved and there is an understanding that the art work generally doesn't last forever. Its a unique relationship between artist and tenant or building owner. I think the bad part of it is the ulterior motive - its not as if people have these murals for pure love of art - rather its to avoid something bad. I suppose building owners are 'in like' with these sorts of projects. I guess I see it as putting a missing person's face on the side of a milk carton.

this mural has been here for years. nevertheless, the theme still resonates today. the building…read morehas "California" as it's moniker. all the 2nd floor windows are shuttered, there's a padlock on the outside of each one. the lst floor has opaque windows. in front, there is a small stream. at the left a man in blue in chasing a being with a bear head and hands. a woman in blue has caught hold of the left leg of the same suspect. at the right a large snail and an elephant are rolling left on 4 wheeled vehicles. creator: morgan d., jose g., diana fr., alysheem