Mexican Murals - Mixed Mexican Imagery [CCC's Street Art Contest #4...

Another week has passed, and it's time to present another Mexican Mural for the CCC Street Art Contest. It's number 46 already, and incidentally we're also up to 46 people who have submitted cool looking street-art posts. Not all of us participate every time, but it seems like participation is steadily rising. So go ahead and take a look at this contest and submit any street-art you find! I have gotten so much great encouragement from here, I feel like giving back by spreading the word.

The Most Usual Suspects on a Mural

The piece I'd like to share with you today is located on a technical support building (a.k.a. shed) in a small park Miraflores, along Ave. Dos between Calle 17 and 21, in the San Pedro de los Pinos neighborhood of Mexico City. The imagery is a mix of the typical images of Mexican culture you tend to find on murals: It includes the water god Tlaloc, as well as an eagle and a rattlesnake, both of which are important features of the Mexican coat of arms in the center of the national flag. The fish and the flower are less typical, making me image a flag with them on it.

Additionally, the right side of this image also shows a female figure, painted in a somewhat distinct style to the rest of the mural. I have no idea who she is supposed to be, but I'm guessing this could be a self portrait of the artist, whose name is written in clear and legible lettering on her left shoulder: Diana Ríos.

Finding her online presence wasn't easy, as there are a number of muralists with a similar name (go figure). She is certainly not Diana de los Rios, nor does she seem to be Diana Veneno Rios. In fact, the only Diana Rios, associated with this particular piece, I've managed to find only here. Could this be her first mural? If so, great job Diana! May we see more of your wall paintings in the future.