Happy New Year Street Art Fans!!! It's time for another edition of CCC's Street Art Contest, this time number 21. Now it may seem that I'm using up all the cool murals, having to resort to secondary ones... But that's just how it is. There are enough smaller, less spectacular images, that still might be good enough for the third place or so. Anyway, the one I want to present today has the great advantage that it is literally right around the corner from where I live.
A Feline Wall Painting
On the corner of Gob. Melchor Muzquiz and Gob. Gregorio Gelati, just next to Ave. Constituyentes is this little mural. At first it may almost seem like a kid's drawing of kitties, until you notice the clear division between the realistic and cartoonish depiction of these two cats. In between there is even a mechanic mouse on wheels for their entertainment.
The artist behind these cats is a cat himself: Diego Gato is a Mexican artist, who is as much into tattoos and portraits as murals. And if you visit his page, you'll see that he has some murals that are a lot more amazing than this one. Could this cat image simply be a promotion?
What About the Third Cat?
Well, if you don't count the artist, let's include another cat mural here, which can be found only a couple of blocks from the first one. It's precisely on Gral. Medez, next to Periferico, between Gob José Ceballos and Ave. Constituyentes. The artist is the same, and the cat... although not painted in the same mixed style, appears certainly majestic, to say the least. But for the contest I'll just use the first image.
If you liked this, check out my developing series on Mexican murals:
Winston Churchil and the Bike Movement
The Beauty of Death and the Struggle of Life
Different Types of Wall Painting
Political Expression, The Painting is on the Wall
A Familiar Face
Chilakillers: Murals, Chilaquiles, and More
Under Metro Line 4
Respected and Less Respected Paintings
Murals of the Barrio in Aguascalientes
Murals Under Periferico
A Cartoon With A Public Health Message
A Warrior Princess in Mazunte
New Images Covering Old Ones
Get to Know Your Local Cacti
A Mural for a Movie
Commercial Murals for Small Businesses
Not Much New in Almost a Year
Feminist Art on a Blue-Collar Business
High Above the City
Laboratory Work on the Cocoa
Elite Warriors in the Parque México
A Journey Through Rock-and-Roll, Contest Winners
Playing With Bugs on the Rooftop
La Familia Burrón in the Center
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central
New Stairs Art in my Neighborhood
Painted Garage Doors
The Children of the Feathered Serpent
Four Sides to a Water Box
Skate On Forever
A Healing Mermaid Under Mexican Skies
Axolotl in the Parque Lira
Axolotls Wherever You Look
The Rapidly Changing Wall of the Casa Picnic
Illuminated Illumination
Tlaloc in His Element
Aztec Legends in Metro Tacubaya
All Your Favorite Mexican Motives
Worsening Situation for Women
The Kiss of Death
Honoring the Departed
The Flower of Life in a Face
A Less Appreciated Wall Painting
Funky Graphics in the Condesa
When Big Red Lips Start Growing on You
New Pictures on Old Walls
A Beast With a Mesmerizing Look
Beautiful Animals in the Roma
Horrific Animals in the Roma
A Poetic Message About Tremors
Sesame Street the Mexican Way (güey)
The Turtle Center in Mazunte
B-Side Murals in Mazunte
Beautiful Art in La Boquilla
Return of the (Pinche) Chinche
A Crow, A Fly, And A Shaded Barbarossa
More Exploding Hearts in Mazunte
A Frida Kahlo Mermaid
A Small Glimpse of Zipolite
One More Mural from Mazunte
Localvore Message at La Esperanza Store
Welcome to the New Normal
Frida Kahlo's Mask Adivsory
The Sacred Condiments
Love, Death, and Some Very Diverse Characters
A Flaming Child
Predator and Prey
Changing Murals on the Facade of the INBA
A Lonely Wall With a Lovely Face
Reclining in Tacubaya
Insect People in Cuauthémoc
More Insect People in Cuauthémoc
Lions on Regina