Gayle Brennan Spencer – sending random thoughts to and from South Austin
As Puebla has that coveted UNESCO designation as a World Heritage Site, street art and graffiti are held to a minimum in the historic center. We did encounter a few works on walls though….
Randomly combining more photos of street art encountered during our month in Oaxaca with signs of protesters. Sometimes the messages seem the same.
The pulse of everyday comings and goings downtown seem barely affected by the those encamped in the middle of the Zocalo round the clock. Garlands of holiday decorations encircled graffiti. Band concerts continued. El Dia de los Rabanos went on much as planned, artistic displays surrounding the tents in their midst. Radish carvings were replaced by the return of the authorized shoeshine stands, bearing their own messages of peace and tolerance preached by the city.
But no matter how lively the scene, the spirits of the missing 43 haunt the city.
Stucco walls, mainly outside the historic center of Oaxaca, often become canvases for artists. These represent a few we have encountered during recent meanderings.
Postcards from Barton Springs 