This bulldog guards the back wall of Top Dawgs Bar and Grill on the corner of East Cesar Chavez Street and Comal Street. I wouldn’t want to mess with him.
Tag Archives: Art
Handbuilt Motorcycle Show
Today’s adventure on the East side of Austin was the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show. It showcased over 100 hand-built custom motorcycles and some nice artwork.
Homeless Jesus
This sculpture depicting Homeless Jesus can be found outside the Central Presbyterian Church in Downtown Austin.
Cisco’s Wall Mural
Yes, flying pigs and other bits of coolness on this wall mural!
Thinkery
Austin had a Community Night at the Thinkery. There were chicken puppets, rainbows, water walls, color panels, giant Lite-Brite, random art, and so many more activities. If you have kids, and you live near Austin, and you haven’t brought them here yet, then you should probably punch yourself in the face as punishment (not really, this blog does not normally promote violence). Just get them here as soon as possible. 🙂
You Are an Original
This mural can be found just inside a parking garage on Third Street and Guadalupe in Downtown Austin.
SXSW – French Legation Museum
The French Legation Museum is hosting several SXSW events hosted by Le French Tech Club throughout the week. If you haven’t been, the Museum is a historic mansion and grounds on a hill on the East side of Downtown Austin. It has several gardens, lots of art, and a perfect small, grassy hill for holding events. My favorite event was the performance by Thylacine (William Rezé). He is a super talented EDM performer, and I loved the part of his set where he played the saxophone along with his musical creations. I hope to see him again sometime soon.
Bee + Art + Tree
This tree was blooming in full on pink blossoms and its vicinity to the modern art sculpture made for some nice photos. The bee was an extra bonus as I made my way along Congress Avenue.
The Frank Frazetta Collection
As part of the SXSW festivities in Austin, Robert Rodriguez has opened up a gallery of Frank Frazetta artwork. They asked for no pictures to be taken once I was inside the gallery, so unfortunately, I didn’t get any photos of the great original art. Below is a copy of one of his prints (the original “Egyptian Queen” was on display and the colors and details were much better in person). You can find more information at several places on the web, including the online Art History Museum. The news is that Robert Rodriguez is planning to direct a live-action relaunch of “Fire and Ice”, the 1983 animated feature by Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta. I’m sure it will be filled with awesome creatures, kind of like the miniature creature that tried to attack me outside the venue. 🙂
Up-Up-Up With a Fish
It rained all day today, and then it rained some more. After work, I find myself in the Round Rock Public Library, where they were holding a demonstration of a 3D printer in action. I rounded the corner, and found this piece of Art (number 923 out of 2500). Pretty cool, and totally appropriate for today’s weather.
“The sun did not shine.
It was too wet to play.
So we sat in the house
All that cold, cold, wet day.”
It was too wet to play.
So we sat in the house
All that cold, cold, wet day.”
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