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Oakland's aerosol artists--Ras Terms, Safety First--paint up Oakland Museum

Published on Monday, January 23, 2012
Last updated on 02:37PM, Monday, January 23, 2012
Photos by Howard Dyckoff

Photos by Howard Dyckoff

There's a lot more vibrant color outside the Oakland Museum.

Oak Plaza, on Oak between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, is OMCA's main entrance and has a lot of concrete in need of decoration. The Oakland Standard - the museum's project arm for bringing in more contemporary art - commissioned a Grafiti Mural and called the event "Living Cncrete" on Saturday, January 21..

The mural was painted by four Oakland graffiti artists - Ras Terms, Safety First, Resta, and Tecka - using traditional graffiti style and a combination of brush and aerosol pain.  DJ Music entertained the artists and the public as the mural was completed.  These pictures were taken at the mid-point, as the design coalesed.

The full size slides are available here.

 

 

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About howard dyckoff
Howard Dyckoff has lived in Oakland for over 30 years and has been involved with many community groups, including Oakland Digital, Oakland Voices and Oakland Local. A New York transplant, Howard attended Laney College, where he wrote for the Laney Tower newspaper. He has served as the Berkeley Free Clinic’s Outreach Coordinator, and also worked as an information technology professional at several Fortune 500 companies. Howard supports Open Government and Open Data and participates in Tech Meetups and Hackathons. Howard has been a regular contributor to Oakland Local and Linux Gazette and also does event photography around the Bay Area.