The Rue de Merde, which translates from French to "street of shit", is a mural wall along an open-street dog path in the Jingletown neighborhood of Oakland. Created in 2009, the wall is comprised of nearly a dozen different murals and mosaics representing the community.
The project was organized by the Jingletown Arts and Biz Community, JABC, and sponsored by Pro Arts and the City of Oakland. The pieces were created by various artists. Learn more here.
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First panel of Rue de Merde, Oakland Riviera by Bill Silveira
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A mosaic depicting the Virgin of Guadalupe by Kim Larson
photo CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Fragmentary Evidence
Tree mural detail.
Tree Mosaic by Kim Larson & Saundra Warren. photo CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Fragmentary Evidence
Tribute mural to our best friends and companions.
"A Loving Tribute" by Carlos Jahen. photo CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Fragmentary Evidence
The Lizard of the Rue - it's actually just around the corner and was made before the rest of the art, in 2008. It was created by a community mosaic workshop led by Josef Norris [source of info]
photo CC BY-NC 3.0
by Josette Melchor via Art Around
Jingletown by Jill McLennan. photo CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Fragmentary Evidence
Ganesh Mural by Darwin Price. photo CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Fragmentary Evidence
The Wizard of the Rue (?) is around the other corner. It was made in 2008 by a group of people in an Institute of Mosaic Art workshop led by Josef Norris. [source of info]
raccoon mosaic (photo by mk30)
car mosaic by Jennifer Rubenstein
