Fountain Alley Murals
Murals & Sculpture at Empire 7 Studios
Mural by Kensuke Takahashi (https://lwart.co.jp/artist/kensuke-takahashi/).
Here it is while being made.
Mural by Giorgiko (https://www.instagram.com/giorgiko.la/).
Mural by Kevin Lyons (https://www.instagram.com/klyonsnatborn/).
Mural by A. Schoultz (https://www.andrewschoultz.art).
Wire art by Spenser Little (https://www.instagram.com/spenserlittleart/).
These two murals, above and below here, by 123KLAN (https://www.123klan.com).
Pinoytown Mural
Mural by Analyn Bones (https://www.instagram.com/alb40804/) and Jordan Gabriel (https://www.instagram.com/jgabrielart/).
Semaphore Art Puzzle
Atop one of the Adobe building towers is a public art piece called the Semaphore. The four slotted circles rotate every few seconds and are actually transmitting a code. The puzzle is for interested code breakers to crack the code. It is currently displaying the third code since going up in 2006. The first two have been cracked and now the third is up since 2023.
Some info about the previous coded messages is here: https://825mph.com/adobe-art-san-jose-semaphore .
By artist Ben Rubin (https://www.earstudio.com).
Sonic Runway
Sonic Runway (https://www.sonicrunway.com) installed outside of San Jose City Hall. This art installation best seen and heard in person. Watch the lights move with the music as you walk through.
Nikkei Lantern Monument
The lit up Nikkei Lantern monument in Japantown.
Almaden Avenue Sculpture
San Jose Fire Museum
Mural by artist Bill Vujevich.
Mālama Āina Mural
Public Art as Resistance Tour
You can sign up to go on a great free walking tour with a guide from San Jose State University (https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-public-art-tour/) or you can download the map and take yourself on the tour. The walk through San Jose’s downtown takes you to several public art works in the theme of Resistance through art. I enjoyed the in person tour, learning about the art, and appreciating the art on a nice walk. This made for a good adventure.
A list of the featured art works on the tour and information about them can be seen here: https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-public-art-tour/public-art/index.php .
Here are some of the photos I took on the tour. Some of these photos have art not part of the official tour though I still learned about them from the tour guide in passing and while I do not have photographs here of all of the works actually on the tour, they were all interesting and thought provoking. I learned a lot and have more to think about when I go by each of the art works we saw on the walk.
