“Oh I there’s this wall I wanted to show you down here,” she said. We had some time to kill and it was super sunny out, so off we went. Thus began my two day graffiti & street art hunt through West Oakland.

She directed me to the wall she saw. Then we saw some sculptures. And some trucks and more walls. Then some amazing murals. And then we had to go. But I knew what I was doing the next day. Coming right back to West Oakland to find some more street art.

I started again the next day right where I left off on Mandela. And just drove around looking around for any signs of spray paint (Which wasn’t hard to find). It was everywhere. So much street art and so many different styles: Tags, throwies, burners, characters, posters, beautiful old painted murals, wild style walls and new school graffiti. I couldn’t believe how diverse and awesome it all was.

I could have spent another couple hours looking for more, but I decided to save that for another weekend. I’ll be back West Oakland.

 
 
 
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