Maria from Tropical Flowering Zone is a GLaM Rockstar! Check this out!
“This is my favorite mural it has no name so I call it “Deadman’s Garden”. It depicts a man growing a plant out of his chest cavity.”
“The man is dead with his head covered. The plant, however, has no flower, but a heart is depicted as being the bloom.”
The bird on the dead man’s legs is a San Pedrito (Puerto Rican Tody), an endemic bird on the island found nowhere else in the world.
“The heart was painted with lots of detail. Perhaps there is an analogy of the heart with the flower since both need air; the plants through transpiration, and humans through respiration.”
Pics taken by Maria I Firpi Mazur – June, 2015
Puerto Rico
THANK YOU MARIA!
Artist’s Signature
OMG! Will Maria find more amazing street art?
TBC (I hope!)
Oh how stunning! It is like a museum piece!
Yes, it is!
Thanks Resa. It is my favourite. What a great way to enjoy art without the 4 walls of a museum…Thanks to your blog.
Yes, No museum walls is exactly the point! No ticket to purchase, it’s free! The art may have a limited life span, but during its existence, it is there for everyone, all the time!
Maria, thank you immensely for your contributions to GLaM. I hope you have the joy of discovering another wonderful piece one day. Then of course you will share that joy with all of us who love street art!
Hugs & kisses to you! 🙂
this piece reminds me of an ending of a film i recently seen entitled, “The Best Of Me” starring Michelle Monaghan among others …. worthy to check out if you get a chance, that is if you like films ….
Sounds interesting, and I do love films! LOL http://resamcconaghy.com/
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4qnxc_carlos-puebla...
Now that is very interesting & fitting!
Merci!
Beautiful mural, and lovely images of it. 🙂
I’m sure Maria is happy to view your comment, and I wish/hope the artist gets to see their work preserved here! 🙂
🙂 your project is a really important one. Street art can be quite ephemeral and it is sad when so much talent and beauty are lost.
Thanks to everyone that liked it. Resa, I have another one called “The Coqui Warrior”. Soon I’ll email it to you. I found it by chance, it was hidden between the streets.
OMG!!! It’s so exciting finding a piece of street art! OMG!!!
It’s from 2012, so its colors are not that vibrant any more, but it has lots of detail. Soon I’ll send it to you.
Old, faded murals have a charm of their own!
Beautiful.
Yes, it is!
Very well done … and cheers to Maria for collaborating with you.
Yeah!
I love this, it is telling that we come from nature and go back there and this combines them beautifully.
Wonderful & healthy point of view!
Excellent… It reminded me of Adonis’ Death! Love. Aquileana 😀
Adonis’ Death? Have you posted that? Did I miss it, or have forgotten? Link… LOVE 😀
Hi Resa, Check out the end of this post! https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/greek-mythology-aphrodite-and-adonis/ Love right back at you! ❤ Aquileana ⭐
Yes, I remembered all, as I re-read it!
There is a lot to remember in Greek Mythology. There is a lot to learn & the way it all branches, layers & connects is seemingly endless.
Also, I think it is hard to think of a death as being death when the person is made immortal, even if in Hades for half the time. I have to remember that not everyone in Greek Mythology is a god, although sometimes it seems like it. Luv! ❤ ⭐
Good insights as To Hades´domains. Well stated, my friend. Love right back at you! Aquileana 😀