Several towns around the Bay Area have brought art to their streets with utility box art programs. Each town has a different twist. In Emeryville they have 23 traffic light boxes all painted yellow with black graphic figures engaged in different activities. They are all the creation of Oakland artist Seyed Alavi. The series is called Sign of the Times. Most of the boxes were painted in 2005 with the remaining one done in 2008. __ He was quoted in the E'ville Eye in June 2013. “Seyed described the pieces intentions as to “raise questions about the nature of human identity, interaction and existence”. He goes on to add “I try to make art more friendly, accessible and welcoming,” __ These 5 boxes are along Hollis Street. Check out his website http://here2day.netwiz.net/index.html
Produced by Japanese company Triad, the Omoshiro Blocks feature various notable architectural sites in Japan. The blocks are composed of over 100 sheets of paper and each sheet is different from the next in the same way that individual moments stack up together to form a memory.
