August 18

Park pump house mural is started by “art ninja”

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This is the pump house at the Maple Leaf Reservoir Play Area, which is part of the Maple Leaf Reservoir Park, in June.

And this is the pump house – true name Roosevelt Pump House – this week.

The mural promised by Seattle Public Utilities is begun.

SPU is working with local artist Jonathan Fischer and community member Scott K. Bishop to complete a “street-art” style mural that will wrap around the northeast corner of the building and be viewable from two sides. The mural will be created using spray paint with an anti-graffiti coating applied over the top.

More but dated information from SPU is here.

Information about the artist, who uses his Japanese family name Wakuda, is here, here, and here. (That’s a screen grab of the top of his web site above. At top right it says “Art. Ninja. Japanese Street Art.”

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  1. Yeah, the art of younger drug addled artists is good for those that go to school past 5th grade. Stay in school kids!

  2. Joel, it’s not graffiti in any way. I understand how some may be out of touch with the art of the younger generations, but parks are for everyone, not just old grumpy folks.

  3. If it didn’t say “street” in the name, betcha we’d get 50% fewer grumpy whiners coming out of the woodwork. Some people!

  4. I have commented before against this plan.
    Here’s what we get: a gaudy graffiti that affirms the idea that no vertical surface should be left unblemished. That it is best to do this everywhere. That those who run around removing this from community surfaces are mistaken in their concern.
    And that we have had the opportunity to comment and that the vote is for more graffiti.
    Isn’t that what you voted for?

  5. Thats great they let the third grade class paint the pump house. Looks great! Saves some tax money too. They are painting it for free?

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