Edhat Staff
By edhat staff
Another inspirational mural has been painted in the downtown area of Santa Barbara showing solidarity with nationwide protests.
The side of Brownie’s Market on Haley and De La Vina Streets shows a painting of two hands, one white and one black, clasped with a quote by Nelson Mandela.
The quote reads, “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
The mural was created by local artist Danny Meza who’s participated in numerous mural projects, namely the “Libraries, Where Adventures Begin – En las Bibliotecas Empiezan las Aventuras” on the Eastside Library.
I think this quote is more accurate: The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Thank you Danny Meza. Your mural expresses the exact sentiment needed right now in our town, our state, our country and our world.
This is beautiful 🙂 would much rather see this than destruction. This is how you protest, this is how you convince nasty people to change their hearts. A great quote for the situation.
This is very nice. Beautifully painted, and a beautiful concept and quote.
Very nice! Art from the heart…not from hate. I plan to buy a bunch of things from this place and donate them to the less fortunate people in our community!!!
This is great! I wonder though, why this gets so much more positive feedback than the other mural recently painted downtown?
Excellent point! Probably because it has a white hand in it and all the white people of Santa Barbara see themselves hand in hand with the Black community without doing any actual work to be an ally. …… waiting for the next comment on “where’s the permit?……
This is beautiful and So true!
Didn’t several commenters express support for the George Floyd mural on EOS? That conversation had several less positive comments, but there was also a lot of support. I think the anti people just haven’t gotten here yet.
Also, the portrait of a murdered man is less comfortable to look at than non-specific clasped hands.
Without permits. When will people learn?
Permits are need and both murals are in the wrong zone. Santa Barbara had a design review process and neither of these murals are allowed in this zone. They believe in the Funk Zone. These people paintimg these murals have no appreciation for the amount of time and effort residents and the City spent on our design guidelines or ordinances.
They belong in the Funk Zone.
Hey 6:59 PM – Some of our local boogaloos just woke up from their beer stupor and provided the permit comments you anticipated.
Building will have to be repainted. Bet the owners will love that bill. People really need to understand that murals are only allowed in certain areas and they are not here. It just needs to be moved.
Calm down and go read the Independent. The two artists that painted the mural on the EOS wall are already planning on painting over it in a few weeks.
I think 09:56 is mocking 09:06. It’s kind of funny.
Is beer drinking indicative of racism now? I switched to White Claw…..
Ignorant, but only funny to those of a similar bent.
Who said that the owner did not give permission for this mural to be painted on their property, or the other mural, for that matter.
Pure graffiti. No permit – it should be removed. Didn’t Cajun Kitchen on Chapala have an issue with that?
Another beautiful mural. Wonderful words. Thanks to these artists. We appreciate it.
Artists making political statements aren’t necessarily concerned with the longevity of their art.
Must have Law and Order! No deviations allowed!
RIP David Dorn. RIP David Patrick Underwood.
I will take a David Dorns mural as saying something much larger than this.
I love the melding of Nelson Mandela’s beautiful words on love with the clasped hands in different colors. This is a wonderful, sentiment. Whether this is a temporary installation or a permanent one, I believe that in a tense moment in time like the history we are living through, worrying about permits is like painting the garage while the house burns down. They’ll paint it over as needed. The important point is that Santa Barbara at this moment shows it cares and has artists who paint to heal the pain, to show solidarity with the need for change and racial justice.
@Chico, I’m really looking forward to seeing that mural of David Dorn you plan on painting. Instead of complaining there isn’t one, do something about it. Find a wall and an artist and come back to edhat with photos so they can post it. Until then, stop criticizing the artists who actually did something.
The only difference between a Boogaloo and a Marxist is one prefers vodka while the other prefers beer. Two peas in a pod. Rules for thee but not for me.
9:01 – “amount of time and effort residents and the City spent on our design guidelines or ordinances” – I hope it’s not more than the amount of time spent on understanding and considering the massive racism in this country. Design guidelines? Booo hoo cry me a river.
10:07: The owner appears to own two or more of these neighborhood markets. I am sure s/he has decided this sort of thing is much preferable to rude graffiti and or worse. That being said, let’s enjoy the talent this displays and imagine a world in which we could all just get along.
9:56 a.m.: Your comment just defined you as among the beer drinkers. Really, political and economic philosophy is to be on the same level as white pride and distorted interpretations of race?
Love the mural, love the Words……….the location…….i drive by daily is now causing “almost” accidents…as people do really want to LOOK and READ…….of course, it is a special expression………but the observation is a 4 way intersection with people headed to HWY…..i got honked at and bad vibes 3 time now, So yes i will need to park, and go look at it and appreciate the artist, the words, and the owner who allowed this to be expressed on his or her , bldg.
Another What-About argument. Weak.
The reason why I would not do such a thing is because I respect my hometown. Would love to come over and paint a wall for you at your house without your permission or approval.
For those of you expressing resentment towards the mural with anonymous accounts and are using “permitting” as your reasoning this message is for you:
My name is Vir Singh, my father owns Brownie’s Market as well as other businesses in Santa Barbara. We are, and always have been, involved in social and charitable causes in the city. It was my idea to have this mural done on the wall of Brownie’s. With that being said we got city approval for it and I commissioned Danny to paint it. Danny is an amazing artist and is such a great guy that he even donated his time to do this mural because he agreed with our message. This is not “graffiti” and should not be treated as such. If you’re going to try to disparage something of such positive nature, post a message using your actual name so everyone knows who you are instead of hiding behind your keyboard.
Thank you, Mr. Singh.