Comments on: Bike Helmet Sheep http://www.missionmission.org/2009/09/08/bike-helmet-sheep/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: ejd http://www.missionmission.org/2009/09/08/bike-helmet-sheep/#comment-10744 ejd Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:45:22 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=6795#comment-10744 thanks for all the kind words :) the piece was put together after doing quite a bit of historical research and combining that with daily observations made living on albion. the animals chosen, coyote and sheep, are site specific as well. i would hate to lead anyone by the hand as to what the piece is saying, but would be more than happy to share historical references that may be helpful/interesting. for those who still think it’s terribly unsightful, don’t worry! the mural is set to change every few months with different local artists! . . . as for the skinny-jean-hipster-sheep eating the croissant . . . it makes me smile every time i look at it :)

thanks for reading -
elinor

]]> By: Dan http://www.missionmission.org/2009/09/08/bike-helmet-sheep/#comment-10743 Dan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:39:52 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=6795#comment-10743 mcas, I don’t think it’s trying to say anything. It’s just ugly. Also you can’t see it but the one on the right is wearing bike pants and eating a croissant. This would fit a lot better on fourth st in Marin.

]]> By: aquariux http://www.missionmission.org/2009/09/08/bike-helmet-sheep/#comment-10742 aquariux Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:35:11 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=6795#comment-10742 still think this is the ugliest mural. the moss application won’t age well.

]]> By: mcas http://www.missionmission.org/2009/09/08/bike-helmet-sheep/#comment-10741 mcas Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:33:57 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=6795#comment-10741 Is this implying that folks who wear helmets are like sheep, following blindly assuming that by protecting the top 2 inches of their body, they are somehow being ‘safer’ than someone without a helmet…?

]]> By: meave http://www.missionmission.org/2009/09/08/bike-helmet-sheep/#comment-10740 meave Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:11:10 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=6795#comment-10740 It reminds me of The Little Prince, if he’d visited someone in the present-day Mission instead of mid-twentieth-century France.

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