{"id":323133,"date":"2023-04-20T08:33:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=323133"},"modified":"2023-04-18T20:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T03:25:34","slug":"new-mural-unveiled-for-75th-anniversary-of-united-portuguese-s-e-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/new-mural-unveiled-for-75th-anniversary-of-united-portuguese-s-e-s\/","title":{"rendered":"New mural unveiled for 75th anniversary of United Portuguese S.E.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the highlights of the 75th-anniversary celebration of the United Portuguese S.E.S. in Point Loma on April 15 was the dedication of an outdoor mural painted by Jack Stricker and Austin Gosswiller.<\/p>\n

The historic milestone at the Portuguese Hall at 2818 Avenida De Portugal was observed on a Saturday evening. The commemoration involved a Diamond & Pearl Cocktail Party featuring heavy appetizers, wine, music, and presentations.<\/p>\n

One of those presentations was performed outside around the corner of the historic building with the public unveiling of the new two-sided mural painted by Stricker and Gosswiller. A collaboration between UPSES and the Point Loma Association, a nonprofit spearheading community beautification, and improvement, the new mural is a re-creation of \u201cazulejos,\u201d blue-and-white Portuguese tiles using acrylic paint.<\/p>\n

“We worked on the mural for about 60 hours, sometimes late into the night,\u201d said Stricker, adding UPSES \u201cjust wanted something new on the walls and it just worked out perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was fun to re-create it (tiles),\u201d concurred Gosswiller, who has worked with Stricker on a couple of murals since last year. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a few more projects lined up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Muralists Jack Stricker (left) and Austin Gosswiller recently finished painting a tile mural on the UPSES Hall. COURTESY PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stricker has also done murals in Liberty Station and Ocean Beach. His OB mural depicts pitcher Joe Musgrove of the Padres.<\/p>\n

Gosswiller pointed out he and Stricker have been acquainted since fifth or sixth grade having both grown up in Ocean Beach. \u201cHe\u2019s a good friend of my brother\u2019s and that\u2019s how we connected,\u201d Stricker said.<\/p>\n

Noting he knows UPSES board members who\u2019ve \u201cbeen wanting something (art) here for a long long time,\u201d Stricker added the board at first wanted them to do a tuna fishermen scene. \u201cBut I thought it would be a little too busy,\u201d he said adding the board then left it up to them as to what they\u2019d like to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese tiles are everywhere in Portugal,\u201d pointed out Stricker. \u201cThis one (azulejos) I\u2019ve never seen in Point Loma, and I just thought it would be unique and bold. It\u2019s our own design that we came up with. You can see it both ways from the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of their mural\u2019s color scheme, Gosswiller said: \u201cDuring the age of discovery blue and white was a popular color, a symbol of wealth and power.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stricker noted their UPSES mural was something of a departure for them. \u201cThis is more like a design than an actual art painting: There are no portraits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Stricker started out doing graffiti before learning how to oil paint at San Diego State University. \u201cI kind of fused the two together a little bit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Gosswiller agreed art has always attracted him. \u201cThat\u2019s what I excelled in,\u201d he said. \u201cI kind of got into the industry (murals) in restaurant life. But it wasn\u2019t until the COVID shutdown that I wanted to follow my passion and see if I could make a living off of this. That\u2019s when I really dove into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things are working out well now for both artists. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing it (murals) 15 years or so around here,\u201d Stricker said adding, \u201cIt took a while to actually get jobs lined up consistently. But now I have no problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mural duo is presently in discussions with Petco Park downtown to do six baseball-themed murals for the breweries at the ballpark. \u201cIt\u2019s in the works,\u201d noted Gosswiller, who gave a shout-out to the PLA on their UPSES mural. \u201cThey helped collaborate with the Portuguese Hall on funding this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey (PLA) paid for half of it,\u201d noted Stricker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d like to thank them (PLA) for supporting local artists, and hopefully we\u2019ll get to work with them more,\u201d concluded Gosswiller.<\/p>\n

FESTA<\/p>\n

The 113th Festa do Espirito Santo is scheduled for Sunday, May 28.<\/p>\n

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