Miriello Grafico

BARRIO LOGAN DESCUBIERTO is a visual celebration of the working waterfront Hispanic neighborhood in San Diego, called Barrio Logan. The 88 page book is a graphic expose of the visual richness and unique creative energy of the community, featuring details of murals, typography,  sign painters, activists art and general community visual richness.
The book is designed by the team here at MG, led by Lauren English, many who have been active in the promotion and celebration of the community and it’s passionate and active creative members. The book contains a listing our neighborhood discoveries of cool, including artists, restaurants, activists, cafes, place we as designers have discovered and wanted to turn others onto.

While many work so feverishly to be wealthy, then build a fence around the property and never come in contact with the real world, the Barrio stands for the opposite. It’s a place where people share their feelings, their color, and eccentricities. The pathway to riches very much depends on how you define the riches. – RM

Preview the complete book at  http://www.miriellografico.com/mg/barriobook/. The book is available from that link for about $68.  That’s the publishers price, but they do a decent job. (We’ll even customize it with tipped-in found objects from the streets if you want to bring it in.)

Viva mejor.

Muralists Crol and Werc finish up their latest commission in Barrio Logan.

Take a look at the making and the results at . . . http://www.laentradaproject.com/videos/pared1web.mov

Also check out the La Entrada Project  community arts website to see how the mural tradition is being kept alive and directed to positive outcomes.

The high energy of graffiti artists Crol vs Werc are at it again -painting a huge mural across the street from Miriello Grafico here at The Logan. Not only are they painting a massive piece three stories up, they have also  organized a series of mural painting seminars over the next three months.  Called the La Entrada Project, “A collaborative art project of public art in personal spaces, meant to “actively cultivates the rich arts tradition in Barrio Logan.”

Teaching in the series of mural training are such  long time gurus Mario Torero, Victor Ochoa and people from the Voz Alta Gallery from here in the Barrio. These guys have their heart in the right place and ask little in return. I’m looking forward to all six weekends seminars with these guys learning mural work, silkscreen and . . . – RM