On July 27-28, Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder painted a mural at SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort in Carlsbad.
Snyder painted his rendition of a Sea Turtle in bright colors as hundrends of aquarium visitors experienced his creative process over the weekend.
On Saturday, July 21, Carlsbad Village artist Bryan Snyder repaired the local favorite and historic Carlsbad Barrio mural after it had been vandalized with spray paint.
The mural titled ‘The Four Stages of History’ by Victor Ochoa was originally painted in 1984 in memory of Larry Mendez.
Have you seen a vandalized mural?
Contact Bryan Snyder to schedule a repair: theartist@snyderartdesign.com
On July 14, Carlsbad Village based artist Bryan Snyder painted a cactus themed mural at the Dollhouse Boutique located on State Street.
On June 21, Bryan Snyder’s hugely popular, and now sanctioned by the land developer, street installation titled ‘A Homebreak Ambush’ was featured on CBS Channel 8’s Zevely Zone highlighting Carlsbad as a creative North County San Diego hotspot.
On June 16, Carlsbad Village based artist and Carlsbad Art Wall founder Bryan Snyder painted a Carlsbad themed mural titled ‘Colors of Carlsbad’ in collaboration with Visit Carlsbad.
The mural depicts a variety of Carlsbad iconography, hobbies and activities painted in Snyder’s signature illustrative technique.
For the second consecutive year, Snyder has collaborated with Visit Carlsbad, whom has partnered with the Pantone Color Institute to determine the trending colors that most appeal to visitors of the beach town located 29 miles north of San Diego. The campaign is called “Colors of Carlsbad”.
On Memorial Day weekend, the Carlsbad Village woke up to an eerie surprise attached to a construction perimeter fence on Carlsbad Village Drive.
The silhouette of a life-sized shark appears through the blue tarp as the sun sinks behind the fence. A scared surfer half submerged behind the blue fence looks over his shoulder as an advancing fin sticks up in the air above the top of the fence.
This is the work of resident artist Bryan Snyder, a Village artist and community advocate who has been implementing public art projects in the local streets for over a decade. His newest installation transformed an ordinary fence into a something worth looking at.
“These construction tarps are all over the Village right now, but what made this one stand out was the way it glowed as the sun dropped behind it,” Snyder said. “It inspired me to add some creativity to the streets, something Carlsbad is becoming known for more and more each day.”
Snyder first set out to use this installation as a way to bring attention to the increasing amounts of shark attacks across the globe, but online chatter quickly developed a new commentary associating the shark with development and the surfer representing a threatened home break.
“My initial intent was not totally based on local development, but it being on a construction fence within a Village that is seeing large-scale developments on every corner, there is an obvious connection,” Snyder said. “My art has always reflected the local voice and the changing Village is a hot topic right now.”
A social commentary is not always paramount for Snyder. For many years, Snyder has implemented numerous murals and installations with the goal of creating a relationship between art and the surrounding environment.
“This installation relied heavily on nature, specifically the weather, Snyder said. “For the optimal viewing experience, the sky had to be cloudless just before sunset. This allowed the glowing fence to bring the shark silhouette to life.”
Snyder looks forward to the reaction from the community and welcomes all interpretations. He invites the community to visit his installation at different times of the day to observe how the sun, and the time of day, plays an important role in the viewing experience.
On Tuesday, May 21, the Carlsbad Educational Foundation presented the 2nd annual Student Leadership Council forum titled Learning to Lead.
The forum included a Q&A segment where six local entrepreneurs discussed their story and provided leadership insight into what it takes to run a business and become a community leader.
The 2019 special guests included:
Bryan Snyder, Creative Director, Snyder Art and Design
Chris Birchby, Founder and CEO, Coola
Gabriela Dow, Partner, Plug and Play Tech Center
Michelle Vanderlinden-Enfield, Co-Owner, Goju Karate Center
Rob Ruiz, Chef and Owner, The Land and Water Company
Terra Teat, VP of Marketing, JLab Audio
The Carlsbad Art Wall raised more than $1,000 securing the local favorite rotating art wall through 2019.
Thank you for all your support!
While Spanish muralist SLIM painted the Carlsbad Art Wall (CAW), project founder and director Bryan Snyder chatted with local and visiting passersby.
View photos of each of the 21 murals painted on the CAW over the past 4+ years.
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On April 7, international artist SLIM painted a mural on the Carlsbad Art Wall located on the east facing wall of Señor Grubby’s in the Carlsbad Village.
At the young age of 23, the artist from a small village just outside of Barcelona arrived in the United States for his first time. SLIM has painted large murals all around Europe, but this visit to Carlsbad would soon become a pivotal moment in the artist’s career—his first U.S. mural.
SLIM began painting Thursday and anticipated four full days of work in his signature hyper-realism hand-painted technique. With a variety of wide brushes, a collection of buckets of paint and one long pole, SLIM began applying the first brushstrokes.
SLIM taped a brush to the end of his pole and began applying color to the loosely sketched shapes on the wall. A large figure in the center of the composition began to evolve as the artist rendered from shadows to highlights. By the end of the day, a young girl in a swimsuit could be seen building a sandcastle on the beach.
Salty air-dried hair hung from a ponytail as sun-kissed legs glowed in the mid-afternoon sun. A colorful swimsuit radiated within the shimmering puddles of a rising tide and a Barbie doll laid discarded after a long day of sand and sea.
Paint-drips splashed across the artist’s palette, which was a large piece of cardboard placed in the dirt at the base of the wall. Colors mixed wildly and precisely exhibiting his keen understanding of color theory.
Waves rolled in the far distance toward the shore eager to rinse the beach clean like a street sweeper after a biannual street faire. Like a life-long dream, a sandcastle home sits brittle and exposed to the reality of its undeniable fate.
Passersby marveled at the perfectly painted figures. Many commented how the mural, from afar, looked like a photograph pasted to the wall. The artist invited closer investigation, daring each onlooker to analyze the meaning of his mural.
SLIM aims to connect with the local community on a conceptual level in addition to the visual. The location in which he paints provides inspiration for both—Carlsbad was foreign to him, but he did his research.
SLIM learned through online investigation that Carlsbad, up until a few years ago, was a North County San Diego hidden gem—a quaint village under the radar of many—but in recent years, the sleepy village has been put on the map. SLIM learned that Carlsbad has seen an incredible influx of transplants, ultimately driving up home prices and driving out long-time local residents.
Visual hints can be found in different elements of the mural. The sharp angle of the overhead sun casts dark shadows under unconventional and strained positions of each figure. The looming tide in the background creeps uncomfortably close like the last seconds of a wound-up alarm clock representing the dreams of a forever Carlsbad home slowly being engulfed by a wave of impossibilities.
Slim kept to himself most of the four days, besides the gratitude he communicated in simple and broken English when praise was sent his way.
Carlsbad’s newest mural has already become a favorite for locals and Village visitors for is uncanny ability to connect through like-minded childhood memories of summer beach days. Beyond the visual, those willing to analyze admire SLIM’s ability to communicate the topic of a housing crisis within Carlsbad—a topic not all are affected by, and even fewer care to talk about.
We tend to search for beauty and positivity in artist’s creations, but a masterpiece is not dependent on the ability to uplift. A true masterpiece inspires conversation and encourages reflection and dialogue. The conversations that are inspired by SLIM’s findings might become Carlsbad’s next great masterpiece. If silence follows, at least our eyes will be in awe.
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Click HERE for photos of past CAW murals
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Started in March 2015, Carlsbad Village based artist Bryan Snyder will be bringing a street artists/muralist every 2 months to paint a mural on the east facing wall of Señor Grubby’s in the Carlsbad Village.
Click HERE for photos of Snyder’s street art workshop: March 22
The goal of the Carlsbad Art Wall is to serve as a conduit between aspiring artists and professional artists, to provide a platform to engage and educate the Carlsbad community in the creative act of large scale public painting and to introduce a variety of new art and creative processes to the Carlsbad comm
WHEN: Thurs.–Sun., April 4–7
WHERE: Señor Grubby’s (map)
International muralist SLIM with be painting the Carlsbad Art Wall as his first stop on U.S. mural tour in collaboration with Street Artist in Residence.
“The street is from the beginning my main field of research and artistic expression. Playing with the limits between public and private space, investigating the social relations that identify each space, an artistic language capable of communicating a representative or identifying social message in each specific space.”
March 28, 2019 – Carlsbad – On Thursday, March 28, Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder completed a large-scale mural on the campus of Calavera Hills Middle School in Carlsbad, CA. The mural coincided with the school’s inaugural ‘Spring Arts Fest’ organized by Jaclyn Labovitch of the school’s PTSA.
“What a way to show color, connection, and talent together as a community,” Jaclyn Labovitch said. “We are so grateful to Bryan Snyder who made such a positive impact on our students and our campus. We hope to continue this event for years to come!”
Snyder’s 29′ wide x 19′ tall mural was painted in spray paint and inspired by illustrations produced by Ms. Lauran Gerhart’s 7th grade art class including the school’s coyote mascot, the Calavera Mountain, monarch butterflies and surfing.
“It was a true collaboration,” Snyder said. “Every brightly painted piece of the mural came directly from the kids imagination. I also got spray cans in the hands of as many kids as I could to help complete the mural.”
Snyder created the mural over three days, each day painting during school hours and among the daily school routine. Kids hovered around Snyder between classes, asked questions and helped spray the mural. Teachers, parents, PTSA members and Principal Michael Ecker observed the inspired students.
“It’s amazing how art can transform a space,” Principal Ecker said. “This entire campus has been transformed because Bryan was here, because the work he has done.”
“What a great way to celebrate Spring, Art, and Community,” PTSA Board member and CHMS parent Lori McClausland said. “The Art Fest at CHMS gave me the opportunity to watch students, parents, and faculty work together to make art! The mural that was completed during this event is so amazing! Can’t wait until next year!”
“My 13 year old son came home so excited and would not stop talking about the mural at his school,” a parent said. “And sometimes it takes a lot to get a 13 year old boy excited.”
Snyder first became inspired to be an artist as a 3rd grader at Magnolia Elementary when Mark Kistler of the Drawing squad visited his school. During an assembly, Kistler exposed Snyder to illustration for the first time opening the door to his life-long passion.
“If that artist had not visited my school 30 years ago, I may have never found my true passion, and probably wouldn’t be here at this school today,” Snyder said. “I’ve come full-circle and hope to introduce at least one student to their true passion—it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.”
The CHMS Art Fest included live music, art-making activities, food and refreshments and Snyder gifting CHMS an original painting created in Snyder’s signature drip technique. The school voted to hang it in the campus stairwell for all to see.
150 event attendees participated in the Art Fest event festivities.
“Our Arts Festival brought the Calavera community together for a fun family event that encourages creativity and positivity. CHMS Vice Principal Judi Stapleton said. “Having our PTSA family and Bryan Snyder here this week brought a positive energy to our campus that kicked of our Spring Break in style!”
Photos by Christina McGoldrick
Snyder’s hopes to continue inspiring students by adding more color to school campuses. Contact Snyder to schedule a mural at theartist@snyderartdesign.com.
WHAT: Calavera Hills Middle School Spring Art Fest
WHEN: Thurs., March 28, 1–4pm
WHERE: Calavera Hills Middle School
Carlsbad artist Bryan Snyder of Snyder Art will be finishing a large scale mural on the campus. In addition to the mural, there will be live music, games, art making and refreshments.
Would you like to join the City of Carlsbad Arts Commission?
Duties include:
Advises the City Council on the implementation of the arts element of the Carlsbad General Plan. Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Encouraging individuals and organizations that provide an educational experience in the arts for the citizens.
• Providing direction and support for continued development and presentation of a variety of arts in the city.
• Providing a forum for arts concerns and recommendations to the elected officials and their staff concerning arts issues.
• Reviewing and making recommendations upon all works of art to be acquired by the city, either by commission, purchase, gift or otherwise, and their proposed locations.
(Due March 11, 2019)
On Friday, February 15, Ashley Bathgate performed during the Sonic Chapel Concert Series at the St. Michael’s Chapel presented by the Carlsbad Music Festival.
On February 13, Matt Hensley performed with Brittany McGregor at LHOOQ Bookstore in the Carlsbad Village.
On Tuesday, February 13, 2019, Oceanside community members and mural enthusiasts were invited to view three murals proposals submitted by project finalists at the Northern Pine Brewery / That Boy Good BBQ.
Gloria Murial, Amy Burkman and Rik Erickson were on-site to share their inspiration behind each design.
The Oceanside Mural Initiative plans to bring a total of three murals to Oceanside brought to you by Mainstreet Oceanside.
A double rainbow with longevity and brightness leaves the community of Carlsbad in awe on the last day of January 2019.
On Monday, January 4, Carlsbad Village based artist Bryan Snyder visited the art class of Calavera Hills Middle school where he shared his story and and his passion for the creative process.
Snyder will be working with CHMS students in route to a new mural on the campus of CHMS.
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