Piece description from the artist
While walking west of Sixth and Market Street, one can notice a magnificent decayed and iconic city landmark, Furniture and Carpets, and if you are looking upwards it is recognizable due to its large signage atop. It is a gorgeous tall glass facade with its enormous Corinthian columns, holding itself all on its own. Furniture and Carpets is also known as "Eastern Outfitters Company building", and was designed and built by the architect George Applegarth in 1907. After the "Eastern Outfitters Company" went out of business, it became a sweatshop and was abandoned for many years. In recent years, the building has gone through renovation and this building is beautiful and has come to life again!
In Hibernia meets Furniture and Carpets, I painted 3 individual San Francisco buildings part of Central Market district and this time they are merging as one whole street. On the right, originally located at 1021 Market Street, is the infamous and forgotten Furniture and Carpets. On the far left, is The Hibernia Bank, a deserted city landmark located at Jones and Market, designed by the beaux-arts tradition by Albert Pissis in 1892. It was considered the most beautiful building in San Francisco. Both the Hibernia and Furniture and Carpets are united by the clock tower of 33 New Montgomery Street. This clock building illuminates the streets and can be seen from a far and forms part of the city’s landscape.
Patricia Araujo was born in Miami, Fl, the daughter of Colombian parents, and she grew up in Bogota, Colombia. Since childhood, she's been enchanted by architecture and form – drawing arches and entrances, and designing imaginary floor plans. After completing high school in Bogota, Araujo moved to Northern California to pursue her college education. She studied architecture, painting, and photography. In 2005 she obtained her second B.F.A in Painting, from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Since the late 1990's, Patricia Araujo has painted the facades of both iconic city landmarks and downtown buildings. Her paintings depict praiseworthy examples of San Francisco architecture, some utilitarian and others grandly ornamental. She's been bewildered by the architecture of cities she's lived and traveled to and by imaginary places. From 2008 to 2010, she dedicated a series of works relating to Tomorrowland and as of most recent she's devoted to painting the architectural wonders and forgotten treasures of "GGIE" (the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939 at Treasure Island) – the last World's Fair of San Francisco Bay. Her interest in researching the urban landscape continues to grow, addressing the evolution and decay within a city. Araujo continues to deepen her conceptual themes on architecture, place and change in the urban landscape.
She has been exhibiting in San Francisco since 1998. Some of the venues exhibited include: Arc Gallery, Arttitud, Bayview Opera House, HANG ART, Roll Up Gallery, STUDIO Gallery, the Old Emporium, Pen Club Gallery in Budapest and most recent at the Old Mint with Treasure Island Museum. In 2008, she published her first book, entitled ”SOMA SEEN”. Her work has been written about in the San Francisco Chronicle, ARTslant, 7×7 SF, Huffington Post, Examiner, Beyondchron, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. To view her complete portfolio and resume online please visit: www.AbstractMetropolis.com
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