The Palace & Carpets II
"The Palace & Carpets II", merges two San Francisco buildings- the Palace Hotel and the original façade of Furniture and Carpets, also known as the "Eastern Outfitters Company building", which was designed by the architect George Applegarth in 1907. While walking west of Sixth and Market Streets, one can notice 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. The Palace Hotel, a city landmark located at 2 New Montgomery Street at the corner of Market, was built in 1875 by the architect John P. Gaynor. This hotel survived structurally after the 1906 great earthquake and fire and it took 3 years to rebuild. Today, the Palace Hotel continues to glow, a sophisticated and marvelous hotel. In this painting, I present the buildings silhouettes and their signage accompanied by the orange-red sky. San Francisco continues to rise. No matter how many fires and earthquakes burn and destroy, the city re-builds.
General
16 x 21 x 1.5
$1,400.00
Art Medium(s)
Oil on canvas
About The Artist
Patricia Araujo was born in Miami, Florida, and she grew up in Bogota, Colombia. After completing high school in Bogota, Araujo moved to Northern California, and she obtained her B.F.A in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has been exhibiting in San Francisco and her work has been written about in the San Francisco Chronicle, ARTslant, 7x7 SF, Huffington Post, Examiner, Bay Guardian, and Beyondchron.
Artist's Statement
For over a decade, I've painted the facades of both iconic city landmarks and downtown buildings. My paintings depict praiseworthy examples of San Francisco architecture, some utilitarian and others grandly ornamental. In my cityscapes, I sense the presence of the silent stage uninterrupted by inhabitants. Playfulness of forms and painted by bright colors. My works speak about the possibility of growth and renewal, exploring architectural practice as both imagination and reality.
