Bobby Gaytan. Seventeen's Solomon Hawk Sahle's mural "Say Their Nam" the Unn Block Alley downtown Boise, Idaho on July 11, 2020. A young Boise rint is ught between unalienable rights and a history of opprsn that will likely shape important aspects of his life. To be loved unndnally and subjugated vlently by the same untry at the same time evok an emotnal dispary rooted ep the Amerin psyche. -Solomon Hawk Sahle 07/12/20 Sector Seventeen is an artist llective based Boise, Idaho. Established 2005 and origally based on graffi, Sector Seventeen has evolved to a multi-faceted pany that provis a diverse range of creative media. The artist llective clus Solomon Hawk Sahle (Elms One), Coll Pfeifer (Mawk One), Taylor Ryan (Seton), and Ian Fahey.
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- MERIDIAN-BASED ARTIST BOBBY GAYTAN SETS ATERNY TALKG WH HIS MURALS
- BOBBY GAYTAN
- BOBBY GAYTAN - ARTIST S DOWN FULL INTERVIEW
- STREET ART CIMENUABOUTAWARDSCALENDARPRODUCTSSHOPMOREDASHBOARDBOBBY GAYTAN
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- STREET ART CIMENUABOUTAWARDSCALENDARPRODUCTSSHOPMOREDASHBOARDBOBBY GAYTAN
MERIDIAN-BASED ARTIST BOBBY GAYTAN SETS ATERNY TALKG WH HIS MURALS
Meridian-based artist Bobby Gaytan mak public art the form of murals that n be found around the Boise area. * bobby gaytan *
Bobby Gaytan grew up between two fay members were migrant farmworkers, movg om Michigan to Texas to Idaho. Gaytan grew up the potato and onn fields of Idaho, and also the barr of Alamo, Texas. “When I’m livg Texas I’m experiencg this urban kd of life, I’m seeg the streets around me, ” Gaytan said an terview.
”Gaytan, 42, is an artist, known for his murals downtown Boise, at the Communy Council of Idaho Caldwell, at Whney Elementary School Boise, and across Idaho. Bobby Gaytan’s art is featured on this utily-box wrap at Vista Avenue and Canal Street Boise. Gaytan grew up as a migrant farm worker livg Texas and Idaho and says that is why he is drawn to pat farm workers.
Miller Even as a grown man, Gaytan still navigat between worlds.
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Bobby Gaytan’s spiratn for his public art om the streets of Texas that he ran around as a young migrant farmworker movg between Texas and Idaho. * bobby gaytan *
Gaytan was appoted to the missn March.
BOBBY GAYTAN - ARTIST S DOWN FULL INTERVIEW
Gaytan is an artist, known for his murals downtown Boise, at the Communy Council of Idaho Caldwell, at Whney Elementary School Boise, and across Idaho. * bobby gaytan *
As the first Lato, to the cy’s knowledge, one of the youngt missn members and s only person of lor, Gaytan said he feels like an outsir. “Growg up as a migrant, beg the new kid school tryg to f , whether be this urban kid tryg to troduce somethg new to the area, or whether be the first Mexin on the missn, I’ve always felt like the new person, like the youngt, or there’s always this outsir feelg, ” Gaytan said.
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My name is Bobby Gaytan. I am an artist om Boise, ID. I love to pat pecially wh airbsh! I enjoy meetg other artists. Lately I\'ve been workg on gettg my Blakbook22© Clothg le off & gog. * bobby gaytan *
Fdg balance Gaytan was born Nampa and grew up Glenns Ferry before movg between workg farm jobs wh his started drawg at a young age. Bobby Gaytan, a Meridian rint, spray pat to sketch out a new mural at Whney Elementary School Boise.
I was not ught up all that, ” Gaytan the Gaytan fay would travel up om Texas to Idaho the sprgtime, Gaytan brought his art fluence wh him. Gaytan went to Boise State Universy and majored art.
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Bobby Gaytan will be prentg/performg at Artfort, part of Treefort Mic Ft, Boise Idaho, March 22-26, 2023. Bobby is an artist based out of Meridian, Idaho. * bobby gaytan *
But was years before Gaytan would ll himself an artist. ”After graduatg, Gaytan immediately land a job at The U. “I fd balance my eelance, creative work, ” Gaytan said.
Art procsOn a Thursday eveng March, Gaytan had started workg on a large mural for Whney Elementary School on the Boise said he mostly gravat now toward big murals and a batn of spray pat and bsh strok. Gaytan pats at Whney Elementary. Miller At Whney, Gaytan pated a seri of walls along one of the school hallways.
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“That stage, the velopment stage, for me has always been very meticulo, ” Gaytan said. ”Gaytan’s art often picts Lato children and farmworkers. Mike and Rosie Weems, owners of Calle 75, a Mexin rtrant downtown Boise, admired the murals Gaytan had pated downtown near their rtrant on 11th Street.
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In the rtrant, Gaytan pated scen wh characters of Selena Qutanilla, a famo Tejano sger and songwrer; and El Chavo, a character a famo Mexin televisn seri. Gaytan spats mostly on the weekends bee he has a day job on weekdays. Miller Brgg his style to MeridianGaytan participated the Meridian Arts Commissn Public Arts submtee as a muny member.
Bobby Gaytan will be prentg/performg at Artfort, part of Treefort Mic Ft, Boise Idaho, March 22-26, 2023. Bobby is an artist based out of Meridian, Idaho. * bobby gaytan *
”Gaytan said the appotment was unplanned, but “thgs kd of happen for a reason. ”Beg appoted was a boost for Gaytan. “All the odds are agast this Mexin migrant kid, bee most likely he’s gonna drop out of school and work back on the farms wh his fay, ” Gaytan said.
”Gaytan tri not to let negative thoughts or ments om others dissua him om servg the muny and makg the art he lov. Gaytan pated this mural on the back of Brewer’s Haven Boise.