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.
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- MERIDIAN-BASED ARTIST BOBBY GAYTAN SETS ATERNY TALKG WH HIS MURALS
- BOBBY GAYTAN
- BOBBY GAYTAN - ARTIST S DOWN FULL INTERVIEW
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 boise *
Bobby Gaytan’s art is featured on this utily box wrap at Vista Avenue and Canal Street. Bobby Gaytan grew up between two worlds.
BOBBY GAYTAN
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 boise *
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.
Even as a grown man, Gaytan still navigat between worlds. Gaytan was appoted to the missn March.
BOBBY GAYTAN - ARTIST S DOWN FULL INTERVIEW
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 boise *
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. Bobby Gaytan, a Meridian rint, is patg a seri of murals at Whney Elementary School Boise.
“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.
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 boise *
Gaytan was born Nampa and grew up Glenns Ferry before movg between workg farm jobs wh his fay.
Gaytan started drawg at a young age.
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I was not ught up all that, ” Gaytan said.
When 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.
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. * bobby gaytan boise *
But was years before Gaytan would ll himself an artist. After graduatg, Gaytan immediately land a job at The US Bure of Reclamatn office Boise as an illtrator Boise.
Bobby Gaytan. Boise Mural Project's Rennectn mural event Boise, Idaho on September 2, 2020. Bobby's mural was loted at Brewer's Haven, 1795 S Vista Ave. Boise Mural Project's Rennectn was a muny driven project brgg art to public plac and featurg lol and regnal artist. It was a week long event om September 1 - 7, 2020. Mural were loted at The Rerd Exchange (1105 W Idaho St.), Brewer's Haven (1795 S Vista Ave), Rtyle Thrift Store (625 Vista Avenue), and the 600 block on N Orchard St. There were multiple artist and murals at all the s. * bobby gaytan boise *
Bobby Gaytan spray pat to sketch out a new mural at Whney Elementary School Boise. “I fd balance my eelance, creative work, ” Gaytan said.
On a Thursday eveng March, Gaytan had started workg on a large mural for Whney Elementary School on the Boise Bench. At Whney, Gaytan pated a seri of walls along one of the school hallways.