USA: Streetart Seattle - SODO TRACK - 4Culture, UrbanArtworks & SodoBia Mural Project

The two-mile rapid transit corridor leading into downtown Seattle was transformed between 2016 and 2018 when 4CULTURE commissioned 64 artists from around the world to paint 51 murals on the backs of industrial buildings. This open air urban art gallery is called SODO TRACK. Seen by more than 50.000 bus and light rail riders daily, this free urban gallery explores themes of motion, speed and progress and is an imaginative raceway in motion. Portland-based curator GAGE HAMILTON helped identify hometown heroes and renowned international artists alike to produce the murals over the course of three summers. Their ideas and aesthetics now come together in a continuous line of experience, connecting local and global perspectives in one communal creative experiment. The participating artists brought a broad range of backgrounds, styles, and approaches to the project with animated frames, patterns that evoke Native American dance movements, creatures that leap toward distant vanishing points, washes of color, bold graphic lettering, and much more.

SODO TRACK invited artists to participate festival-style and to work in new ways. Some painted at their largest scales to date and others offered youth workshops or collaborated as teams for the first time. The project was produced by 4CULTURE and a coalition of community partners, including the SODO BIA, Sound Transit, and URBAN ARTWORKS – all of whom shared a dedication to enhancing the transit experience, upping the ante on urban art in Seattle, and contributing something new to the global streetart conversation. Spanning from 5th Avenue S between Royal Brougham Way and Spokane Street in Seattle’s SODO (South of Downtown) neighborhood, the SODO TRACK is visible from Sound Transit’s Link light rail line between the Stadium and Beacon Hill Stations as well as from Metro Transit buses 150 and 594. The murals can also be seen by foot or bicycle via the SODO Trail, which extends from Royal Brougham to S Forest Street. – 4CULTURE

The photos were taken by traveller and streetart lover MAZZANTI. Unfortunately we don’t have all the great artworks in this collection. If you have pictures of the SODO TRACK yourself, send them to info@vagabundler.com and we will add them to this page. Check out as well the individual pages especially for the urban art project BELLTOWN CORRIDOR and also the collection of other urban artworks throughout the city of Seattle.

July 2018 – HOXXOH

Artist: HOXXOH – DOUGLAS HOEKZEMA

Website: https://www.elhoxxoh.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/HoxxoH/100075474954875

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoxxoh

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hoxxoh

„I’ll be there soon“ – July 2018 – GEORGIA HILL

Artist: GEORGIA HILL

Website: https://www.georgiahill.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgiahillforever

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiahillbth

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/georgia-hill

July 2017 – CARATOES

Artist: CARATOES – CARA TO – MOGWAI

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caratoes

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Caratoes

Tattoo: https://www.instagram.com/mogwaizi.ttt

Tumblr: https://caratoes.tumblr.com

July 2017 – PAOLA DELFÍN

Artist: PAOLA DELFÍN

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paoladelfinmx

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paola_delfin

LATINBRODAZ CREW: https://www.instagram.com/latinbrodaz

July 2017 – DALEAST

Artist: DALEAST – DALeast – DAL

Website: http://www.daleast.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Fanpage-of-DALeast-100066647722679

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daleast

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/daleast-1

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/daleast

July 2018 – ALEX GARDNER

Artist: ALEX GARDNER

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artposer

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/alex-gardner

July 2018 – YOK & SHERYO

Artist Duo: YOK & SHERYO

Website: https://yokandsheryo.art

Website: https://yokandsheryo.com

Shop: https://shop.heatstrokehotel.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yokandsheryo

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/yokandsheryo

Tumblr: https://yokandsheryoshop.tumblr.com

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yok_sheryo

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/pUMneYwuuA

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/yok-and-sheryo

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@yokandsheryo

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/yokandsheryo

Artist: YOK – YOK YOK – THE YOK

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyok123

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyokyok

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_theyok

Behance: https://www.behance.net/Yokyoker

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/theyok

Artist: SHERYO

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheryo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_sheryo

„Unaesthetic Aesthetics“ – July 2018 – BASIK

Artist: BASIK – LUCIO BOLOGNESI

Website: https://basik.it

Shop: https://basik.mysupadupa.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basik

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basik.cc

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Basik.cc

Graffiti Below

„Snakes & Ladders“ – July 2018 – JESSE BROWN

Artist: JESSE BROWN

Website: https://www.jesse-brown.co

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse_brown

APLUS, AVES, GE & others

July 2018 – FRANCO FASOLI – JAZ

Artist: FRANCO FASOLI – JAZ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrancoFasoliJaz

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francofasolijaz

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/franco-jaz-fasoli

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/franco-fasoli

July 2017 – ANDREW HEM

Artist: ANDREW HEM

Website: https://www.andrewhem.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.hem

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewhem

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/andrew-hem

July 2017 – KENJI HAMAI STOLL

Artist: KENJI HAMAI STOLL – KENJI – YOKENJI

Website: https://www.yokenji.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Imperio-Tattoos/100083156629366

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenjihamaistoll

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperiotattoos_

#Colored2017 – July 2017 – CHRISTOPHER PAUL JORDAN

Artist: CHRISTOPHER PAUL JORDAN

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cpauljordan

Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/christopher-paul-jordan

SODO Motive – Documentary – Video by REVOLT TV

One of the first cities to adopt a percent-for-art ordinance, Seattle now sets aside 1% of all improvement projects to commission public art. This original documentary shares the story of four globally recognized artists: PAOLA DELFIN, GABRIEL MARQUEZ, SAM SWANSON aka SNEKE, and ANGELINA VILLALOVOS. Originally connected through Seattle’s SODO TRACK project, they reunite for a new creative collaboration around one of the city’s most iconic gathering spots, Seattle Center.