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"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" Mural 2014, Artist: Anthony Padilla, Sponsored by: Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, Davis, California

Bee Hovered
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A bee hovered under a stylized leaf and above a blue printed circuit.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:42:56 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5431
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Artist's Signature
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The artist's signature was near the sidewalk. It read "kinetikideas.com" external link.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:36:26 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5427
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The Sign
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The sign identifying the mural was small and a bit below head hight. It read in part:

Anthony Padilla
Ascension of Life into
Electrolyte Night
Pence Gallery Sponsors
Below the credits was a list of names of people and businesses.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:36:21 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5428
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A Bee
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A bee hovered in space over a planet that was composed of blue printed circuits.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:42:21 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5429
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Security Camera
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The butterfly had a security camera attached to its wing. Notice that the double helix of DNA unwrapped and ended at a flower upon which was a fantasy city.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:42:51 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5430
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The Mural
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The mural was painted on one of two back walls of the Pence Gallery in downtown Davis, California. It showed a double helix of DNA passing through a butterfly and unspooling into the stars and floating cities. Anthony Padilla's signature image, in the left lower corner of the mural, was a honeycomb and bees. Notice behind the bees was an electronic printed circuit in blue.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:36:04 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5426
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Double Helix
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The double helix of DNA originated from a single cell of a honeycomb. Behind the honeycomb was a much-darker blue printed circuit. A real bush grew at the foot of the mural. The mural was painted over a door.


"Ascension of Life into Electrolyte Night" 2014 external link Mural external link   •  Artist: Anthony Padilla external link   •  American Artist external link   •  Sponsor: Pence Gallery external link   •  Behind 212 D Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:42:59 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 31 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5432
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