Downtown San Francisco is not exactly a bucolic place. But for Peruvian artist Claudio Talavera-Ballón, bringing the beauty of the Point Reyes National Seashore to the heart of The City is necessary.
Claudio Talavera-Ballón stands in front of the street mural he painted on the Battery Street Bridge near Market Street.
On Battery Street between Bush and Market streets, the plaza now known as Battery Bridge was closed to vehicles in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, thanks to a collaboration with the Downtown Community Benefit District , the plaza and its mural will serve as one of downtown’s few green — and blue — spaces.
The mural is the latest addition to Battery Bridge’s development. The plaza’s initial closure allowed for the installation of planters as well as an asphalt repaving. Tishman Speyer, owner of the One Bush Street tower that overlooks the plaza, worked with Downtown SF on the art installation. He considered the Battery Bridge plaza a “great space to do something that’s unique and fun and whimsical and welcoming.”
Studying graphic design in Peru, Talavera-Ballón was introduced to art techniques such as watercolors, pastels and charcoal. The Battery Bridge mural has presented a slew of challenges for Talavera-Ballón, as it is his first time painting on asphalt.
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