“Where I End and You Begin” Mural

The underpass at Military Drive & Mission Parkway

NPS Photo.

Quick Facts

Location:

Military Drive & Mission Parkway

Significance:

World Heritage Mural Trail

MANAGED BY:

City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and World Heritage Office

Amenities

3 listed

Beach/Water Access, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Trailhead

The World Heritage Mural Trail is a collaborative public art project between the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and World Heritage Office, along with other City departments and community partners.

This mural by San Antonio artist Jason Eric Gonzalez Martinez pulls together elements of cave art, nesting, bird migration, and connections between built and natural environments. San Antonio Cultural Arts consulted with local communities, the San Antonio River Authority, the East Pyron Symphony Lane Neighborhood Association, and bird specialists to develop the creative concept.

Ceramic nests pertrude out from the colorful wall. Gonzalez Martinez also uses flat-stamp iconography influenced by re-conquest indigenous communities of modern-day Mexico to portray the flora and fauna of the this World Heritage Site.

Check this mural out on your way from Mission San Jose to the Espada Dam!