Tradicion y Cultura

Location: Chupaderas and Guadalupe St.

Mural Dimension: 28' X 11'

Hard Core Mural Crew: Victor Mena, Damien Hernandez, Oscar Flores, Ruth Buentello.

Mural Facilitator: Alex Rubio

Partners / Collaborators: La Familia Stewart

Blessing and Dedication Date: Saturday October 27th, 2001

The crew preps the wall for painting.

The "Lowrider" Hard Core Mural Crew hard at work on the mural.

Mural Description: The Tradicion y Cultura mural, also known as The Sweet as Candy Lowrider Mural, is a tribute to the familial lowrider tradition and culture in San Antonio. First-time Hard Core Crew Members, Ruth Buentello, Victor Mena, Damien Hernandez and Oscar Flores designed the mural. The crew of teenagers came up with the idea for the mural after having met the Stewart family while conducting research at the Centro Aztlan Low and Slow Classic Car Show. The mural crew, working alongside Mural Facilitator Alex Rubio, decided to create a mural based on one of the Stewart Family lowrider cars and on the tradition of lowriding within the Stewart family. The 28' X 11' mural is located at the corner of Chupaderas and Guadalupe St, in the heart of the Westside.

The "Lowrider" Hard Core Mural Crew - Ruth Buentello, Victor Mena, Oscar Flores, Damien Hernandez and Chris Muñoz - pose for a picture in the Stewart Family's Sweet as Candy Lowrider at the mural blessing and dedication.

Mural Facilitator, Alex Rubio, and Crew Member, Chris Muñoz, smile for the cameras.

Ruth Buentello transfers the mural sketch.

Hard Core Crew Member, Damien Hernandez, works on the mural sketch.