Save Barrio Logan by FUERZA

Save Barrio Logan by FUERZA

There are several whimsical and even diabolical murals located at Chicano Park.  

One for example is crowned by a skull and cross bones in a cartoonish style.  It appears to be tagged on the forehead with the letters RTK, and I am uncertain if this was done at a later date or part of the mural.  The artist is named FUERZA so it appears not be his tag and wording similar to the artist name FUERA, without the Z meaning Outside also appears on the mural.  Additional, something looking like a sticker is under the chin of the skull and displays in all caps DEATH.  

The whole of the pillar is painted with a gray blue color in which the other objects appears.  Below the skull appear numerous crosses, some of which are standing vertical and others are tipped diagonally.  The crosses are dispersed below the skull in a haphazard manner with different color large dots of white and blue painted among them.    Most of the crosses are colored deep blue, some are white with a black outline of the cross, or pink again with a black outline of the cross.  There are also crosses of other colors as well, but not in as great of number as the one listed previously.  The inside of some of the crosses are filled either with blue heart or square shaped objects,  and some with white object that look like old fashion keyholes.  

The bottom of the mural is what appears to flames emitting from below the base of the mural onto the crosses above them.  The flames appear in different colors.  One such grouping is in orange/red/yellow and truly appears as hellfire licking a blue cross above it, which happens to be the largest cross in the mural.  Other flames are orange/pink in color, color yellow with red lines vertical ascending upward and one of blue that appears almost to be a road.  

I am not sure of the meaning of this except perhaps to note that Day of the Dead is a significant event in Hispanic culture, or perhaps as it lies in front of the majority of murals it is some form of glyph of protection or as a warning.