Ever Seen A Koi Fish on the Sidewalk? Artist Explains Hidden Meaning

Episode Transcript Olivia Allen-Price: Wander around the Bay Area long enough and you are certain to stumble upon one of our most ubiquitous pieces of street art. Schools of playful, graphic koi fish, swimming through our urban landscape.Music begins Layf Kutschera: Maybe the first one I saw was near my house. I’ve lived in two places in San Francisco and both of them have a koi like right outside the door. My name is Layf Kutschera. And I am an interior designer and watercolor artist here in San Francisco. Olivia Allen-Price: Soon after Layf noticed the koi for the first time, he started seeing them everywhere — usually on sidewalks, but sometimes on buildings. They’re anywhere for a few inches, to a few feet long. And their colors? High contrast… Layf Kutschera: Vibrant orange, white, black Olivia Allen-Price: Layf wrote in to Bay Curious wanting to know the backstory behind these fish, which seem to be spawning all over the place. So today on the show, we’ll meet the person behind them, learn what inspired the koi and decode the hidden message within each design. I’m Olivia Allen-Price. We’ll be right back. SPONSOR
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