Mural subjects include artistic expression, immigration, female empowerment and individuals from the immediate neighborhood.
after some community members found one of the murals offensive. It sparked a debate over cultural sensitivity versus freedom of expression in the realm of public art.
Spanish artist Axel Void created a portrait of the young son of immigrants on his front lawn two blocks from the school; another mural features wheat pasted photographs of schoolchildren’s faces by JR’s Inside Out Project, with an embedded image of Angelou by Rabi. The idea behind the mural festivals is to treat building exteriors as canvases and to transform campuses into alfresco galleries, all in the name of promoting art and creating inspiring surroundings. The works, commissioned by Branded Arts and LAUSD, are permanent.A mural by L.A. artist Zuco. “Every time I go into a new project I’m thinking, ‘What’s meaningful here that also overlaps with what’s meaningful to me?’ so that it’s a win-win,” Fairey said.
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