It’s hard to put into words what Los Angeles has become in the last 72 hours. Kids, women, and men all dressed in Laker and Kobe attire talking with each other and mourning together. People truly came together on a treasure hunt to seek out the new Kobe murals going up across the city. In my years being in Los Angeles, I’ve never witnessed so much unity and respect from the community. It is tragic what happened to Kobe and all of those on board that helicopter but what happened in the city of Los Angeles following the tragedy was electrifying. I watched grown men tear up, families with daughters pose in front of the mural, and all walks of life come through to simply say thank you for the mural. The entire time painting I had people coming up with tears in their eyes offering to either help, get me water, food, supplies, etc.
LA-based created this mural of Kobe and Gianna: "I’ve painted on the streets for ten years now and have had many different experiences however painting this tribute mural to Kobe and Gianna Bryant was unlike any other painting experience I’ve had.
thank u everyone and let’s continue to stay strong threw the hard times! 22 more murals to go…"Īrtists continue to add Kobe and Gianna tributes to the Fame Yard at Sportie LA on Melrose.ħ753 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles (January 2020) i can’t thank the people enough and if u were here to witness this mural go down u were all apart of this project. i put all my jobs and work aside for over a week to show my appreciation to Kobe n the Bryant family, the city of LA and all people that were affected by this tragic loss. this was a donation painting from mine and pockets for no profit at all. this was totally unplanned and a lot of freehand painting was done and took longer than I expected. im happy that we all came together in a time of mourning to bring this huge mural together. what mattered most was the thank you’s from each and every person. from people bringing me food, beverages, shirts and a long list of things to show their appreciation to what I was doing. i can’t express the joy I had from the appreciation of everyone and the contributions from everyone. first and foremost I want to say that this wasn’t just a project I painted solo, this was a project done by the city of LA and Kobe fans. Located at Hardcore Fitness Boot Camp in Downtown LA, "City of Angels" is the second Kobe and Gigi mural by who plans on painting 24 tribute "And here it is, ”City of Angels!” my second Kobe n Gigi tribute. May their souls Rest In Peace and Glory."ģ425 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angeles 90023 With much love and respect, this is dedicated, in loving memory, to the 9 victims of this terrible tragedy. The original Kobe reference by I was using had a purple uniform and I changed it to a “Sunday Home Game”(white uniform) to symbolize the day he passed away, on a Sunday. In the beginning, the community was upset about painting over that image and a few of them approached me asking, “WTH are you doing?” After I explained what we were painting next, the community loved the idea and they welcomed KOBE in the Latino community. We painted this wall 7 yrs ago with the image of Don Ramon in a Scarface theme. KOBE FOREVER!! make Kobe the new NBA logo! and I created this mural in Boyle Heights. Located on De La Torre Way in Boyle Heights, this collaboration between Hector Arias (aka Tetris Wai) and Plek One features Australian designer Tyson Beck's reimagining of the NBA logo, which replaces Jerry West with Kobe Bryant.Īrias shares some insight in his IG post: "To Los Angeles, from Los Angeles. It makes me feel nostalgic and heart warmed. when I look at this mural, I see love, appreciation, determination, the hawk and the dove, a father and a fighter, a lover and a leader. we are all human, our lives are fragile and years numbered.
the sense of unity that we seem to feel so viscerally after such a wide-reaching tragedy. the closeness we so rarely encounter in our day to day. The outpouring of love and support, the emotional camaraderie, pain and comfort, the unabashed sense of empathy and care. Posted by "The whole process of absorbing the actual impact of both the recent tragedies and the realization of who and what our city or all cities are comprised of for that matter has been unforgettable. "Legends Are Forever" is the second piece at TCY by LA-based artist Chris Shim aka Royyal Dog. Arts District, The Container Yard is a 60,000 square-foot event venue that's renowned for its street art, which includes works by Vyal One, NYCHOS, Tristan Eaton, Ricky Watts and many more.
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