Chicano Park with Juan Pacheco's Class
November 22, 2011
Photographic artist Juan Pacheco took fourteen of his
students to Chicano Park in San Diego to document a
mural revitalization project.
Read more here.
Artists Felipe Adame and Guillermo Rosette have completed the acrylic mural, La Adelita. According to Chicano Park Steering Committee Chair, Tommie Camarillo, it is the sixth mural to be revived as part of the Chicano Park Mural Restoration Project. Rosette and Linda M. Velarde applied the cover coating and graffiti guard on October 1, 2011. Photo: Jerry Dequito.
Read more here.
Artists Felipe Adame and Guillermo Rosette have completed the acrylic mural, La Adelita. According to Chicano Park Steering Committee Chair, Tommie Camarillo, it is the sixth mural to be revived as part of the Chicano Park Mural Restoration Project. Rosette and Linda M. Velarde applied the cover coating and graffiti guard on October 1, 2011. Photo: Jerry Dequito.
East Los Angeles Library Mosaic Mural
July 03, 2009
This photo of artist Jose Antonio's monumental mosaic mural "OUR LEGACY: Forever Presente..." is one of my favorita photos taken by former Los Angeles Times photographer Carlos Chavez. The mural is inside the foyer of the East Los Angeles Library.
Ernesto de la Loza's “Resurrection of the Green Planet”
March 16, 2009
Last week I went to shoot a photo of Ernesto de la Loza's “Resurrection of the Green Planet”. It is probably one of my favorites because it is based after a photo by Graciela Iturbide. I looked for the photo all last week and could not find it to post it.
As I was looking for it I asked a photographer who collects photo books if he had it. I hit a sore spot. He rattled off several murals and paintings based after photos where the photographer was never given any credit. I understand. It has happened to me here in LA a couple of times and that is why I was going to post it.
But to be fair I have gotten calls from muralists who complain that a mural is in the photo but the artist was not given credit. Fair enough.
Here are recent stories from the LA Times and LAEastside regarding the mural.
Herron's La Doliente de Hidalgo
February 10, 2009
Here is one of my contributions to the documentation of LA's murals.
I ran across Willie Herron III in March of 2006 as he was touching up his mural La Doliente de Hidalgo on City Terrace Drive. Willie was nice enough to let me climb on the roof to see his signature that is not often seen.
One of the best photo archive of LA's murals is at SPARC
Walls of Passion: Murals of Los Angeles
February 09, 2009
Murals are one of the most documented parts of our culture. A current exhibit at Cal State LA called Walls of Passion: The Murals of Los Angeles runs from Jan 31 to Feb 28, 2009. The student produced project focuses on 32 murals.
Here is the online press release with some photos and here is a map with photos and locations of the murals.