One of my favorite things about walking around Downtown L.A is eyeing all the impressive and often really beautiful street art. Here are a few murals in particular that I never seem to get tired of and wish I could somehow shrink to a size that might fit in my apartment.
Spring Street between 6th and 7th:
After doing a little investigative work, I discovered a nice piece in Curbed Los Angeles about this street artist, JR. There’s a great video to go along with the article and it managed to make me even more enamored of his beautiful artwork and project, called “Wrinkles of the City,” which highlights the often overlooked beauty that comes with age. The mural in the first image was actually a collaboration between JR and another street artist, VHILS, whose work can be found here. {Photos by Julie Faith via Flickr}
Main Street between 4th and 5th:
While there’s plenty to appreciate about the murals downtown, this one has always struck a chord with me more than any other. It’s sad and beautiful all at the same time and it makes me want to just sit and stare at it for hours. It took some searching, but I finally found its creator, Brazilian artist Claudio Ethos, whose artwork and murals can be found on his website, here. {Photo via Love and Hate Los Angeles blog}
Broadway between new 4th and 3rd (new location TBD):
I took this photo during one of my first real walks around downtown a couple years ago and it was one of my favorites of the bunch. I just love the way the hands on the mural – called “Calle de la Eternidad” and created by artist and muralist Johanna Poethig — reach up to the sky, mirroring the buildings behind them and giving onlookers a wonderful sense of pride and optimism. BlogDowntown has an interesting article about how this mural is actually being moved and reconstructed piece by piece nearby to allow its current home to be restored. {Photo by me}
