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Skull of Converse

This decorative installation artwork at the Converse concept store in Santa Monica, in Los Angeles, is a spooky and clever visual conceit. At a distance and without the context of the store, the viewer would likely be unable to perceive that the artwork is comprised of hundreds of Converse sneakers in various monochromatic shades. Up close, the viewer might fail to perceive that the composition of the sneakers forms a creepy human skull-like image. It’s briliant, if a little dark, but edgy and totally “on brand” for the fashion shoe company.

New JGoldcrown “Lovewall”

Here’s yet another beautiful “Lovewall”(a.k.a., “Bleeding Hearts”) mural by British street art rockstar JGoldcrown. This one is new and on the wall behind the Groundwork Coffee cafe at the corner of Montana Avenue and 16th Street in Santa Monica, in Los Angeles. 

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この壁画のタイトルは「ラブウォール」（「愛の壁」）です。 それはロサンゼルスのサンタモニカにあるアーティストJ Goldcrownによって作成されました。

 

“Locals Mostly” Truck Mural by Luke Pelletier … Santa Monica, Los Angeles

We came across this awesome movers truck decorated with the artwork of artist and musician Luke Pelletier. The truck was parked on 3rd Street in Santa Monica near our Los Angeles HQ. Pelletier’s artwork draws on a colorful illustrative style and array of images reflecting Southern California and its beach culture. The “locals mostly” text painted on one side of the truck is reference to surf culture’s “locals only” cliche and a lettering style that emanated from the SoCal surf and skate scene.

Street Art by Shepard Fairey on PCH …Santa Monica, Los Angeles

We spotted some new street art from artist Shepard Fairey in an unusual spot last week. Along Pacific Coast Highway, under the towering bluffs of north Santa Monica, there’s an abandoned, partially destroyed retaining wall where two new black-and-white graphic posters had been wheat-pasted. One poster is of draped triangle of the American flag. The other is a classic “Andre” Obey poster.

Beach Scene Mural … Ocean Park, Los Angeles

This mural is an accurate depiction of beach life on just about any given day at Santa Monica Beach. It can be found at the entrance to an alley off Bay Street just east of Main Street in the “Dogtown” area of Santa Monica’s Ocean Park (At the corner of Bay and Main is Dogtown Coffee, which occupies the space that was once home to the legendary Zephyr surf shop a la “Lords of Dogtown.”)