BoldPas Pasadena 2019

Street art mural.

Panel One.

Panel one explores the concept of classical sculpture during the renaissance period and the abstract expressionist art movement in post-modernistic times. Graffiti iconography from the streets of London and the punk movement from the 80’s were extremely influential for the entire composition. A tribute to Frank Stella, minimalism, and post-painterly abstraction was incorporated in yellow and black on the left side of the panel. At the same time, a large wheat-paste image of a sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti was placed on the right side of the panel as a classical focal point for the final design.

Panel Two.

Panel two investigates the concept of surface and application in further detail. A collection of several found objects and ready-mades were gathered from the streets of Los Angeles. A tire was rolled across the surface on the right side of the panel as an homage to Robert Rauschenberg and a DETOUR street sign was nailed on top of the tire marks. Two wheat-paste images were incorporated in the lower composition of the panel, one of Andy Warhol representing the pop-art movement, and one of the Mona Lisa representing the renaissance period.

Panel Three.

Panel three recreates a street in East London. In this case, the surface of the panel was prepared with multiple layers of graffiti under painting.  The wheat-paste of María Félix from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, circa 1950’s, placed on the top right section of the panel and the wheat-paste of Peter Pauls Ruben’s Venus at a Mirror, circa 1620’s, placed on the bottom left section of the panel, reflect my admiration for the old masters of cinema and the old masters of Flemish painting. Several stencil and tag techniques completed the final design of the panel.