Revolution Evolution
On a white background, a hyperrealistic black and white protest scene is presented. A crowd of masked people tear down a fence, while one raises a flag that reads "Black Lives Matter". In an outline of green clouds to the viewer's left, the words "Revolution Evolution" can be seen.
Tyler Benjamin Gibney (@tylergibney), Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. (@_alfonsogonzalezjr), Alberto Cuadros (@alberto_cuadros), Pierre Briet (@pierrebriet), and William Buller (@danbuller)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artists: Tyler Benjamin Gibney (@tylergibney), Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. (@_alfonsogonzalezjr), Alberto Cuadros (@alberto_cuadros), Pierre Briet (@pierrebriet), and William Buller (@danbuller)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2914
661 N Spaulding Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90036
George Floyd Matters
On a black background, a hyperrealistic color portrait of George Floyd. His sweatshirt is covered with abstract paint smears blending together in shades of red, white and blue. Floyd's face and hair are outlined with sketchy black streaks. Overlaid across the foreground are a series of text. Discernible in white across Floyd's face is a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Overlaid above that, in the background, is the same quotation in blue. A final layer reads "walk with hate // love" with hate crossed out, so that only love remains. "George Floyd Matters" is written faintly above Floyd's head and the artist's signature "So Many Possibilities" is visible below.
Shane Heath (@somanypossibilities)
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr. in his speech, Loving Your Enemies.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Shane Heath (@somanypossibilities)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2912
1507 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90291
Justice // George Floyd
The word "Justice" is spelled out, fully capitalized, across a series of windows (covered in plywood). Between the letters S and T, a partial portrait of George Floyd's mid-face, featuring his eyes and eyebrows, is painted in black and white. The rendering places particular emphasis on the highlights in his eyes themselves, creating a more solemn and emotional image, as if he was crying.
Robert Vargas (@therobertvargas)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Robert Vargas (@therobertvargas)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2910
603 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90014
Justice // Equality // MLK
A large scale black-and-white portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. gazing off to the viewer's left. The word "Justice" is written in stylized, fully capitalized font to the viewer's left and the word "Equality" is written in the same style to the viewer's right.
Tristan Eaton (@tristaneaton)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Tristan Eaton (@tristaneaton)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2909
5000 York Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90042
Take A Look At Yourself
A black-and-white portrait of George Floyd on plywood outside of a business. The portrait is stylized to be more abstract and haunting than hyperrealistic, but because it is such a recognizable photo Floyd is easily identified. His black hooded sweatshirt is replaced with the motif of the United States American flag. The words "TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF" are written beneath the portrait with spray paint.
Nikko Hurtado (@nikkohurtado)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Nikko Hurtado (@nikkohurtado)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2879
7460 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Rest In Peace George Floyd
On a black background, a full-color portrait of George Floyd. The image chosen is a highly recognizable portrait of Floyd, wearing a black sweatshirt. A yellow outline borders the portrait. The stylized yellow-painted words "Rest In Peace" are to the viewer's left and "George Floyd" to the viewer's right. A small detail below "Rest In Peace" reads: @shanegrammerarts / The Refuge Community / SAS Rentals / #FAMEYARD
Shane Grammer (@shanegrammerarts)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Shane Grammer (@shanegrammerarts)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2878
7753 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
RISE
A large-scale wheat paste mural takes up the side of a business wall. The image is on a black rectangular background, bordered with white/cream. A Native person looks up at the word "RISE" bordered by two lightning bolts. Their portrait is done in a pop-art style. They wear a pair of traditional-style earrings, one with a lightning bolt in its center and the other with a cross. Most of the portrait beyond their face is shadowed.
Gregg Deal (@greggdeal)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Gregg Deal (@greggdeal)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2877
210 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, Colorado, United States 81435
John Lewis // Good Trouble
A black-and-white portrait of the late Congressman and Civil Rights activist John Lewis as a young man, his face intense in thought, wearing a white short sleeve shirt and dark tie. The background behind him is a wash of pale yellow with abstract red, blue, and green details. The words "Good Trouble" are written in simple, fully-capitalized block lettering to Lewis' left (viewer's right).
Edreys Wajed (@edreys)
John Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in July 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Edreys Wajed (@edreys)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2790
385 Paderewski Dr, Buffalo, New York, United States 14212
Too Many of You
On a fully black background, a white profile of a person with an afro is overlaid with stylized, fully-capitalized bubble lettering that reads "Mother, Mother there's too many of you crying // Brother, brother, brother, there's too many of you dying". The artist's signature, Ms.Wrong, is in the lower right corner of the mural.
Ms.Wrong (@mswrongg)
The text is derived from the 1971 Marvin Gaye song "What's Going On"
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Ms.Wrong (@mswrongg)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
UAM-GF_2779
356 E. 3rd Street, Long Beach, California, United States, 90802
Love Black Girls // Love Black Boys
Two all-black profiles face each other, the left feminized by lengthened eyelashes in comparison to that of the right. Both profiles feature a thick white outline, defining their curly hair. The text overlaying the left profile reads: "Love Black Girls Even When They Become Women" in bold, fully-capitalized lettering of various sizes. The text overlaying the right profile reads: "Love Black Boys Even When They Become Men" in the same style.
Edreys Wajed (@edreys) and James "Yames" Moffitt (@yames_cat)
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Edreys Wajed (@edreys) and James "Yames" Moffitt (@yames_cat)
Photographer: Quajay Donnell (@qua.jay)
UAM-GF_2778
65 Allen Street, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14202