City council considers more murals for South L.A.



A June 2013 photo of a mural outside a home in South L.A. | Intersections

A mural outside a home in South L.A., as seen in June 2013 | Subrina Hudson

The L.A. City Council considered an ordinance Thursday that would allow single-family homes in South L.A. to paint exterior murals. The ordinance would affect Boyle Heights and Highland Park as well.

Bernard Parks was the lone council member who opposed mural ordinance in a 14-1 vote, saying that individual communities should decide whether residents can paint murals on the sides of their homes.

The response from community members was mixed.

Hear their comments in an audio story from Annenberg Radio News:

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Street art finds another canvas at the home of South LA resident



Awash with bright, spray-painted colors, the brick wall enclosing a portion of Arcelia Gante’s house is becoming a piece of public art.

Five years ago, her family moved into the house located on the corner of La Salle Avenue in South Los Angeles, and since then graffiti artists have used the side of her house to create intricate murals and portraits.

Side of Arcelia Gante's house with a mural by artist Evol. (Photo by Subrina Hudson)

Side of Arcelia Gante’s house with a mural by artist Evol. (Photo by Subrina Hudson)

The artwork, which is also across the street, appears to be done by members of the graffiti art crew Mad Society Kings (MSK).

“They’ve done so many things,” Gante said. “They’ve done Marilyn Monroe. They’ve done a cat and even aliens. I really like how people will pass by and look at it, and they really appreciate the artwork.” [Read more…]

Murals bring street art to Manual Arts High School



On Feb. 20, Manual Arts Senior High School hosted the “2020 Visionaries” project. Twenty street artists from across Los Angeles painted murals on the school’s grounds.

Art teacher John Latsko describes the event “In His Own Words.”