Source: ChinaFotoPress / Getty via praisephilly: After the tragic death of Kobe & Gigi Bryant in a helicopter crash the world has been grieving. Artists from all around the world have honored the family by creating beautiful murals of the two. Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa has decided to take a visit to a mural out […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: A mural by the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama was dedicated on Thursday, portraying not a famous face, but a Philadelphia teen who’s overcome personal challenges. Amy Sherald might be best known for the painting of the former first lady , but her overall body of work represents everyday lives of black […]
via News5: That didn’t last long. The artist who painted the LeBron mural in Los Angeles painted it white on Wednesday — less than a week after it was finished — because it kept being vandalized, according to Yahoo Sports NBA. It was only finished on Friday. The mural was painted by Jonas Never and artist Fernando Valdez, […]
Case Western Reserve University students gathered Wednesday to honor the 49 people killed in the Orlando this past weekend. They showed their support through art. Organizers with the LGBT Center said the event was a chance to give people a safe place to come together and grieve. They hope the artwork they left behind will help everyone […]
A Philadelphia mural featuring Bill Cosbyhas been painted over as new details emerge of his testimony in a sexual-assault lawsuit. The city’s Mural Arts Program says the fatherhood-themed mural in North Philadelphia was deteriorating and already scheduled for removal. But spokeswoman Cari Feiler Bender says the date was moved up amid renewed allegations that Cosby […]
It’s a big day for LeBron James. We are getting the first look at a big Nike mural that’s being proposed to go up on the wall of the Sherwin Williams building overlooking The Q. It features the familiar image of LeBron’s signature chalk dust toss. However, the proposed billboard does not have the “We […]
Sankofa Invites Local Artists and the Community to attend the Installation of the Ruby Dee Mural at Karamu House Noted muralist Kent Twitchell will be working with local artists and community members in the creation of a mural to honor Karamu House’s illustrious alumni, Ruby Dee. The work is commissioned by Sankofa Fine Arts […]
Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall. The gold-medal-winning gymnast has a giant mural painted in her honor in Virginia Beach, Va. And she loves it. “WOW!!! This is amazing!! (hashtag)so honored,” Douglas tweeted Friday from the Olympics in London, where the 16-year-old gymnast won two gold […]
The city’s first known Trayvon Martin mural is going up on a wall of an East New York laundromat – adding to a brewing campaign to make sure history doesn’t snub the slain teen’s image. Teenage boys will start painting the 100-foot picture July 16 on New Lots Laundromat’s wall underneath the elevated tracks of […]
