The crew and I just finished re-painting my mural at The LINE Hotel in Koreatown. I originally painted the "Peace Tree” mural in 2014 and it had begun to deteriorate a bit from ten years of sun and weather. The Line wanted the mural restored, but I never like to paint the exact same imagery twice, so I worked on an evolution of the original image. The updated mural looks as if the original mural is partly ripped away to reveal floral patterns and rays of color. I’m very happy with the way all of the elements interact and that the aesthetics of my art separated by ten years are harmonious, even though the imagery references the transgression of ripping at street posters. Thanks to my crew of Rob Zagula, Dan Flores, Nic Bowers, and photographer Jon Furlong (who also helped to paint) for their help on this hometown project! If you are at Wilshire and Normandie, look it up, or just LOOK UP!!!!
-S