Ken Twitchells newest exhibit
Robert Vargas greats passerbys while painting Spring Street Mural
The Los Angeles City Council voted on August 28th to end a 10 year old ban on street art murals in the City of LA. Led by Councilman José Huizar, the council voted 13-2 in favor of removing the excessive ban, Council will continue to vote to approve new sets of rules that will regulate the creation of murals throughout the city.
New rules allowing artists to create in business and industrial zones would have artists registering their projects with the city and paying a small application fees. Efforts will be made to control outdoor advertising, prohibiting commercial messages in the works, but works would remain un-buffed for at least two years if left up to the council.
Muralists who’s works can be seen in Historic Downtown include Robert Vargas, Mikolaj (Spring and 5th), Sand One (Big Man Bakes), and Man One (Winston and Main), Crewest Gallery), to name a few are most affected having less than 30 days until Mayor Eric Garcetti signs the new mural ordinance allowing the artistic chains on street artist to finally be lifted.
Imagine the anticipation of the socially embellished muralist, Kent Twitchell, famed for his Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra musicians mural overlooking the 110 freeway, who in recently won a $285,000 commission to create the murals at USC’s Patriotic Hall.
“Lifting the 2002 moratorium would have not been possible without the amazing work done by hundreds of muralists from ELA to Venice. The future of our city is once again is in the hands of the creators of world-class Street Art.” says Twittchell.
Twitchell who co-founded the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles ,was one of the main supporters for lifting the ban.
Twitchells works: Kent Twitchell will be showing his new exhibition: “Thriller: The King of Pop Meets the King of Cool: Exploring the Lost Works of Kent Twitchell,” through April 27 2014, by appointment only at the new LOOK Gallery in downtown’s L.A. Mart Design Center. located at 1933 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90007. For more information contact info@muralconservancy.org
