Comments on: Cal Trans Sued for Mural Destruction ~ 101 Freeway

By: hector

hector — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:12:45 +0000

To each their own, dirtcastle. I’ve seen those murals since I was a kid and never got tired of them.

Yeah, a mural in LA will always get fucked with, but it wasn’t always that way. You’re either too young or cynical too to acknowledge that.

In any case, it’s all a moot issue…the murals are gone. Thank you CalTrans and all the “talented” little punk crews.

By: StupidArtists

StupidArtists — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:25:51 +0000

That law asumes that the work of art can be moved or saved. How does the artist propose to do either without being sued by the property owner for tearing the wall of the building?

By: dirtcastle

dirtcastle — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:05:28 +0000

To me, public art is always going to be at the mercy of “the public” (which includes government mistakes). If you don’t want your art to be at risk like that… don’t be a public artist. The fact that an artist has some sort of contract with the government is pretty silly. If you want something more permanent, then be an architect and design a building. Or sculpt a statue. A mural in L.A. will ALWAYS get fucked with. That’s a given.

Personally, I’m always relieved when a mural disappears off the freeway. They get stale. Some of the graffiti gets stale too, but at least graf changes and evolves. I would rather see ANYTHING new than have to drive by the same mural for 30 years.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:29:25 +0000

Ever notice how the other murals on the 101 are always in bad shape, but the one of the CHP cop pointing at you to buckle up always looks well-kept?

By: er5er

er5er — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:00:35 +0000

How about instead of crying foul and suing cal trans Frank Romero should get off his rump and paint something new. Atleast be allowed to. Art in motion should never remain stagnant. If the olympics started in LA then he may be justified in his plea. Get to work buddy.

By: texas chz dip

texas chz dip — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:24:01 +0000

[stupid] People tag over those murals, because they don’t often buff/restore the murals, so the tags run much longer…

By: queso

queso — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:54:44 +0000

why not have graffiti crews paint murals for LA

By: elponk

elponk — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:11:16 +0000

Thanks for the article. I wondered why it was removed and why they tagged on the mural when there was so much more wall space. It seems that they target the murals. It’s so lame. I miss the Freeway Kids mural.

By: Vter

Vter — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:55:41 +0000

Samie that’d be a good idea.

If they offer volunteer artist to restore, I’d do it.

Does anyone know a website to check out that does this?

By: OxDx

OxDx — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:23:25 +0000

they painted over the mural last year that’s on the 101 North side just past the Barham exit before you hit Universal…