1/20/2024 0 Comments Kobe and gigi art![]() These murals are for you, Los Angeles - my heart & my home. His work ethic & dedication are unmatched as well as his love for family & for our city. There’s a method to the madness when I put 8 In February 2020, Gena Milanesi painted an image of Kobe Bryant with the 2001 NBA Championship Trophy at the Culver City location of Menotti's Coffee "Kobe is an inspiration - quite literally in the early days of my career when studying subject matter in the sports realm, all the way to instilling the mamba mentality in life, itself. May their souls Rest In Peace and Glory."ģ425 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angeles 90023 With much love and respect, this is dedicated, in loving memory, to the 9 victims of this terrible tragedy. The original Kobe reference by I was using had a purple uniform and I changed it to a “Sunday Home Game”(white uniform) to symbolize the day he passed away, on a Sunday. In the beginning, the community was upset about painting over that image and a few of them approached me asking, “WTH are you doing?” After I explained what we were painting next, the community loved the idea and they welcomed KOBE in the Latino community. We painted this wall 7 yrs ago with the image of Don Ramon in a Scarface theme. KOBE FOREVER!! make Kobe the new NBA logo! and I created this mural in Boyle Heights. ![]() Located on De La Torre Way in Boyle Heights, this collaboration between Hector Arias (aka Tetris Wai) and Plek One features Australian designer Tyson Beck's reimagining of the NBA logo, which replaces Jerry West with Kobe Bryant.Īrias shares some insight in his IG post: "To Los Angeles, from Los Angeles. thank u everyone and let’s continue to stay strong threw the hard times! 22 more murals to go…" i can’t thank the people enough and if u were here to witness this mural go down u were all apart of this project. i put all my jobs and work aside for over a week to show my appreciation to Kobe n the Bryant family, the city of LA and all people that were affected by this tragic loss. this was a donation painting from mine and pockets for no profit at all. this was totally unplanned and a lot of freehand painting was done and took longer than I expected. im happy that we all came together in a time of mourning to bring this huge mural together. what mattered most was the thank you’s from each and every person. from people bringing me food, beverages, shirts and a long list of things to show their appreciation to what I was doing. i can’t express the joy I had from the appreciation of everyone and the contributions from everyone. first and foremost I want to say that this wasn’t just a project I painted solo, this was a project done by the city of LA and Kobe fans. Located at Hardcore Fitness Boot Camp in Downtown LA, "City of Angels" is the second Kobe and Gigi mural by who plans on painting 24 tribute "And here it is, ”City of Angels!” my second Kobe n Gigi tribute. It makes me feel nostalgic and heart warmed. when I look at this mural, I see love, appreciation, determination, the hawk and the dove, a father and a fighter, a lover and a leader. we are all human, our lives are fragile and years numbered. the sense of unity that we seem to feel so viscerally after such a wide-reaching tragedy. the closeness we so rarely encounter in our day to day. The outpouring of love and support, the emotional camaraderie, pain and comfort, the unabashed sense of empathy and care. "Legends Are Forever" is the second piece at TCY by LA-based artist Royyal Dog (Chris Chanyang "The whole process of absorbing the actual impact of both the recent tragedies and the realization of who and what our city or all cities are comprised of for that matter has been unforgettable. Arts District, The Container Yard is a 60,000 square-foot event venue that's renowned for its street art, which includes works by Vyal One, NYCHOS, Tristan Eaton, Ricky Watts and many more. ![]() "We wanted to weave that grana throughout the piece, show both sides of Kobe, his athletic genius, his creative genius and my side is specifically focused on Gigi Bryant, her as that ball of energy and hope and joy that she always was," said Smith, an artist and activist.Located in the Downtown L.A. The mural represents him after his basketball career.Īrtists Odeith and Nikkolas Smith completed the mural in 10 days. Artists say what makes this mural different from the others in Los Angeles is it shows Kobe Bryant out of Lakers uniform. "Grana" means magic and represents your inner potential and greatness. The inspiration behind the mural is "grana," a word used in Kobe Bryant's books and production company, Granity Studios. It features a black mamba snake, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. ![]() (KABC) - A new Kobe Bryant mural was unveiled on "Mamba Day" at 1147 South Hope St. A new Kobe Bryant mural was unveiled on "Mamba Day" in Downtown Los Angeles featuring a black mamba snake, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. ![]()
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