Whose City? Public Art, Power, and Representation in the Urban Landscape

  The Site For this civic engagement project, I chose to do mid-city Los Angeles as it is an area I have grown quite familiar with just from the amount of times I have been in the area. Being the area that surrounds the high school I attended, places like the Midtown shopping center and the restaurants in the area were all places I went to afterschool, so naturally I had become quite familiar walking around the area despite the fact that I do not necessarily live close by. Field Work Image 1 A mural of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant Located on the side of Bengal auto service center at 1426 S La Brea Ave. If I were to guess the mural is intended as a tribute to the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. I would say that Kobe Bryant was very likely the most well known player for the Los Angeles Lakers so news of his passing was sure to affect a great number of people. There are two tags written on the work which are likely belonging to the creator(s) of the work ...

Located at 1 St and Main St at the City of La Puente This mural was predominately made by FrankyFingers who is mainly a tattoo artist . However, this mural was also a civic engagement project from the city of La Puente . So, Franky had some help from La Puente High School students. Theme: Cultural Background of La Puente . The mural represents the city of La Puente and all of their citizens . It shows a progressive city that  adapts to change.  Many historical and current events are being represented in the mural. These are places that once existed in La Puente. One of them is next to the bla ck and white pictures but the image itself is in color. This is because this place exists and , works to this day. The mural represents how the city of La Puente is not scared of change but rather, they embrace it. Located at Stimson Ave and Central ave, City of La Puente The mural called “ Weaving All Ways ” was made by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios. Theme : Cultural Backg...