August 2011 Archives
Photo of the Week:
See the works of sign painter and artist Agbey Hommey.
Interviews:
Highland Park artist Art Tapia talks about his background in graffiti and how it relates to sign painting.
Interviews:
Sign painter and muralist Brad Dutsch talks about his inspiration for pursuing a career in art.
Interviews:
Sign painter Kimberley Edwards, "The Window Goddess" talked with us as part of the Full Dollar project based in Highland Park.
Photo of the Week:
Sign Painter Kimberley "The Window Goddess" Edwards shares photos of her works.
Interviews:
We talked with Agbey Hommey about his move from Ghana and his struggles in balancing his career as sign painter and aspirations to be a fine artist.
Meet the sign painters who are participating in the Full Dollar project.
We gathered a handful of Los Angeles sign painters together at the Outpost for Contemporary Art to view their work, talk about the craft of sign painting, and discuss the goals of the Full Dollar project on York Blvd.
Photo of the Week:
On the wall of Bernie's Transmissions at 5207 York Boulevard is this informative and eye-catching painted sign. By utilizing all the space on the wall, the sign painter was able to balance a large amount of information with a clear and bold aesthetic.
Meet Ronald Lopez, the new director of Outpost for Contemporary Art.
The Full Dollar Collection of Contemporary Art is developed through a partnership between:
flickr.com/kcetdepartures
departures@kcet.org
YouTube.com/Webstories
