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Painted signs express the history of a place through a unique and often idiosyncratic language of images, symbols, and text. In this way, a street like York Boulevard simultaneously becomes a public art gallery and local history museum.
See the works of sign painter and artist Agbey Hommey.
Highland Park artist Art Tapia talks about his background in graffiti and how it relates to sign painting.
Sign painter and muralist Brad Dutsch talks about his inspiration for pursuing a career in art.
Sign painter Kimberley Edwards, "The Window Goddess" talked with us as part of the Full Dollar project based in Highland Park.
Sign Painter Kimberley "The Window Goddess" Edwards shares photos of her works.
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.
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.
With their mural, La Estrella takes an interesting route--instead of showing its food, they portray the atmosphere and crowd at their restaurant. The sign definitely captures the essence of its business, and offers a glimpse into an aspect of sign pain...
This week we feature DG Computers, with a storefront that displays a nice mix of a font based sign with artistic expression.