Mayor Villaraigosa destroyed an L.A Masterpiece
Published September 4, 2009
Graffiti doesn’t keep a Guinness Book of World Records, but if it did, you would find Infamy featured artist Saber ruling the “Biggest” category. Saber was a living legend of Los Angeles graffiti, but when in 1997 he executed the largest graffiti painting ever created, it made his legend status global at the age of 21. His painting along the sloping cement banks of the Los Angeles River bed measured 250’ x 55’ – nearly the size of an NFL football field – and took 97 gallons of paint. After a year of work, Saber had blown out his knee working on the slanted surface, but completed the painting.
The LA Riverbed painting is the centerpiece of Saber’s graffiti career to date, but is one of dozens of pieces that he has executed across the United States (and even a few in Europe) that have become the stuff of graffiti legend, the kind of street fame impossible to build artificially. When the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History made a giant diorama exhibit on the Los Angeles River, it was only fitting to call on Saber to create a monumental piece in it: he was a part of the real thing.
California is in a recession and can't buy books but has money to buff the LA River.. Thank you to SABER and graffiti writers worldwide for beautifying our cities, continue the great work. Hopefully one day more people will realize how lucky they are that graffiti writers provide such great pieces of art to the world out of their pure passion for their art form.
This will be sent to our wonderful mayor, Mr.Villaraigosa and governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, just to let them know that they do not listen to the people. We tell them what to do, not vice versa.
(text taken from Infamy and Known Gallery, picture taken form Guiness World Records, All Writes Reserved)
The LA Riverbed painting is the centerpiece of Saber’s graffiti career to date, but is one of dozens of pieces that he has executed across the United States (and even a few in Europe) that have become the stuff of graffiti legend, the kind of street fame impossible to build artificially. When the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History made a giant diorama exhibit on the Los Angeles River, it was only fitting to call on Saber to create a monumental piece in it: he was a part of the real thing.
California is in a recession and can't buy books but has money to buff the LA River.. Thank you to SABER and graffiti writers worldwide for beautifying our cities, continue the great work. Hopefully one day more people will realize how lucky they are that graffiti writers provide such great pieces of art to the world out of their pure passion for their art form.
This will be sent to our wonderful mayor, Mr.Villaraigosa and governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, just to let them know that they do not listen to the people. We tell them what to do, not vice versa.
(text taken from Infamy and Known Gallery, picture taken form Guiness World Records, All Writes Reserved)
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