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Tag Archives: Kent Twitchell
Mural Restoration Expert Appointed by the City of Los Angeles
Public Art Division – Dept. of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles Art Collection Appoints Fine Art Conservation Laboratories as Painting and Mural Restoration and Public Art Conservation Experts The art conservation, art restoration and maintenance of murals and public … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Murals
Tagged Kent Twitchell, Mural conservation, mural restoration
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Taggers of Mural Of Jim Morphesis Monument Put On Notice!
While sitting in my booth at the LA Art Show I looked up and noticed a man young man in his late 20’s in a fashion challenged suit and tie staring at my wide screen monitor of the many photos … Continue reading
Posted in Murals
Tagged Conservation-restoration, Graffiti, Jim Morphesis Monument, Kent Twitchell, Mural
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Graffiti Removal AGAIN From Morphesis by Twitchell under Grant Ave. Overpass in LA
This is one of the “monikers” that we got tagged with last weekend, the day after we finished the removal of the huge tag of the bottom half of the mural. This graffiti covered about a 4′ x 10′ area. … Continue reading
Morphesis Re-Tagged The Day After Re-Cleaning… WAR!!!!! But we’re kind of smiling because…
As I was finishing up an answer to a comment on the blog post about the new surveillance system (https://www.fineartconservationlab.com/murals/video-surveillance-of-public-art-mural-catching-graffiti-vandals) when the phone rang and it was Vincent Moreno, Vandalism Abatement Coordinator for Caltrans. WAR!!!!! The mural got tagged again … Continue reading
Posted in Murals
Tagged 1984 Olympic Freeway murals, Graffiti, Jim Morphesis Monument, Kent Twitchell
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Video Surveillance of Public Art Mural- Catching Graffiti Vandals
This original blog post of graffiti removal and catching graffiti vandals with video cameras was written in 2011… 9 years ago. Now, with hind-sight being 20/20, I’ve added a few UPDATE comments at the end of this blog post. This … Continue reading
Posted in Murals
Tagged 1984 Summer Olympics, Conservation-restoration, Graffiti, Kent Twitchell, Los Angeles, Mural, Public art, video surveillance
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Kent Twitchell’s Morphesis mural, of which that we just finished the mural conservation,… tagged big time!
I just posted one week ago the final details and short video of the completion of the art conservation/mural restoration/graffiti removal from the Jim Morphesis Monument by Kent Twitchell (https://www.fineartconservationlab.com/projects/murals/art-conservation-of-exquisite-mural-on-los-angeles-freeway-completed/). That was on Wednesday. Sometime that same weekend, the mural … Continue reading
Historical Street Art Mural – Strother Martin Mural by Kent Twitchell- Gets Tagged and…
About a month or 6 weeks ago, artist Kent Twitchell completed the restoration (repainting) of his 1971 mural that had been obliterated by graffiti. He called me to help him put a protective coating on it to give it a … Continue reading
Posted in Murals
Tagged Conservation-restoration, Graffiti, Kent Twitchell, Los Angeles, Mural
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Kent Twitchell’s Jim Morphesis Monument Mural Fully Restored
In 1984, Kent Twitchell, Los Angeles’ most famous and most visible mural artist, was part of an elite group of artists to paint for the City of Los Angeles a series of murals along the downtown freeways to celebrate the … Continue reading
Is Removing Graffiti A Useless Waste Of Effort?
I had this dialog about the Jim Morphesis Monument mural by Kent Twitchell. We have just completed the graffiti removal, conservation/preservation and restoration this last week. Good questions and straight answers: Laura: I love that piece, and it breaks my … Continue reading
Kent Twitchell’s Mural-Monument to the LA Chamber Orchestra News Article
This is a very nice article in today’s LA Times about the 20th anniversary of Kent Twitchell’s Monument to the LA Chamber Orchestra. What a fantastic visual treat it is as you come up the 110 Freeway from the south … Continue reading