Snapshots of L.A. Street Art

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medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*dIrFb_q50sqI413hY-_idQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Clean Up Photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><p id="2d9e">I found this gem in the trendy Melrose District of Los Angeles. This one packs a nice environmental wallop right where there’s trash piled. The artist reminds us that we are destroying our planet, and the city of Los Angeles is no exception; it is the smoggiest U.S. city, mainly due to car exhaust. Even before COVID occurred, I wore a mask when I walked around the non-beach sections of L.A. because the air quality was so bad.</p><p id="1279">This one looks like a Banksy, but I’m not sure.</p><figure id="6a70"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*8zG9EaUM-ffd1xy0umWOTQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Starry High School by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><p id="cca5">I wish I had gone to Hollywood High School. Maybe my life would have been different; I would have met more interesting people and entered the entertainment industry. I would have loved to go to a high school with future celebrities like John Ritter, Judy Garland, Valentino, Cher, Ricky Nelson, Bruce Lee, Carol Burnett, Dorothy Dandridge, Lana Turner, Lawrence Fishburne, and others. The mural is called the ‘Portrait of Hollywood,’ Eloy Torrez painted it in 2002.</p><p id="4933">The mural includes thirteen famous entertainers who were alums of Hollywood High School.</p><figure id="4daf"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DTZjUu6scrWowf29Irq8LQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Prison or Hell photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></f

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igcaption></figure><p id="0fd1">One of my favorite street art pieces is the young man burning behind bars on Wilshire Boulevard. It shouts — <i>stop, look, and feel</i>.</p><p id="ba7c">Could it be warning us to stay away from trouble? Do people feel trapped in this city? Are too many young people destroying their lives by making the wrong choices? Or is the artist saying <i>prison is hell</i>?</p><p id="b747">Street art is a significant focus of my photography. I enjoy art, interacting with the world, and being surprised by it on the street. I believe street art is more accessible and relatable and affects you more deeply than art hung up in museums. In addition, it uses a space that would otherwise be an eyesore.</p><figure id="0f29"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*V9hma5Af9dowagrDV0_Rqw.jpeg"><figcaption>Street art collage photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><p id="0869">© 2022 <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></p><p id="db8f">Here’s a poetic photo essay by Mark —</p><div id="7710" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-mind-like-water-c48cbe602f17"> <div> <div> <h2>The Mind Like Water</h2> <div><h3>Snapshots prompt response: water reflections</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*pUqyX6gEvl16siK_60iFAQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

From Hyde Park to Hollywood

This fantastic mural is in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the iconic trio passed away prematurely. Top, Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther actor, died of cancer at 43; right, Kobe Bryant, former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, killed in a helicopter crash at 41; Nipsy Hustle, a rapper and businessman in L.A., shot multiple times at 33.

It is a heartwarming tribute to three men who tragically lost their lives. I love how the faces pop out against the black background, the two bottom profiles look in opposite directions, and the smoke coming from Nipsy Hustle’s heart. It is a beautiful way to immortalize these three gifted men.

Folk What Photo by Mark Tulin

It could mean enjoying folk music. But I took ‘folk’ for the four-letter curse word we all love to use. A guy is playing the accordion when he’s giving you a rebellious message: ‘not to listen to authority.’

The street artist is Hijack, a 30-year-old internationally known street artist often compared to Bansky.

Clean Up Photo by Mark Tulin

I found this gem in the trendy Melrose District of Los Angeles. This one packs a nice environmental wallop right where there’s trash piled. The artist reminds us that we are destroying our planet, and the city of Los Angeles is no exception; it is the smoggiest U.S. city, mainly due to car exhaust. Even before COVID occurred, I wore a mask when I walked around the non-beach sections of L.A. because the air quality was so bad.

This one looks like a Banksy, but I’m not sure.

Starry High School by Mark Tulin

I wish I had gone to Hollywood High School. Maybe my life would have been different; I would have met more interesting people and entered the entertainment industry. I would have loved to go to a high school with future celebrities like John Ritter, Judy Garland, Valentino, Cher, Ricky Nelson, Bruce Lee, Carol Burnett, Dorothy Dandridge, Lana Turner, Lawrence Fishburne, and others. The mural is called the ‘Portrait of Hollywood,’ Eloy Torrez painted it in 2002.

The mural includes thirteen famous entertainers who were alums of Hollywood High School.

Prison or Hell photo by Mark Tulin

One of my favorite street art pieces is the young man burning behind bars on Wilshire Boulevard. It shouts — stop, look, and feel.

Could it be warning us to stay away from trouble? Do people feel trapped in this city? Are too many young people destroying their lives by making the wrong choices? Or is the artist saying prison is hell?

Street art is a significant focus of my photography. I enjoy art, interacting with the world, and being surprised by it on the street. I believe street art is more accessible and relatable and affects you more deeply than art hung up in museums. In addition, it uses a space that would otherwise be an eyesore.

Street art collage photo by Mark Tulin

Here’s a poetic photo essay by Mark —