{"id":1619,"date":"2018-11-21T03:33:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T03:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2023-04-09T07:51:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T07:51:43","slug":"6-places-to-see-public-art-and-walk-off-a-thanksgiving-dinner-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/6-places-to-see-public-art-and-walk-off-a-thanksgiving-dinner-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Places to See Public Art and Walk-off a Thanksgiving Dinner in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After our linens are splashed in cranberry, our tableware is licked clean, and the only thing left un-devoured is the centerpiece, we have a choice to make: lay on the couch or walk it off. Choose the latter! Art is around every corner in Los Angeles. Discover a little something about the artists before visiting so you can even act as a tour guide for your family too! <\/span><\/p>\n

If you are a design-lover in Los Angeles, walk off your Thanksgiving feast and share a little in-the-know local culture with visiting relatives at these 6 free works of art…<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Blue Elephants<\/a>
    \n<\/span>By     WRDSMTH<\/a>, The Bloc Downtown LA
    \nCovering a full city block along LA\u2019s iconic 7th Street corridor, The Bloc is an open-air urban center full of art and inspiration. We love Los Angeles-based street artist WRDSMTH’s inspiring messages within it. Known for his iconic image of a vintage typewriter and inspirational text, take a walk to see this piece on the roof and ponder, what would your blue elephant creation be?<\/p>\n

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    Blue Elephants by WRDSMTH at The Bloc Downtown LA, as seen on Wescover.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  2. Mural Jammer<\/a>
    \nBy     Cody Hudson<\/a>, Santa Monica, West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza
    \nThe site has a legendary history for skaters and, after this Santa Monica Courthouse was made a legal area to skate, it has become a space for artists and skaters alike. Pilgrimage to this historic plaza to enjoy a ride and view Cody’s bright mural.<\/p>\n

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    Mural Jammer at West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  3. Stair Candy<\/a>
    \nBy     Carla O’Brien<\/a> in Silverlake
    \nAussie Carla O’Brien, painted these “Stair Candy” steps at the bottom of Micheltorena Street on Sunset Blvd in Silverlake. How many steps to the top?<\/p>\n

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    Stair Candy by Carla O’Brien in Silverlake, Los Angeles, as seen on Wescover.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  4. Whaling Wall Number 31<\/a>
    \nBy     Wyland in Redondo Beach<\/a>
    \nRenowned marine life artist Wyland (Robert Wyland) changed the way people think about our environment when he started painting life-size whales on the sides of buildings in the 1980s. He’s been doing them every since, and this one in Redondo Beach, “Whaling Wall Number 31,\u201c was completed in just 11 days. The giant mural of migrating whales includes nine life-size gray whales, the artist’s first blue whale (100 feet long), plus bottlenose dolphins and kelp forests 70 feet high. Southern California Edison installed halogen lighting so the painting also can be appreciated at night.
    \nSpot more of Wyland’s whales? Send them to us so we can map all 70+!<\/p>\n

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    Whaling Wall Number 31 by Wyland at Redondo Beach, as seen on Wescover.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  5. Metro Columns<\/a>
    \nBy     Bob Zoell<\/a> in the Wilshire\/Vermont Station
    \nIn LA and not up to braving thanksgiving traffic? Inside the Wilshire\/Vermont Station (yes LA has metropolitan transit!), there are 4 huge columns by Bob Zoell. While the artist is known for private works in some amazing homes, this public glazed ceramic tile installations are a part of our local lasting urban art.<\/p>\n

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    Metro Columns by Bob Zoell at Wilshire\/Vermont Station, as seen on Wescover.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  6. Knowledge Moves Mountains<\/a>
    \nBy     Louise Griffith<\/a> in LA
    \nThis white, blue, and yellow toned mural washes the fa\u00e7ade of     Locke High School<\/a> in bright and lively geometric strokes. Street muralist Louise painted this mural with the help of honor students at Academy A , creating a special artwork for an academic community. Visit Locke High School to see how Louise and brilliant young minds created a visual masterpiece!<\/p>\n

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    Knowledge Moves Mountains at Locke High School<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  7. Fluid Dynamics<\/a>
    \nBy     Kipp Kobayashi<\/a>
    \nKipp Koboyashi’s blue silhouettes share the spotlight with many skaters. Kobayashi’s urban design merges the public environment with human interaction, creating a space where skaters’ shadows mould into the art below them. Come visit some of the city’s best amateur skaters whipping up some moves!<\/p>\n

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    Fluid Dynamics by Kipp Kobayashi at Alondra Park in Los Angeles, seen on Wescover<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    After our linens are splashed in cranberry, our tableware is licked clean, and the only thing left un-devoured is the centerpiece, we have a choice to make: lay on the couch or walk it off. Choose the latter! Art is around every corner in Los Angeles. Discover a little something about the artists before visiting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,395,1376],"tags":[764,765,766,767,768,769,770,771,772,773,774,775,776,270,777,778,779,780,263,264,265,781,782,783,784,225,785,786,787,788,789,790,791,792,793,794,795,796,797,798,799],"class_list":["post-1619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-categories","category-spaces","category-education-resources","tag-blue-elephant","tag-blue-elephants","tag-bob-zoell","tag-carla-obrien","tag-cody-hudson","tag-environmental-art","tag-environmental-artist","tag-fluid-dynamics","tag-geometric-strokes","tag-inspiring-messages","tag-kipp-kobayashi","tag-knowledge-moves-mountains","tag-locke-high-school","tag-los-angeles","tag-louise-griffith","tag-metro-columns","tag-micheltorena-street","tag-mural-jammer","tag-public-art","tag-public-artist","tag-public-artwork","tag-redondo-beach","tag-santa-monica","tag-silverlake","tag-stair-candy","tag-street-art","tag-street-artist","tag-sunset-blvd","tag-thanksgiving","tag-thanksgiving-dinner","tag-the-bloc-downtown-la","tag-urban-art","tag-urban-artist","tag-urban-design","tag-urban-designers","tag-vermont-station","tag-west-la-courthouse-skate-plaza","tag-whaling-wall-number-31","tag-wilshire-station","tag-wrdsmth","tag-wyland"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11559,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions\/11559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}