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Category Archives: Murals
Twitchell’s Mural Jim Morphesis Monument Is First Mural To Be Adopted and Cleaned
Kent Twitchell painted the mural “Jim Morphesis Monument” under the 101 freeway overpass of Hope St. It is part of a two piece mural diptych called “7th Street Altarpiece”, the other mural being that of Lita Albuquerque. And “7th Street Altarpiece” is … Continue reading
Mural Restoration of Steve McQueen Monument Public Art Mural by Original Artist Kent Twitchell
The recent discovery of a preparatory drawing of the actor for this iconic mural was recently discovered! Its restoration and display at a recent 2022 exhibition got quite a bit of attention. This info has been added to this blog … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-graffiti mural protection, Kent Twitchell, Scott Haskins, Steve McQueen, varnishing murals
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Removing Paint and Graffiti From Murals – Short Very Interesting Video
Fair Park Dallas, Texas by Carlo Ciampaglia and the 1984 Olympic Freeway Murals in Los Angeles by Kent Twitchell, Judy Baca and Alonzo Davis are featured in this super interesting short video on removing paint and graffiti from murals. At … Continue reading
Kent Twitchell Partners With Scott Haskins to Finish Art Conservation of Mural at Biola University
This video link of the art conservation/restoration of monumental realistic beautiful outdoor mural by Kent Twitchell at Biola University will take you to the dedicated page for this project. Kent teamed up with Scott Haskins to resolve difficult conservation questions … Continue reading
Mural Removal – Hyde Park Mural Project in London, England
Scott M. Haskins is an expert mural restorer/conservator: Just got a call from an organization to save an important mural from demolition in London, England. They’ve asked me to be the trouble shooter for the removal of the mural from … Continue reading
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Tagged art conservation, expert mural restorer, removing a mural, Scott Haskins
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Naval Air Base Historic Mural To Be Saved
A week or so ago, I was asked to consult for the Naval Air Base in Fort Lauderdale Florida. They had 95 deg., 95 % humidity and forest fires that filled the air with smoke and ash. I was happy … Continue reading
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Tagged art conservation, detaching a mural, Historic Mural, lead white adhesive, mural restoration, Naval Air Base, remove a mural, save a mural, Scott Haskins
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Mural Conservation Work Begins On Jesus Biola Mural
Work began last week on the art conservation aspects of preserving this mural, which is my part of this project. I did a video of this work you can see at https://www.fineartconservationlab.com/twitchell-biola-jesus-mural/ (its the 2nd video) . Meanwhile, Kent is in the … Continue reading
Biola Jesus Mural Tested for Art Conservation Needs – Collaboration with Artist Kent Twitchell
I met with Kent Twitchell at the end of last week and we looked over his mural at Biola University in La Mirada (Los Angeles), CA. Known as the Biola Jesus Mural, here is the video of our tests and … Continue reading
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Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution.”
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution” in the Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” On a related subject to the article that follows after this, I’m moved to comment … Continue reading
Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles Meets with Caltrans To Inspect Downtown LA Freeway Murals
Freeway murals in downtown LA are really a study on the subject of the battle against graffiti and tagging vandals. Caltrans (the highway maintenance authority in the State of California) is required by law to keep graffiti under control and … Continue reading
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Tagged Caltrans, Graffiti, Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, Mural conservation, mural restoration, Scott Haskins, Street Art
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