Going To The Olympics Frank Romero Analysis
In Frank Romero's mural "Going to the Olympics, 1984" the artist depicts life in LA through a number of images and symbols. What I see are: cars, hearts over the cars, palm trees, men wrestling, a blimp with the words "a goodyear", a horse, and a stamp. The palm trees in my opinion represent the weather in LA. The men and the horse represent the Olympics. The stamp can represent the souvenirs in LA. The blimp represents life in LA.
In Frank Romero's mural " Going to the Olympics, 1984" the artist paints hearts above the cars. Based on this image I believe Romero feels proud and happy about LA's car culture. His choice of colors and shapes creates a happy and cheerful mood of life in Los Angeles. For example, the hearts create a cheerful mood, while the bright colors, like red, blue, green create a happy mood. Some may say, Romero feels differently about LA's car culture. They may say he took a sarcastic …show more content…
The city of Los Angeles response to the destruction of mural artwork is filled with upset and distraught emotions. The people of Los Angeles enjoyed looking at the murals painted in L.A. Donna Williams remembers how those images transformed her commute. "It was always a pleasure to come to certain parts of the freeway and see the murals that you loved. Some you liked, some you didn’t like so much. They were there. And like all art, it was evocative," Donna said. Art advocates in L.A hold hope that these murals will boost civic pride again someday. I agree with the city of Los Angeles response to the destruction of mural artwork to the most extent because I understand how art can boost energy in a city and pride as well. Some may say they don't agree with the city of Los Angeles response because art doesn’t boost civic pride. However I say they are wrong because I am part of the city of Los Angeles and I believe it does boost civic pride and even provides energy in the city as
In Frank Romero's mural " Going to the Olympics, 1984" the artist paints hearts above the cars. Based on this image I believe Romero feels proud and happy about LA's car culture. His choice of colors and shapes creates a happy and cheerful mood of life in Los Angeles. For example, the hearts create a cheerful mood, while the bright colors, like red, blue, green create a happy mood. Some may say, Romero feels differently about LA's car culture. They may say he took a sarcastic …show more content…
The city of Los Angeles response to the destruction of mural artwork is filled with upset and distraught emotions. The people of Los Angeles enjoyed looking at the murals painted in L.A. Donna Williams remembers how those images transformed her commute. "It was always a pleasure to come to certain parts of the freeway and see the murals that you loved. Some you liked, some you didn’t like so much. They were there. And like all art, it was evocative," Donna said. Art advocates in L.A hold hope that these murals will boost civic pride again someday. I agree with the city of Los Angeles response to the destruction of mural artwork to the most extent because I understand how art can boost energy in a city and pride as well. Some may say they don't agree with the city of Los Angeles response because art doesn’t boost civic pride. However I say they are wrong because I am part of the city of Los Angeles and I believe it does boost civic pride and even provides energy in the city as