{"id":2841,"date":"2010-11-01T07:01:27","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T11:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2015-12-27T13:15:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T18:15:38","slug":"celebrity-murals-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2010\/11\/celebrity-murals-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Murals &#038; Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few celebrity murals that I&#8217;ve been collecting.<\/p>\n<p>Artist Ed Capeau is pictured recently painting a <a title=\"Freetown Celebrity Murals on Herald News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/newsnow\/x1471839407\/Wrap-Artist-Edwin-Capeau\" target=\"_blank\">mural of Marilyn Monroe in Freetown, MA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2842\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Wrap Artist: Ed Capeau on Herald News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/newsnow\/x1471839407\/Wrap-Artist-Edwin-Capeau\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2842\" title=\"Ed_Capeau_Photo by Jack Foley via Herald News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ed_Capeau.jpg\" alt=\"Ed_Capeau_Photo by Jack Foley via Herald News, seen on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"300\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ed_Capeau.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ed_Capeau-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Capeau puts touch ups on his mural. Photo by Jack Foley on Herald News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reading backwards &#8212; this is the first story that ran about <a title=\"Freetown Celebrity Murals on Herald News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/news\/x522012546\/Celebrity-mural-draws-Fall-Rivers-attention\" target=\"_blank\">this ongoing mural project<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The response was so positive that Capeau decided to paint Monroe next to Einstein. On the great thinker&#8217;s other side is a question mark \u2014 and Capeau is asking <em>Herald News <\/em>readers to choose the next star who will appear on the wall.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The candidates are Charlie Chaplin, John Lennon, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball and Judy Garland. To vote on a selection, log on to heraldnews.com. Capeau has agreed to paint the selection that receives the most votes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2843\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><em><em><a title=\"Freetown Celebrity Murals on Herald News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/news\/x522012546\/Celebrity-mural-draws-Fall-Rivers-attention\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2843 \" title=\"Ed-Capeau_Herald-News1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ed-Capeau_Herald-News1.jpg\" alt=\"Ed-Capeau_Herald-News1, as seen on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"443\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ed-Capeau_Herald-News1.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Ed-Capeau_Herald-News1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/em><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Capeau paints celebrity mural. Photo by Jack Foley for Herald News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Kimberly Brooks paints a series of portraits as part of her <a title=\"Kimberly Brooks - Stylist Project _ Examiner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/women-s-style-in-los-angeles\/kimberly-brooks-paints-masterful-artworks-chicly-titled-the-stylist-project\" target=\"_blank\">Stylist Project<\/a>, as seen in this one of Rachel Zoe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2845\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Stylist Project on the Examiner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/women-s-style-in-los-angeles\/kimberly-brooks-paints-masterful-artworks-chicly-titled-the-stylist-project\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2845\" title=\"2rachel_zoe_the_stylist_project_kimberly_brooks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/2rachel_zoe_the_stylist_project_kimberly_brooks.jpg\" alt=\"rachel_zoe_the_stylist_project_kimberly_brooks, seen on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/2rachel_zoe_the_stylist_project_kimberly_brooks.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/2rachel_zoe_the_stylist_project_kimberly_brooks-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Zoe portrait by Kimberly Brooks on The Examiner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These are some fascinating portrait murals created by <a title=\"Scratching the Surface on Architects Newspaper blog\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.archpaper.com\/wordpress\/archives\/9175\" target=\"_blank\">chipping the paint away<\/a>, or scratching the surface of the existing paint &#8212; a reverse process of painting, by Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Andre-Farto1_b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2846\" title=\"Andre-Farto1_b on Architects-newspapers-blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Andre-Farto1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Andre-Farto1_b on Architects-newspapers-blog, on Art Is Everywhere blog\" width=\"469\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Andre-Farto1_b.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Andre-Farto1_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Mural-by_Andre-Farto.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2849\" title=\"Mural-by_Andre-Farto from Architects Newspaper blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Mural-by_Andre-Farto.jpg\" alt=\"Mural-by_Andre-Farto from Architects Newspaper blog, seen on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"470\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Mural-by_Andre-Farto.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Mural-by_Andre-Farto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was really taken with the moment when I saw<a title=\"Marc Abrams inspired mural on Los Angeles Times\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/obituaries\/la-me-marc-abrams-20100723,0,7860931.story\" target=\"_blank\"> this mural and its subject, Marc Abrams<\/a>, a physician who was a celebrity in his neighborhood for walking 20 -30 miles, shirtless, while often reading the paper. He was a fitness advocate but sadly was found dead in his backyard at age 58.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2854\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Marc Abrams inspired mural on Los Angeles Times\" href=\" http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/obituaries\/la-me-marc-abrams-20100723,0,7860931.story\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2854 \" title=\"Sole mates\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Abram-Mural.jpg\" alt=\"Sole mates. Photo by Mel Melcon \/ Los Angeles Times \/ May 6, 2010, on ArtIsEverywhere\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Abram-Mural.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Abram-Mural-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Abrams walks past a subject in a mural painted in his likeness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And in light of the upcoming election, here is one of my favorite murals. This is a link to other <a title=\"Optical Illusion Murals on Environmental Graffiti\" href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentalgraffiti.com\/news-amazing-murals-you-really-have-look-twicw\" target=\"_blank\">optical illusion murals<\/a> besides this one in DC, that I&#8217;ve always admired.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2855\" style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/white123.preview.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2855\" title=\"white123.preview on Environmental Graffiti\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/white123.preview.jpg\" alt=\"white123.preview on Environmental Graffiti, seen on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"348\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/white123.preview.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/white123.preview-163x300.jpg 163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trompe l&#39;Oeil Graffiti Mural in DC. Photo by katmere on Environmental Graffiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few celebrity murals that I&#8217;ve been collecting. Artist Ed Capeau is pictured recently painting a mural of Marilyn Monroe in Freetown, MA. Reading backwards &#8212; this is the first story that ran about this ongoing mural project: The response was so positive that Capeau decided to paint Monroe next to Einstein. On the great thinker&#8217;s other side is a question mark \u2014 and Capeau is asking Herald News readers to choose the next star who will appear on the wall. The candidates are Charlie Chaplin, John Lennon, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball and Judy Garland. To vote on a selection, log on to heraldnews.com. Capeau has agreed to paint the selection that receives the most votes. &nbsp; Kimberly Brooks paints a series of portraits as part of her Stylist Project, as seen in this one of Rachel Zoe. These are some fascinating portrait murals created by chipping the paint away, or scratching the surface of the existing paint &#8212; a reverse process of painting, by Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto. I was really taken with the moment when I saw this mural and its subject, Marc Abrams, a physician who was a celebrity in his neighborhood for walking 20 -30 miles, shirtless, while often reading the paper. He was a fitness advocate but sadly was found dead in his backyard at age 58. And in light of the upcoming election, here is one of my favorite murals. This is a link to other optical illusion murals besides this one in DC, that I&#8217;ve always admired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,92,97,1547,31],"tags":[1935,1936,1644,1878],"class_list":["post-2841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","category-celebrations-and-all-including-sad-events","category-humor","category-mural-mondays","category-murals","tag-alexandre-farto","tag-brick-mural","tag-marilyn-monroe-mural","tag-public-art-mural"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrity Murals &amp; 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