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Following the tragic helicopter accident
on Sunday, January 26, that took the life
of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna,
and 7 other people in the hills near
Calabasas, California, artists throughout
Southern California and others in the
U.S. have created or are in the process of
creating murals and other art to
memorialize Kobe.
In Los Angeles, Hundreds of fans came
to the sites where murals were being
created and left flowers, photos, and
other memorial items. Art and sports
have always had an association, especially
in regard to team logos and visual
artifacts. Latinos are known to create
memorial murals which are evident in
L.A. The ban on wall murals in L.Al was
evicted in 2013 which opened up the
avenue for mural artists to create more
work that is now visible throughout the
Los Angeles area. One of the prominent
murals to Kobe shown in this article
was created by the muralist Muckrock
collaborating with MR79. They began
working on the mural the day after the
tragic event.
Another unique short-lived mural was
created in Pleasanton, California on the
outfield grounds of a Bay area baseball
field. The mural was created by New
Ground Technology which creates
visual images on playing fields. The
image is created by flattening, blowing,
and cutting grass in different directions
forming the image The image in this
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