LA Zoo 1910 Graffiti

Posted on February 5th, 2010

This photo is one of many I took while crawling through old cages of the abandoned 1910 old LA Zoo. The location in Griffith Park where the new zoo is located was a wonderful trip through some of the best examples of graffiti I have seen to date. I am curious about graffiti and its impact on our lives. The visual impact of letters, colors, textures, and layers is to a collage artist like me a “feast” for my eyes. My daughter Alyssa who lives and works in LA found it for me. I will be starting on Monday my journey as a artist to take these photos and incorporate them into a series of new works for upcoming exhibitions this year. I also while in LA went to many shows the biggest being the annual LA Art Fair. This show I try to always attend as it feeds my need for new techniques on materials to use, presentation, and just what is happening in other art worlds besides Buffalo. I hope everyone on Facebook will check out all my photos from the old zoo and if your not my friend or fan check me out at joyce hill studio mixed media paintings to be a fan or Joyce Hill. I will be posting updates on this painting journey so check back! p.s. encaustics also will be in these new works so see how I approach using it.