Artist:
Address:
2000 Eastlake Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90031. (mural on Darwin Ave.) (click to view)
Size:
40' X 18' ft
Medium:
Acrylic
Date:
1990
Type:
Community
Environmental
Contemporary
Description / Interpretation:
The complex themes of family, technological progress, and environmental concerns are addressed in this painting. Botello portrays his ambivalence toward technology through a dangerous network of pipes, which are shown expanding beyond the sites of medical miracles and urban development to encroach upon nature. The volcanic eruption suggests that Mother Nature may get the last word. Sponsored and commissioned by SPARC. Photo: © Robin Dunitz | Photo © Ian Robertson-Salt