LOS ANGELES RIVER SERIES #5
Los Angeles River #5
Below the Santa Monica Freeway
Olympic Boulevard Bridge
Oil on Canvas 24" x 30” x 1.5'
Los Angeles River Series 5
(2019)
Even when the Los Angeles River is mostly dry there remains a constant flow of effluence from upriver storm drains. This moisture enables vegetation to grow in the sand and shallow mud along the smooth concrete bottom…vegetation that gets washed clean by the next season’s rains.
Los Angeles River Painting 5 depicts the reflections of the Santa Monica Freeway overpass, the Olympic Boulevard Bridge and distant train trestles… the same trestles depicted in Los Angeles River 4, though at a much greater distance. Ever-present high-tension electrical towers march along the river’s edge like skeletons of giant alien beings.
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Store. If you would like to learn more about the City of Los Angeles' River Project, explore the links below.
More on the Los Angeles Revitalization Project
An interactive map that highlights a number of the developments planned and occurring along the Los Angeles River.
Home of the Los Angles River Project, an organization dedicated to restoring the vital ecosystem along the river.
