by forty4design | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Recent Projects
A new mental health mural has been unveiled on South Congress. The message is “Tú Importas” (You Matter) and the mission is to help break the stigma surrounding mental health within communities of color in Austin. The mural was designed by Snuk One and...
by forty4design | Feb 3, 2020 | News
To honor the lives of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, local graffiti artists designed a mural featuring the father and daughter to provide the Austin community a place to pay their respects. Bryant and his daughter died in a helicopter crash which...
by forty4design | Jan 31, 2020 | News
AUSTIN, Texas – Many continue to mourn the deaths of nine people, including basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, in a helicopter crash over the weekend and two local artists have created a mural for Austinites to pay their respects to those who...
by forty4design | Jan 31, 2020 | News
AUSTIN, Texas — A mural paying tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was defaced just hours after it was unveiled. Sometime early Friday morning, someone painted the word “rapist” on the mural, referencing 2003 rape allegations made against the...
by forty4design | Jan 31, 2020 | News
AUSTIN, Texas – A mural in tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was the target of vandals just hours after his unveiling. The painting covers a wall of the Sushi Hi restaurant building on Guadalupe Street and 29 West. On Friday morning, someone painted...
by forty4design | Jan 31, 2020 | News
A mural in Austin depicting Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna was spray-painted with the word “rapist” the same day it was revealed to the public. Texas-based graffiti artists Felix Jaimes, known as Snuk One; Josue Rivera, who goes by Laced and Found;...
by forty4design | Jan 30, 2020 | News
Between Thursday night and Friday morning, someone defaced the mural of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi, painting the word “rapist” next to Kobe’s face. Felix Jaimes, one of the artists who created the mural, painted over the word Friday morning. KXAN photographer...
by forty4design | Jan 30, 2020 | News
A mural dedicated to basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi was created this week in Austin after they both died in a tragic helicopter crash in California. AUSTIN, Texas – Two Hispanic artists created a mural dedicated to basketball legend Kobe...
by forty4design | Jan 30, 2020 | News
The mural, which was created on the backside of Sushi Hi, features the two next to each other with the No. 24 and the words “Black Mamba” next to them. The artists added that the mural isn’t just for Bryant and Gigi, but for all of the lives lost in...
by forty4design | Jan 30, 2020 | News
A new tribute mural honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, is seen on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Austin, Texas. The mural, located behind the Sushi Hi restaurant along Guadalupe Street, was created by Texas-based artist Laced and Found with help from Snuk One...
