Robert Wyland - Wikipedia
WEBWyland's signature on a mural at the Long Beach Arena. Wyland (born July 9, 1956) is an American artist and conservationist best known for his more than 100 Whaling Walls, large outdoor murals featuring images of life-size whales and other sea life to call attention to the plight of whales throughout the world.
Wyland Ocean Mural at Long Beach Convention Center Gets Fresh …
WEBAfter 16 years in the sunlight and salty sea air, the mural was fading and peeling – and in desperate need of repair. The mural depicts the underwater environment and marine life common to California waters including gray whales, orcas, …
Whaling Walls - Science and the Sea
WEBSep 20, 2020 · Many of them were created in coastal cities. But others were painted in Arizona, Utah, and other places that are far from any ocean. The “canvases” were the walls of apartment buildings, power plants, schools, and airports. The biggest encircled Long Beach Arena -- 1280 feet long and 105 feet high.
Wyland Whaling Walls in California | See California
WEBFamed environmental artist Wyland returned to Long Beach to restore Planet Ocean, a mural he painted 16 years ago that wraps around the Long Beach Arena and has been recognized by Guinness Records as the World's Largest Mural.
Wyland The Artist in the Right Place at the Right Time By Steve …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · The Long Beach Arena is the largest mural in the world, three acres. Initially, the building’s architect expressed concerns over placement of the mural because it would not allow the public to enjoy the original architecture of building.
Marine life muralist Wyland looks ahead to new challenges as …
WEBJul 8, 2016 · Wyland painted Long Beach’s most visible mural, the Whaling Wall on the Long Beach Arena, which was declared the world’s largest mural when it was completed in 1992. The cylindrical building...
Wyland recreates first ‘Whaling Wall’ in Laguna Beach, after …
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Wyland’s mural on the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. The mural took six weeks and 4,000 gallons of paint to create the mural on the 3-acre canvas, a 1,280-foot long painting that...
Where’s Wyland? Iconic, massive marine artwork is easy to spot …
WEBNov 8, 2018 · Robert Wyland's life-size marine animal murals can be found at the power plant in Redondo Beach, at the convention center in Long Beach, and in Laguna Beach.
Whale Mural to Be Dedicated Today - Los Angeles Times
WEBJul 9, 1992 · Artist Wyland’s whale mural on the Long Beach arena will be dedicated today and recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest mural.
Seascape on Arena Walls Will Be One Whale of a Project : Art: City ...
WEBDec 12, 1991 · An artist who has painted huge murals of whales in cities around the world plans to cover the sides of the entire Long Beach Arena with a giant seascape that apparently would be the world’s...
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