{"product_id":"sonadores-america-vhils","title":"American Dreamers by Vhils","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mural \"American Dreamers\", also known as \"Welcome,\" is a collaboration by Portuguese artist \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vhils-artist\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVhils\u003c\/a\u003e with American \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fairey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c\/a\u003e and was completed in 2018. Located at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/aXhja4YnCPswvK6U9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e4314 Effie Street, Los Angeles\u003c\/a\u003e, this work examines the challenge faced by immigrants in their quest to establish and thrive in the United States. Measuring approximately 60 x 300 feet, the mural highlights themes of perseverance and strength in the migrant community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFairey designed the central focus of the work with the image \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/obeygiant.com\/prints\/target-exceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTarget Exceptions\u003c\/a\u003e\", which addresses themes of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/problem-all-live-norman-rockwell\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esegregation\u003c\/a\u003e in immigration policies, while Vhils used his distinctive carving technique to sculpt female faces into the walls, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/symbolism\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esymbolizing\u003c\/a\u003e the lives and intergenerational legacy of immigration. The piece uses contrasts in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ogden-nicholas-rood\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecolor\u003c\/a\u003e and texture to emphasize the importance of individuals within a collective, underscoring social challenges in an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/urban-art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eurban art\u003c\/a\u003e and social critique aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collaboration is part of the street art tradition and is supported by the organization Branded Arts, which seeks to spread messages of social change in public spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stein-Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49800693121370,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1851\/6314\/files\/vhils-and-shepard-fairey-7.jpg?v=1730353031","url":"https:\/\/www.stein-arts.com\/products\/american-dreamers-vhils","provider":"Stein-Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}