The Street Art That Wasn’t There: “Gadhafi Loves Leeza” by Mr. CRO
05/29/12 • -1 min
In which Sarah C and Sarah D are thwarted in their valiant effort to see some street art. But we have a good conversation about it anyway! The piece is (was) Gadhafi Loves Leeza by Mr. CRO, aka Ray Noland. Noland is a Chicago-based street artist whose pieces provide playful and biting takes on figures from the headlines.
Check out Noland’s website, Creative Rescue.
BEFORE
Photo by Darrow Montgomery
AFTER
https://theartattack.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cro-final.mp3Music: Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod, Lord Pear by Lagos Disco Machine, and Karpuzkafa 777 by Hayvanlar Alemi.
In which Sarah C and Sarah D are thwarted in their valiant effort to see some street art. But we have a good conversation about it anyway! The piece is (was) Gadhafi Loves Leeza by Mr. CRO, aka Ray Noland. Noland is a Chicago-based street artist whose pieces provide playful and biting takes on figures from the headlines.
Check out Noland’s website, Creative Rescue.
BEFORE
Photo by Darrow Montgomery
AFTER
https://theartattack.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cro-final.mp3Music: Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod, Lord Pear by Lagos Disco Machine, and Karpuzkafa 777 by Hayvanlar Alemi.
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https://theartattack.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sargent-final-cut.mp3Music: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Rafael Villegas
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