Graffiti Artist Vandalizes Shepard Fairey Mural In Downtown Los Angeles

An anonymous vandal has hit the streets of Los Angeles this week to deface popular mural sites in Downtown, Venice Beach, and Hollywood with pastel colored blocks. On the hit list was famous artist Shepard Fairey. It is considered taboo to cover other artist murals, making this offense a big deal in the street art world. Let's take a look...

Shepard Fairey's Mural was Found Covered in Pastel Colored Blocks

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Under a Bridge

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Another in Downtown Arts District

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And here in Venice Beach

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On a Prominent Downtown Arts District Building

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The photos above were found on Instagram.

Earlier today, a tipster alerted us that the vandal covered popular murals with blocks of color that resembled a "Mashup Breakdown" visualization of popular Deejay, Girl Talk.

We have reached out to Girl Talk for more information and we have not yet received a response. We are unsure if Girl Talk is a collaborator in this art world controversy, but time will tell.

When comparing the vandal's shapes on Fairey's mural to the mashup breakdown above, we notice that the graffiti's form is shockingly similar to a song called 'Down For the Count' off of the 'All Day' album release by Girl Talk in November of 2010.

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Please let us know in the comments if you seen any more murals like this around your neighborhood.