Philosophy:Luminaries of Pantheism

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Short description: Mural by Levi Ponce in Venice, Los Angeles, California
Luminaries of Pantheism
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The mural at The Paradise Project's headquarters in Venice, Los Angeles
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ArtistLevi Ponce
Year2015 (2015)
LocationVenice, Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 33°59′02″N 118°28′15″W / 33.9838°N 118.4707°W / 33.9838; -118.4707

Luminaries of Pantheism is a 75-foot-long (23 m) mural by Levi Ponce, commissioned in 2015[1] by The Paradise Project for its headquarters in Venice, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California .

Description and development

The mural was conceived by the project's founder, Perry Rod, and designed by graphic designer Peter Moriarty. The painting covers an entire wall[2] of the organization's headquarters and depicts sixteen people:[3] Albert Einstein, Alan Watts, Baruch Spinoza, Terence McKenna, Carl Jung, Carl Sagan, Emily Dickinson, Nikola Tesla, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ralph Waldo Emerson, W.E.B. Du Bois, Henry David Thoreau, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Rumi, Adi Shankara, and Lao Tzu.[4][5][6]

Reception

A documentary about the mural, Luminaries by film director Ed Moy, was awarded the Audience Award at the Marina Del Rey film festival. It features The Paradise Project's Chairman, board members Nika Avila and Chuck Beebe, mural designer Peter Moriarty, muralist Levi Ponce.[7][better source needed]

See also

  • List of public art in Los Angeles
  • Murals of Los Angeles

References