I wonder if the “Authorities” would allow an artist to create such art today? The stack of ordinance waiver requests, permit applications, denials and engineering and environmental impact reports would be the first and only tower built there.
Several years ago on Melrose Ave. , they made it legal to do Art anywhere Publically, on any structure or sidewalk, just not street signs or utility poles. It was influenced by concept of Freestyle Art, of the 80's and 90's
I'm curious... WHERE are the cranes?? Dude could BARELY climb that structure with a beach bucket filled with shards, and a hammer. HOW did that cat get 100's of ponds of steel (let alone TONS) AND a welder, ~7 stories into the air, let alone hold a piece in place to weld it... ?!? And SOME of those "welds" just look like one piece of offset steel... or whatever metal he's used. This is now 2025, and I'd LOVE to know the "tricks of the [that] trade", especially with the angle iron and 5" straight stock... ~60'++ in the air with nothing but fingers and toes/shoes. ~@10:00 "I never had one single help..." Cool story bro, for sure!! It's just that some (if not most) of this simply does not jive. MAYBE with the Spackle and pottery shards, but the ENTIRE works?! Hmmmm... !!
@ethericbliss23 it's got a LOT of concrete, rebar and steel in the structure (including car parts) holding it together. The City of Los Angeles Dept. of Engineering tried to test the towers' strength, by pulling on the structure with a cable. After it withstood that test, it was allowed to say up.
@@PeriscopeFilm Right, sure!! I GET the narrative... yet it STILL does not address the "how?!?" of it all. That is a LOT of "structure" and bending, twisting, balancing, holding.... for just TWO hands to hold. Cement or not. : ) But thanks for your RE. Appreciate the 1st hand perspectives also. : ) Cheers!!
Imagine living in a time so wonderful and free that no Fs were given about what someone did in their own time on their own property.
Living in Los Angeles, I’ve seen these (Nuestro Pueblo) many times. Just want to say that I really enjoy your shared films. Thank you!
This is such a great documentary! I saw it years ago and it has stayed with me!❤
It's 2024 and this man's work still stands. A labor that was guided by an internal drive, divine possibly.
They used to show these in the background of TV shows and movies all the time but I had forgotten about them. Very cool!
Never heard of these monstrosities, but apparently, you can still visit them.
I've never heard of this man before. I've just begun to appreciate Outsider Art. Henry Darger was another artist in the same vein.
I remember this man's story from school books in 1978.
I wonder if the “Authorities” would allow an artist to create such art today?
The stack of ordinance waiver requests, permit applications, denials and engineering and environmental impact reports would be the first and only tower built there.
@rumpstatefiasco Short answer: no chance.
@@PeriscopeFilm ❤️
Several years ago on Melrose Ave. , they made it legal to do Art anywhere Publically, on any structure or sidewalk, just not street signs or utility poles. It was influenced by concept of Freestyle Art, of the 80's and 90's
6:18 Tokyo Rose? Great! I'm in the RUclips rabbit hole, looking Her up next
I'm curious... WHERE are the cranes?? Dude could BARELY climb that structure with a beach bucket filled with shards, and a hammer. HOW did that cat get 100's of ponds of steel (let alone TONS) AND a welder, ~7 stories into the air, let alone hold a piece in place to weld it... ?!? And SOME of those "welds" just look like one piece of offset steel... or whatever metal he's used.
This is now 2025, and I'd LOVE to know the "tricks of the [that] trade", especially with the angle iron and 5" straight stock... ~60'++ in the air with nothing but fingers and toes/shoes. ~@10:00 "I never had one single help..."
Cool story bro, for sure!! It's just that some (if not most) of this simply does not jive. MAYBE with the Spackle and pottery shards, but the ENTIRE works?! Hmmmm... !!
@ethericbliss23 it's got a LOT of concrete, rebar and steel in the structure (including car parts) holding it together. The City of Los Angeles Dept. of Engineering tried to test the towers' strength, by pulling on the structure with a cable. After it withstood that test, it was allowed to say up.
@@PeriscopeFilm Right, sure!! I GET the narrative... yet it STILL does not address the "how?!?" of it all. That is a LOT of "structure" and bending, twisting, balancing, holding.... for just TWO hands to hold. Cement or not. : ) But thanks for your RE. Appreciate the 1st hand perspectives also. : )
Cheers!!
@@ethericbliss23
Great observations & questions…I’m thinking block and tackle which greatly increases lifting powers?
Looks like antiquitech.
4:28 look down from their heights upon the “plane”
Los Angeles❤
Gaudi