'I'm not a rule-breaker, but I like to make a political statement as necessary, as well as a humorous statement and a creative statement,' the man said.
A man in Seaside , California, responded to a city letter ordering him to build a fence in front of his boat by painting a mural of the boat on the fence.Etienne Constable said he received the letter in July 2023.
The city required him to build a 6-foot coverage screen in front of his boat. After discussing the plan with his neighbor, Constable said he decided to follow the letter of the law and build the fence, but with a lifelike painting of the boat on it.'I'm not a rule-breaker, but I like to make a political statement as necessary, as well as a humorous statement and a creative statement,' Constable said. So far, the city has not responded to the fence mural. Constable says he considers it a First Amendment right of expression and would be surprised if the city tells him to take the mural down.Images of the fence have gone viral online, with thousands of comments across social media. Both the owner of the boat and the artist behind the display say they were surprised by how big of a response the painting has received.'I'm all in favor of generating a discussion and making people smile,' Constable said. 'The reaction is extremely more than we ever expected, and we're both just tickled about it.'The artist behind the mural, Hanif Panni, has murals around the Central Coast. Panni said the piece creates a conversation about what is an eyesore and what is art.'I'm a big proponent of public art in spaces,' Panni said. 'It engages people in ways that reaching out and having conversations doesn't sometimes.'With all the attention the fence is getting, Panni says other Seaside residents have already asked for him to create murals for their boat fences.
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