April 9- Sven Hits the Wall in Berwyn
My friends Angie and Ron e-mailed me this link the other day-
…and when I saw the picture, it pretty much blew me away!
The picture and article are from the local Berwyn paper, the Berwyn Life-and, if you read said article, you learn that the wall mural was done by Victor Herrera and his friends. Victor is teaching a class at the Berwyn Cultural Center (and I will NOT make a joke about such a place) teaching young people about the art of graffiti artwork. He feels that, by getting the chance to paint “permission walls” he can possibly help channel young people to use their talents responsibly.
I thought it was very kind of Victor and company to make this cool Sven mural- depicting not only myself (holding a rubber chicken) and our Sven show logo, but even Doug at the keyboard, along with a Chicago skyline, a graveyard setting with some tombstones, and frames of movie film, depicting, I believe, monsters (I can’t see it clearly enough in the photo. If
anyone wants to be industrious and find the mural- and send me some digital pictures so I can see all the details- please feel free- send ‘em to svengoolie@wciu.com …) Regardless, I appreciate being immortalized in this mural!
I’ve been painted into pieces of art here and there- you’ve probably seen the magnificent Alex Ross artwork with Sven amidst the DC superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman…not to mention the original drawing he did when he appeared with us on our show featuring the “Captain America” movie- a sketch depicting Cap with Sven under his arm, obviously saving him from certain doom!(That picture now hangs proudly in my home office.) People have sent me pictures of Sven as part of various other murals- there’s even a picture of the original Sven in a mural at the White Palace Grill in Chicago. An artist who paints on black velvet has made a remarkable portrait of me on (what else?) black velvet that she has asked to give to me, and, when I get it, we will definitely display it on the show. I still have, down in our studio, the bust that a viewer made of me as “Son of Svengoolie” many years ago! We bring it out occasionally on the show (only occasionally, because it’s so heavy!)
Of course, there are the fine works of art that you, my loyal viewers, have been sending to me during my tenure on the air-
various interpretations of me, done by Sven fans of all ages.
I’m always flattered by these drawings, paintings, sculptures, etc.- and I feel honored that I am a part of this latest mural in Berywn…that’ll teach all those people who thought they’d only see my picture posted on a post office wall!(See, they used to… post “wanted “posters for criminals in the post office…am I getting old or what?!)
…and when I saw the picture, it pretty much blew me away!
The picture and article are from the local Berwyn paper, the Berwyn Life-and, if you read said article, you learn that the wall mural was done by Victor Herrera and his friends. Victor is teaching a class at the Berwyn Cultural Center (and I will NOT make a joke about such a place) teaching young people about the art of graffiti artwork. He feels that, by getting the chance to paint “permission walls” he can possibly help channel young people to use their talents responsibly.
I thought it was very kind of Victor and company to make this cool Sven mural- depicting not only myself (holding a rubber chicken) and our Sven show logo, but even Doug at the keyboard, along with a Chicago skyline, a graveyard setting with some tombstones, and frames of movie film, depicting, I believe, monsters (I can’t see it clearly enough in the photo. If
anyone wants to be industrious and find the mural- and send me some digital pictures so I can see all the details- please feel free- send ‘em to svengoolie@wciu.com …) Regardless, I appreciate being immortalized in this mural!
I’ve been painted into pieces of art here and there- you’ve probably seen the magnificent Alex Ross artwork with Sven amidst the DC superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman…not to mention the original drawing he did when he appeared with us on our show featuring the “Captain America” movie- a sketch depicting Cap with Sven under his arm, obviously saving him from certain doom!(That picture now hangs proudly in my home office.) People have sent me pictures of Sven as part of various other murals- there’s even a picture of the original Sven in a mural at the White Palace Grill in Chicago. An artist who paints on black velvet has made a remarkable portrait of me on (what else?) black velvet that she has asked to give to me, and, when I get it, we will definitely display it on the show. I still have, down in our studio, the bust that a viewer made of me as “Son of Svengoolie” many years ago! We bring it out occasionally on the show (only occasionally, because it’s so heavy!)
Of course, there are the fine works of art that you, my loyal viewers, have been sending to me during my tenure on the air-
various interpretations of me, done by Sven fans of all ages.
I’m always flattered by these drawings, paintings, sculptures, etc.- and I feel honored that I am a part of this latest mural in Berywn…that’ll teach all those people who thought they’d only see my picture posted on a post office wall!(See, they used to… post “wanted “posters for criminals in the post office…am I getting old or what?!)
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