
Mauricio Ramirez: Covering a downtown building with a photorealistic mural of Giannis Antetokounmpo
On the basketball court, Giannis Antetokounmpo stands at 6’11” tall. He is a dominating presence even in the National Basketball Association. But an even larger presence of the two-time MVP and NBA champ looms over anyone walking past the office building at 600 East Wisconsin Avenue. Rendered by artists Mauricio Ramirez and Tone Gómez, the 54’ by 56’ mural is the latest effort by the Milwaukee community to show appreciation for the remarkable athlete. Ramirez, who has painted many large scale murals, in Milwaukee and across the nation, has a distinctive style of using prismatic fragments of colors to...
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