Huge Mural of Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Emerges in San Francisco

In past months, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg became one of the most notable activists in the world thanks to her efforts to raise awareness about climate change. She sparked a global movement, addressed heads of state at the U.N., met with the Pope, and was even named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.

It looks, however, that Thunberg isn’t just beloved by media, activists, and common people but also serves as an inspiration for artists around the world. One of those artists is Argentinian muralist Cobre.

Cobre recently finished a massive mural of Greta Thunberg, located in San Francisco. The artist was commissioned by SF Bay Area non-profit One Atmosphere, who donated the paint and the wall for the art. Cobre, on the other hand, decided to do the mural for free in order to contribute to the cause.

“I want to say this is not a political issue, this is a human issue,” said Cobre. “It doesn’t matter what you think about her, this mural is to amplified her message, climate change is real, if we don’t do anything today, there is no future for our children.”

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🇺🇸 above 🇦🇷 abajo //////////////////////////////////////////////////// Well this is the final result, my mural of @gretathunberg, I want to say this is not a political issue, this is a human issue. It doesn’t matter what you think about her, this mural is to amplified her message, climate change is real, if we don’t do anything today, there is no future for our children. This was a pretty peculiar project, If I could decide what to paint It wouldn’t be this but it wasn’t my call, @one.atmosphere asked it in exchange for the paints and the wall, I donated my time cos I really like Greta and her mission, again, this is not politics. I used about 80 eco friendly spray paints with a minimum impact, the rest of the paint is hand rolled on the wall, about 5 galons, to minimize my foot print I walked almost everyday to the wall, and the rest of days I used an electrical car, the empty cans r going to be used on a sculpture about climate change (more info soon), the mural is located at mason st 500, union square San Francisco, big thanks to the native sons and everybody who made this possible. Pics by my homie @1ill510 Peace. //////////////////////////////////////////////////// Bueno, este es el resultado final, mi mural de @gretathunberg, quiero decir q no es un tema político, es un tema humano, no importa lo que piensen de ella, este mural es para amplificar su mensaje, el cambio climático es real y si no hacemos algo hoy mismo, no hay futuro para las generaciones venideras. Este fue un proyecto bastante peculiar, de poder elegir que pintar seguro habria sido otra cosa, @one.atmosphere me pidió este diseño a cambio de la pared y de las pinturas, yo doné mi tiempo porque me gusta mucho Greta y su misión, de nuevo, esto no es un tema político. Usé alrededor de 80 latas de aerosol que son eco friendly, con un mínimo impacto, el resto de la pintura es acrílico pintado a mano, para minimizar mi huella caminé casi todos los días hacia el mural, sino en auto eléctrico, las latas vacías van a ser usadas en una escultura con la misma temática. El mural está ubicado en la calle mason al 500, en union square San Francisco. Este es un mensaje de amor. Fotos por @1ill510

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Check out the process of making the mural below.

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