{"id":993,"date":"2018-01-16T00:21:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T00:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/new-york-city-street-artist-brings-star-wars-whimsy-to-long-beach\/"},"modified":"2018-01-16T00:21:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T00:21:57","slug":"new-york-city-street-artist-brings-star-wars-whimsy-to-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/new-york-city-street-artist-brings-star-wars-whimsy-to-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"New York City Street Artist Brings Star Wars Whimsy to Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Photo by Asia Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n

With what appears to be an ode to the late Carrie Fisher and her time spent as Princess Leia of Star Wars, New York City-based street artist \u201cTom Bob\u201d has painted a fire hydrant just outside the Expo Art Center in Bixby Knolls.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post<\/a>\u00a0 showing the completed work over the weekend, the artist quotes the once double-bunned heroine, \u201cI don\u2019t want my life to imitate art. I want my life to be art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Bob is known for turning the most inconspicuous objects of urban cityscapes into colorful, cartoonish works of art. Visualize a storm drain-turned-oreo, skillet or even roadkill. Passersby and First Friday strollers may get a kick out of this new addition to Atlantic Avenue.<\/p>\n

The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association (BKBIA) \u201cwooed\u201d the artist into Long Beach by way of former First Fridays coordinator Victoria Wells, according to BKBIA Executive Director Blair Cohn. Fans can expect to see more Tom Bob pieces pop up in Bixby Knolls and throughout Long Beach over the next two weeks. So keep your eyes peeled!<\/p>\n

Expo Art Center is located at 4321 Atlantic Avenue.<\/em><\/p>\n

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