Venice in snow, Venice, 1970

Venice in snow, Venice, 1970. "Venice in the snow, or simply the Ocean Front Painting, was executed in the summer of 1970. The scene depicted is located about 1/2 mile north of the painting and is identical to the view one would see standing at that location on the Venice Boardwalk. However, there is no snow on the ground. It has never snowed in Venice. The work was commissioned by a local art patron whose only words were, 'I'd like you guys to paint a picture in the Venice area. Here's some money to do it.' Unfortunately, 'Venice in snow' became a 'victim of construction' only two years after it was created -- a tacky four unit apartment house built six inches away on the adjoining lot totally obscures the mural." Environmental Communications, unpaged, #16-18; http://www.lamurals.org/MuralistPages/LAFineArts.html.1970年创作于威尼斯的《雪中威尼斯》（Venice in snow）亦可简称为《海滨绘画》（Ocean Front Painting），该作品完成于1970年夏季。其所描绘的场景位于作品原址以北约半英里处，与站在威尼斯滨海步道（Venice Boardwalk）该点位所能望见的景致完全一致。但现实中，当地地面从未积雪，且威尼斯地区从未降下过雪。该作品由一位当地艺术赞助人委托创作，对方仅留下寥寥数语："我希望诸位在威尼斯地区创作一幅画作，这是创作经费。" 遗憾的是，《雪中威尼斯》在完工仅两年后便沦为"建筑牺牲品"：相邻地块上建起了一栋俗艳的四单元公寓楼，距离这幅壁画仅6英寸，彻底遮挡了整幅作品。本作品相关信息源自《环境通讯》（Environmental Communications），无页码，编号16-18；详见http://www.lamurals.org/MuralistPages/LAFineArts.html。