Hooray! Minneapolis hero gigantic mural painter Isaac Arvold has a new project on his hands here, and he hands it right over to World Famous Design Junkies to put on blast! And so here it is, a relatively mega painting on canvas, 12 feet by 12 feet square, painted, drawn, then painted by Arvold, assisted in part by Paper Tiger*. The painting in question here features Hennepin Bridge & Grainbelt Beer sign from the north side of Minneapolis. They’ve sort of been overgrown by some vine-ridden growth and doughnuts. That’s what Minneapolis really is, so it’s very appropriate to show the truth here I think. To tune up the interactivity of this project, Arvold took a huge long video of the entire process, 10 days mashed into a little over 4 minutes of video.

*Paper Tiger, aka John Samels, is also a Minneapolis hero, as he is a DJ in the rap supergroup Doom Tree. I think you’ll find, if you take a look, that quite a few of the talented ladies and gentlemen in the Minneapolis art and music scene(s) are pals.

It’s a big fun creativez tea party!

The music you’re hearing is comprised of beats strung together skillfully by Paper Tiger, who incidentally has his first solo record due out later this year.

This painting took 10 days from start to finnish, 12 to 17 hours each day.

AND after it’s all done at the photographers booth, it will be looking for a home! So if you know anyone who takes in homeless canvasses, give a peep!

This post is part of the World Famous Design Junkies painting category.

BONUS NOTE: You’ll notice several t-shirts and sweatshirts being worn during the video: a white P.O.S. Glover Skull shirt, a Doomtree Classic hoodie, an MF DOOM “Throw” hoodie, a Minnesota Pride shirt, and some other stuff that’s equally as shirtish, I’m sure.

DOUBLE BONUS: Don’t cry because it’s over.