Artist Francisco Palomares stands in front of his converted fruit cart as pedestrians walk past on Traction Avenue in the Arts District, Los Angeles, the US. Photo: TNS
Why’s he selling US$39.99 still lifes from a Los Angeles fruit cart when his paintings go for thousands?
- Francisco Palomares converted a fruit cart into a mobile gallery/studio with the main aim of disrupting the customary distance between art maker and art buyer
- On the streets of Los Angeles every 30 minutes, he completes and sells an affordable oil painting in an act that doubles as performance art
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Artist Francisco Palomares stands in front of his converted fruit cart as pedestrians walk past on Traction Avenue in the Arts District, Los Angeles, the US. Photo: TNS
