ben sledsens

Restroom murals for The Hive Marina Del Rey

March 19, 2021

The restroom walls were improvised and are a partial tribute to a great young artist from my hometown of Antwerp, Ben Sledsens.

The superfood cafe is located at the ground floor of AMLI, a luxury apartment complex in Marina Del Rey.

About

Chase has painted more than 450 murals around the world. His work is concentrated in Los Angeles but also can be found in Tokyo, New York, Lisbon, Brussels, Barcelona, London, Paris, Antwerp, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lyon and Prague amongst others.

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Golden hour at @thehivesm Manhattan Beach 🐝🍯

It’s all coming together in Manhattan Beach. This marks @thehivesm fourth location and our fourth time collaborating 🐝🍯 #neverchangeawinningteam

“The King of Sting” - It’s my birthdayyy! Thank you to my love @krisklara_ for everything that you do. You make me feel like everyday is my birthday. 🥰 big shouts to @annika.maya and @ronyalwin for hosting another great one at @chateaualwin - love u all!

With my brother from another @buethewarrior for the City of Bornem (Belgium) in 2022. @gemeentebornem // #trackside

Sunset Blvd in Hollywood 👀🌴🌞

New paintings for the new @thehivesm location in Manhattan Beach 🐝

During my last visit to Lancaster, in 2019, I spent three days painting these crosswalks using the City’s road marking tools, traffic paint, and equipment. I painted the crosswalks over the course of three days using the City’s roadmarking tools, traffic paint, and equipment. I only pre-designed part of one section and relied on my ability to ‘play jazz’ with the giant stencils of symbols and letters on-site. My goal was to strike a balance in terms of ‘weight’ and color, while also discovering new patterns and symbols along the way through creative configuration. Shouts to Lancaster’s traffic painting crew—Chris, Dave, and Gary—who were initially skeptical about my vision (and using their equipment 😅) but gradually came on board as the work started to take shape. Commissioned by the @cityoflancasterca in collaboration with the Museum of Art and History (@moahlancaster,) and curated by Museum Manager @andi_campognone. Video piece by @birdmanphotos

‘Perpetual Biker’ - commissioned by @cityoflancasterca + curated by @moahlancaster’s Manager @andi_campognone / special thanks to @krisklara_ for modeling the wall 😽

In progress for the @cityoflancasterca - curated by @andi_campognone // 📸: @krisklara_ #chunkywall