[Monsters in Detroit]

[Monsters in Detroit]

AAT:
mural paintings (visual works)
street art
graffiti art

LCSH:
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Graffiti--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Monsters & marvels.

This mural on the side of a building in Detroit depicts strange monsters and creatures similar to Monster Steve's other murals, combined with bright colors in abstact patterns typical of both Tead's and Malt's work. A humanoid figure on the left with green eyes, purple skin, and a gaping mouth full of little, yellow teeth, claws his way toward the other side of the mural. There on the far right, another humanoid creature with yellow skin, red eyes, a long, pointy nose, and long, skinny limbs, sits and reclines; it wears a hood over its head and a backpack; it's holding a smaller creature in its hands and jeering at it with a broad smile on its face. He appears to be holding it hostage while across from it, another creature resembling a crab with many eyes threatens the smaller creature with its claw, which it holds close to the smaller creature's face. The smaller creature looks very distressed; perhaps the humanoid figure on the left is coming to rescue it. A dark blue background with white clouds, a bright yellow moon, and the silhouettes of trees provides the context of a night sky for this rendezvous of creatures. All 3 artist names are inscribed in the bottom-left corner of the mural in white lettering.

NOTE: The mural's original state has been defaced by the reconstruction of the building's facade.

Tead [Jordan Vaughn]

Rick Malt [Malt]

Steve Ehret [Monster Steve]

Created: 2010s
Photographed: 2023-6-21

spray paint on cinder block

Still Image

DMM-2022-00138

Address: 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48208
Coordinates: 42.34741186487601, -83.08670533532482