One man army

One man army

Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Muralists--Spanish--21st Century.
Blue collar workers.

This mural was created by the Spanish muralist, Aryz. Within this highly-detailed, realistic mural, viewers see a man pulling something with all his weight. The same figure is repeated over and over across the wall, and viewers witness the progression of a man pulling the unseen weight. The man is shown in three-quarter view from the wait up with his right shoulder turned toward the viewer. He has dark wavy hair that falls over his ears and olive skin. He has a moustache and wears a determined expression as he looks forward with his dark eyes. His two hands are placed one over the other in fists that grasp a brown rope that crosses over his shoulder.

Additional images included here document the mural's details, depicting a full-body proportion of the subject of the mural, a man seen pulling an unknown object in a sequence . Another image depicts the man's hands, grasping on a strap to continuously pull the unseen object located outside of the work. A final image includes the title of the artwork, and the author's name.

Aryz

Created: 2015
Photographed: 2024-10-26

Library Street Collective [patron]
Public Matter [series]

paint on brick masonry

Still Image

DMM-2024-00026

Aryz, O. (2014). Aryz. https://www.aryz.es/outdoor/one-man-army-detroit-united-states-2015

Aryz - One Man Army. (2015). Library Street Collective. https://lscgallery.com/projects/one-man-army

Aryz paints a large mural in Detroit, USA. (2015, May 24). StreetArtNews. https://streetartnews.net/2015/05/aryz-paints-large-mural-in-detroit-usa.html

Urbanite. (2015, May 24). Aryz paints massive mural in Detroit (Fran, Ed.). UrbaniteWebZine. https://www.urbanitewebzine.com/2015/05/24/aryz-paints-massive-mural-in-detroit/

Address: 35 E Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48226 (NW facade)
Coordinates: 42.334637253199595, -83.04815229701674