Giant Mural of Greta Thunberg Made of 700 cans of aerosol spray paint, criticized by environmentalists!

Breaking the rumors claiming 700 cans of aerosol spray paint being used to make Giant Mural of Greta Thunberg!

San Fransico, the eco-conscious city have a 60-foot tall, 30-foot wide giant mural of Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg gazing upon it’s downtown to spread awareness on climate change and the planet. Following her selection as TIME’s “Person of the Year” people can’t stop talking about her.

The Blaze and The Daily Wire started spreading rumors claiming 500-700 cans of aerosol spray paint being used to make her mural. The rumors even claimed up to 700 gallons of spray paint being used.

Of course, that’s not eco-friendly!

However, researchers went straight to One Atmosphere the non-profit organization and Andress Petreselli ‘Corbre’ the artist who worked on the art piece.

Cobre released a statement on Instagram saying eco-friendly spray paints and hand-rolled paints were used to create the mural.

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🇺🇸 above 🇦🇷 abajo //////////////////////////////////////////////////// Well this is the final result, my mural of @gretathunberg, I want to say this is not a political issue, this is a human issue. It doesn’t matter what you think about her, this mural is to amplified her message, climate change is real, if we don’t do anything today, there is no future for our children. This was a pretty peculiar project, If I could decide what to paint It wouldn’t be this but it wasn’t my call, @one.atmosphere asked it in exchange for the paints and the wall, I donated my time cos I really like Greta and her mission, again, this is not politics. I used about 80 eco friendly spray paints with a minimum impact, the rest of the paint is hand rolled on the wall, about 5 galons, to minimize my foot print I walked almost everyday to the wall, and the rest of days I used an electrical car, the empty cans r going to be used on a sculpture about climate change (more info soon), the mural is located at mason st 500, union square San Francisco, big thanks to the native sons and everybody who made this possible. Pics by my homie @1ill510 Peace. //////////////////////////////////////////////////// Bueno, este es el resultado final, mi mural de @gretathunberg, quiero decir q no es un tema político, es un tema humano, no importa lo que piensen de ella, este mural es para amplificar su mensaje, el cambio climático es real y si no hacemos algo hoy mismo, no hay futuro para las generaciones venideras. Este fue un proyecto bastante peculiar, de poder elegir que pintar seguro habria sido otra cosa, @one.atmosphere me pidió este diseño a cambio de la pared y de las pinturas, yo doné mi tiempo porque me gusta mucho Greta y su misión, de nuevo, esto no es un tema político. Usé alrededor de 80 latas de aerosol que son eco friendly, con un mínimo impacto, el resto de la pintura es acrílico pintado a mano, para minimizar mi huella caminé casi todos los días hacia el mural, sino en auto eléctrico, las latas vacías van a ser usadas en una escultura con la misma temática. El mural está ubicado en la calle mason al 500, en union square San Francisco. Este es un mensaje de amor. Fotos por @1ill510

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” I used about 80 eco-friendly spray paints with a minimum impact, the rest of the paint is hand rolled on the wall, about 5 gallons, to minimize my footprint I walked almost every day to the wall, and the rest of days I used an electrical car, the empty cans r going to be used on a sculpture about climate change (more info soon), the mural is located at mason st 500, union square San Francisco, big thanks to the native sons and everybody who made this possible.”

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Some folks have been asking about the environmental impacts of the Greta mural. Read on for some details. The vast majority of the paint is water-based acrylic exterior paint that was rolled onto the building by hand. The finishing details can only be done with spray paint, but we are using spray cans without CFCs. (CFCs are tremendously damaging to the environment). We are using low pressure cans with a minimal footprint. The cans and the boxes will also be recycled, although many of the cans will first have a second life as part of a separate art project. The cans have been picked up and delivered in an electric vehicle, and the artist and organizers have been travelling almost exclusively by way of electric car, electric scooter or on foot to the project site. The lift being used is also electric, not diesel. We are doing our best to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, in that order!

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One Atmosphere also released its statement on Instagram saying electric vehicles, lift, and water-based acrylic paints were used for eco-friendly reasons.

“The vast majority of the paint is water-based acrylic exterior paint that was rolled onto the building by hand. The finishing details can only be done with spray paint, but we are using spray cans without CFCs. (CFCs are tremendously damaging to the environment). We are using low-pressure cans with a minimal footprint. The cans and the boxes will also be recycled, although many of the cans will first have a second life as part of a separate art project. The cans have been picked up and delivered in an electric vehicle, and the artist and organizers have been traveling almost exclusively by way of an electric car, electric scooter or on foot to the project site. The lift being used is also electric, not diesel. We are doing our best to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, in that order!

It’s verified that the artist did not use 700 cans of aerosol spray paint!