zoueh_skotnes Mural @ 112 Market Street

This mural in downtown Lynn was organized by Beyond Walls and features work by Los Angeles artist Eric Skotnes, with the listing’s name also crediting the artist Zoueh. Skotnes began painting graffiti at age 11, and his obsession with constructing large-scale graffiti inspired him to design murals, where he developed a distinctive aesthetic of abstract, graffiti-derived murals. Despite that unique style, he grew unsatisfied with what he saw as his artistic limitations.

That led him to pursue a rigorous art education at Art Center College of Design from 2005 to 2009, studying illustration and fine art. During his last term he began receiving commissions from film and television studios, and he has since created paintings, graffiti, murals and illustration for productions including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, Last Man on Earth, Murder in the First and Family Tree.

What to Know

• The mural is listed by the Downtown Lynn Cultural District.
• Skotnes is working on a series of figurative paintings about human interaction that blends graffiti with classical figurative painting.
• His studio work also includes the film How to Be a Latin Lover.