Mural of activist Greta Thunberg goes up in San Francisco
San Francisco – The newest addition to the San Francisco skyline is a work of art: a mural depicting activist Greta Thunberg, designed to draw attention to climate change, CBS SF Bay Area reports.
Thunberg is the 16-year-old who has inspired young people all over the world to take to the streets and let older people know they want climate change to be taken seriously.
Andres "Cobre" Petreselli, an internationally renowned artist, is painting the Swedish teen with big blue eyes and a Mona Lisa smile.
"What I want from people is to realize that we have to do something for the world. Otherwise, this is the beginning of our extinction," he said.
Cobre said his paintings often provoke strong reactions. He painted a Robin Williams mural on Market Street that was recently demolished to make way for high-rise apartments. But this work of art, he said, is different.
"This one is a little bit more political in some kind of way because I want them to think about it ... to create a conversation with friends and everything: 'Have you seen the mural of Greta?' Say, 'What is that about? About climate change.'"
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