El Tigre
Funny Zoo is a playful, colorful public art exhibit and cultural initiative that features numerous life-sized sculptures of wild animals. The movement is designed to promote awareness of biodiversity, as well as conservation of the Earth's endangered species and environment.
Originally created in France, Funny Zoo soon spread to multiple European cities. Now, the unique parade is on its way to the United States in 2016 where it docked on the beautiful coast of Southern California like an ark returning to land.
Funny Zoo is brought to the United States by French Pacific Events, a marketing and event production company based in Malibu, CA, which develops cultural projects to benefit charities. The company's founders, Bernard Scoffié & Jean-Fabrice Brunel, have previously organized several large-scale public art events throughout the world.
"El Tigre", is a painted sculpture Galavis did for funnyzoo.us. "El Tigre" is a tribute to a small forgotten town in Venezuela called "El Tigre", located next to the Orinoco Belt where some of the largests oil deposits in the planet lay. This forgotten town is infested with crime, prostitution and poverty while companies enrich themselves with the "black gold" oil.
Link: http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_bddfafac-3e3a-11e6-a7b1-8f83af615dff.html?mode=jqm
With Lou La Monte, Mayor of Malibu discussing the importance of supporting public art installations and art programs
Leaving "El Tigre" on his temporary home. Bluffs Park, City of Malibu