“I decided that I may as well construct a screen after that. I’ll comply with their wishes, but I won’t do it their way.” To Constable’s amazement, pictures of the artwork—made by his neighbor.
Hanif Panni—quickly went viral.”The reaction is extremely more than we ever expected and we’re both just tickled about it,” he said.
Constable compensated Panni for his services after claiming that the fence’s construction cost several hundred dollars.
Panni, who has painted murals all over the central coast, saw the painting as a chance to further the discussion about what art is.
“I’m a big proponent of public art in spaces,” Panni said. “It engages people in ways that reaching out and having conversations doesn’t sometimes.”
