Who knew that @ChrisMWilliams was a public artist with undies in a bundle!
From today's Des Moines Register:
Chris Williams was shocked when he learned that his mural was part of a Super Bowl commercial earlier this year. The 35-year- old Des Moines artist painted the colorful collection on squares and rectangles at Sixth and College Avenues in 2018. It was part of a community project in the Riverbend neighborhood.
Williams said no one sought permission to use the mural, and Hy-Vee, which ran the ad, did not give him credit or compensation. He is now suing Hy-Vee for copyright infringement. “I felt very confused about seeing my art being used by Hy-Vee on a presumably multi-million dollartelevision commercial." “People who recognized his mural in the campaign would have concluded that Williams ‘sold out,’ diminishing the value of his work and reputation,” the lawsuit says.


From today's Des Moines Register:
Chris Williams was shocked when he learned that his mural was part of a Super Bowl commercial earlier this year. The 35-year- old Des Moines artist painted the colorful collection on squares and rectangles at Sixth and College Avenues in 2018. It was part of a community project in the Riverbend neighborhood.
Williams said no one sought permission to use the mural, and Hy-Vee, which ran the ad, did not give him credit or compensation. He is now suing Hy-Vee for copyright infringement. “I felt very confused about seeing my art being used by Hy-Vee on a presumably multi-million dollartelevision commercial." “People who recognized his mural in the campaign would have concluded that Williams ‘sold out,’ diminishing the value of his work and reputation,” the lawsuit says.

