LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A mural of the late musical artist Prince first caught famed sculptor Ed Hamilton's eye last summer, during the days of unrest in the Louisville in the wake of the Breonna Taylor's death. It was painted across from his studio in Shelby park by artist Damon Thompson.

"I knew who Ed was; he's much pretty much, in my opinion, the most famous artist in Kentucky and the best. But he had seen it and got a hold of Amy, the building owner, about doing a mural on the side of his building," Thompson said. "He hadn't mentioned to me his ideas, or what he was thinking at that time. And it was about two weeks before we really got a hold of each other, and he explained to me he had this really good idea to put George Floyd and Breonna Taylor on the side of the building facing the alley."

Hamilton was excited about the possibility, but a little apprehensive given the age of the building.

"And sure enough, when he came along, and he sized up the wall, I wasn't too sure if we couldn't even put anything on the wall as bad the bricks and stuff were on it. This building is 1800s, and when I came back within a two-day time period it was there. I was amazed, and we have had so much attention to it," Hamilton said.

The Taylor and Floyd families also took note, which let Hamilton know he was making a difference in his own way.

"[The mural] lets the community know that you cannot forget what has happened," Hamilton said. "And it's like a public monument, and it speaks to keeping these things alive, keeping these things alive in your memory, and that's important."

And while Hamilton sculpts, he's quick to credit Thompson for bringing another art form to life, which has allowed the men to establish a special bond.

"It meant a lot to me growing up that my dad was a police officer, was respected and seen as someone who could be trusted. And just to know the depth of confidence has been lost, when just straight out murders happen like that. It seemed if I could be apart of showing in anyway that I stand against it, to use my skills with a spray can to execute a mural of this caliber, then I want to be part of that," Thompson said.

Hamilton couldn't agree more and hopes for better days are in the city's future.

"We want a better world; we want a better city; we want a better community; we want people to come together be a part of this environment. We are all a part of it, so if justice is served, then things will evolve," Hamilton said.

Thompson has plans to keep painting more murals around the city.