Design
A Little La Jolla Color…Too…
…follow up from last Mural Monday’s post and continue to add some lively color to your Valentine’s Day. This is another public art mural project in La Jolla. See this “Behind the Scenes” link to see why this one is different from last Monday’s in that it required audience participation to create it. The mural is randomly “colored” by 9,000 tiles based on the question, “What is your favorite color?” as people pass by. Read more about the artistic result (photo below) of those randomly chosen tiles. Read more about Roy McMakin’s creative process and how this mural promotes interaction with the community.
A Little La Jolla Color…
…to lively up your cold, wintry days and my blog colors. La Jolla, CA is undergoing a resurgence in public art murals, mostly based on color. Here’s a great time-lapse of how this was achieved with a little Girl from Ipanema music to cheer up your day. on Kim MacConnel – Timelapse from Rebecca Joelson
A Venture into Viral-Like Expanses Via Paper Art
I thought this interview with Charles Clary, a Tennessee artist out of Nashville was fantastic. Yatzer does a good job of interviewing Clary to see how his creative process clicks. His experiments with paper kinda take on a “viral” quality — building upon forms that cause the viewer to reflect on spacial relationships that grow and go beyond what is expected. Here is Clary’s own description of his work: By layering the paper I am able to build intriguing land formations that support both mechanical and organic life forms. These strange landmasses contaminate the surfaces they inhabit with their viral growth, transforming the space into a suitable living environment. Towers…
