Mural Mondays
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Bacardi Mural & Being Back on the Mountain
I’ve just returned recently from a Homecoming Reunion at my university and it was so much fun visiting with everyone again. For some, it had been 25 years since we had seen each other. Although we’re older (and wiser, I hope), I’m happy to know that we still can enjoy a good time with a few drinks and dancing. With that in mind, I thought these Bacardi Murals in Miami by Francisco Brennand were worth posting and a nice juxtaposition between beach and mountain living, particularly since they express that vibrancy and joei de vivre found in both places. They are made with 28,000 hand painted and baked tiles and…
Catalog of Fears
What do you do with a large blackboard space and a lot of chalk? Well, you create a “mural” with all of the words that catalog your fears, like fear of losing luggage, fear of losing memory, fear of a terrorist attack….I can think of hundreds, like fear of falling off a 16′ ladder extension ladder strapped to a 12′ high step ladder while restoring the faux stone finish on a 17′ high vaulted ceiling. Never want to do that again! My body was aching for days, especially my neck and shoulder from the strain and my calves from the tension of just trying to maintain balance. You don’t realize…
The Stapling Effect
I’ve never seen such a thing as a mural made of everyday objects such as staples but somehow Baptiste Debombourg was able to achieve this incredible mural of Icarus Falling solely with staples. Here’s the artist’s website for more information and views of his contemporary work. I’m trying to envision the creative process he used to achieve the human figure (maybe a paper layout that could be removed once stapled or a projection, which would be easier) and the shadowing (staples closer together create a more dense impression). An interesting puzzle to solve.
