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…
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Combat Art
Thinking this fitting of Veteran’s Day, I found two recent mentions to describe the art of war as combat art. This mural was painted by “The detainees [near the province of Umm Qasr in Iraq] painted all of the murals in the compounds and a significant majority of the murals outside,” said Lt. Col. Kenneth King, commander of the 306th Military Police Battalion. Sgt. Rob Bingham, “D” Company, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, sits in front of his favorite piece at the Theatre Interment Facility at Camp Bucca [before the facility is dismantled]. Another inspiration was this article about Sgt. Kristopher Battles (no pun in his name intended but very coincidental),…
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.
