Wednesday, September 1, 2010

New "mural" for Good Hope / MLK

you know the horribly depressing blue plywood at the corner of Good Hope and MLK? It'll be gone soon, thanks to the Department of Housing & Community Development, the Commission on the Arts & Humanities, and Billy Colbert - artist extraordinaire.


the new look


the corner as it appears today

The plywood will soon be replaced by a collage composition of recycled wood blocks and shiny orange metal that celebrates the gateway to Ward 8. The piece is intended as a temporary art installation, as DHCD is currently in the process of deciding how to best develop the property. Installation should begin this month.
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5 comments:

  1. RobSeptember 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    Not a fan. The bright orange just doesn't blend well, and the dark brown tiles give an image of a cracking and decaying wall more than a sense of life.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 1, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    Hmm.. I'm not sure how I feel about this mural, but then, maybe the pic. just doesn't do it justice.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 1, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    What ever happened to true art murals?

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  4. sb101September 1, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    sb101 - The mural looks to signify a gateway to a divided, broken community - it looks like everything is individual, no cohesiveness.

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  5. boringSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    haated it

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