Murals in Missoula now Pragmatic for local artists
March 26, 2010
Artist Jess Abell holds a blueprint for the artwork she hopes to create on the southeast corner of Worden's Market at 451 N. Higgins Ave. The task will fill the empty wall with a blend of sheet metal cut-outs for exterior and auto paints from beneath the building's awning to the edge of the sidewalk. Abell estimates the project will take a week and looks ahead to warmer weather so she can begin.
Abell brought the issue of application costs before the City Council last summer when she realized the cost for the application was double what she would spend creating the art. It priced people out of being able to do these sorts of things, she said.
Abell's project is tentatively situated on the southeast corner of Worden's Market and will be reviewed by the Public Art Committee April 14. If it meets the qualifications, she can begin painting. Abell said the design is rather simple. Nothing that will mix up controversy, in an e-mail, Abell described the concept as a clean, graphic arts-styled design, influenced by contemporary art, styles and street art.The wall painting will be three-dimensional, with bird sculptures hanging from the canopy of Worden's Market and apparent to emerge from the wall. Viewers cannot see the entire mural as they loom, but Abell said it will unfold as they get closer.
Labels: Bird Sculptures, Murals in Missoula, Painting Styles
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