[2008 Projects]
SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE/ Eco Nova: Seen and Unseen
ECO NOVA: SEEN AND UNSEEN
Groundswell Community Mural Project ©
www.groundswellmural.org
Acrylic on Brick
11 X 160Ft
2008
Co-Lead Artists: Aerin Vanhala and Candice Sering
Youth Artists: Tyrel Anglin, Luis Caballero Jr, Shirley Cheung, Mimi Cheung, Jayquan Harris, Anthony Huertero, Dominique Jamison, Casey Jones, Peter Kehinde, Rachel Kehinde, Nico Koehler, Yu Mei Li, Louis Otero, Julia Villareal, Kevin Cantor
Volunteers: Jiajen Liang, Rebecca Alvarez
Location: PS 503, 330 59th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues
Community Partner: PS 503
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
As part of Groundswell’s Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) 2008, Eco Nova is a large-scale abstraction of form and color based on microscopic organisms from Ernst Haeckel’s scientific illustrations and the mural team’s drawing and sketches from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The design is executed in a graphic, pattern-like composition with attention to positive/negative space via layering the imagery. Plants and organisms are titled with their Latin names, encouraging the viewers to read deeper into the mural. The bold choice of colors and shapes transforms the side entranceway of the school, making it a more inviting place for both the students and the residents on the block.
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