A re-think on approach to pump house murals.
Per suggestions by Yuki and Rebecca at our December 12th committee review session, I'm considering a simpler approach to imagery and technique. Instead of hiring a local mural artist to create 4 unique paintings for the 4 window openings, I'm now thinking about a more unified set of photographic images based on the larger concept of 'flow'.
What I'm considering is 4 highly iconic, visually-compelling images of blue water in various states of flux. These images could be handled in the same manner as utility box wraps except they'd adhere to a plywood substrate that could simply be screwed into the existing plywood covered windows.
The advantages to such an approach are multiple. Installation is a snap, 16 screws, done. Using photographic imagery printed on vinyl sheet offers the ability to easily clean graffiti or if need be, readily replace with another copy stored on the digital file. Since there is nothing unique about the reproduction, replacement costs are minimal. And if, at any point, Tacoma Water determines there's a real issue with the installation, images can be quickly removed in a matter of minutes.
Below is an example of the kind of 4 image suite I'm considering...
Per suggestions by Yuki and Rebecca at our December 12th committee review session, I'm considering a simpler approach to imagery and technique. Instead of hiring a local mural artist to create 4 unique paintings for the 4 window openings, I'm now thinking about a more unified set of photographic images based on the larger concept of 'flow'.
What I'm considering is 4 highly iconic, visually-compelling images of blue water in various states of flux. These images could be handled in the same manner as utility box wraps except they'd adhere to a plywood substrate that could simply be screwed into the existing plywood covered windows.
The advantages to such an approach are multiple. Installation is a snap, 16 screws, done. Using photographic imagery printed on vinyl sheet offers the ability to easily clean graffiti or if need be, readily replace with another copy stored on the digital file. Since there is nothing unique about the reproduction, replacement costs are minimal. And if, at any point, Tacoma Water determines there's a real issue with the installation, images can be quickly removed in a matter of minutes.
Below is an example of the kind of 4 image suite I'm considering...
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