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Compiled by Robin Dunitz
All you mural artists out there, if you want your public to know what you've been doing lately, please send the information, along with a picture if possible, to Robin Dunitz, PO Box 64668, Los Angeles 90064. Or you can call 310 470-8864.
Roy Herweck, "South Bay Mural" (detail), located at 22029 S. Figueroa St. in Carson at the A-1 All American Roofing Company. This new mural was recently unveiled in June.
The following new murals were completed through June.
| Roy Herweck, "South Bay Mural," A-1 All American Roofing Company, 22029 South Figueroa St., Carson. Part mural, part sign for the business, this 161-foot-long painting is a surreal landscape with a flying truck, birds crashing and diving, roof-top sunbathers and an alien space ship. The artist is a southern California native who taught adult school for 25 years after attending UCLA. This is his first major public work. In the past he has done mostly interior murals in restaurants, bars and stores. |
| Patricia Cardenas, assisted by Sybil Grinnell, "Off-Shore Marina del Rey," Toyota dealership, Lincoln Blvd. at Bali, Marina del Rey. An 84-foot long blue whale with baby, plus sea lions, kelp, pelicans and other sea life. The whole mural measures 205 feet long by 22 feet high. |
| Alfredo Diaz Flores, "Eagle Mural," Sylmar Elementary School, 13291 Phillippi Ave., Sylmar. Nesting bald eagles. |
| Daniel Rey,"Ad astra per aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties)," Iguana Vintage Clothing, 14422 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Portraits of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando. The artist has done several other murals for businesses along Ventura Blvd., including Kwon Do West and Lightbulbs Unlimited. |
| Michael Wright, "Hudnall Fantasy," Hudnall Elementary School, Inglewood. |
| Michael Wright, "The Lampson Sea," Lampson Elementary School, Garden Grove. |
Alonzo Davis' Eye On '84 was ministered to during June, receiving a new layer of varnish and sacrificial coating. The original urethane varnish had discolored and was literally peeling the mural off the wall. A Mural Conservancy crew had to remove the old varnish, clean and retouch the mural, and replace the urethane varnish with a coat of Soluvar. Located along the Harbor (110) Freeway at the 3rd Street onramp, Eye on '84 is not only an unusual triptych image that serves as a visual metaphor for the tapestry of local cultures, but it's the contribution by the artist who directed the Olympic Mural Project, an official part of the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles.
Photo © Arthur Mortimer.
The Erie Museum in Syracuse, New York is inviting muralists from anywhere in the U.S. to be considered for a major mural project to be executed on the north wall of the Senator John H. Hughes State Office Building in downtown Syracuse, the capitol city of New York state.
The mural must "feature a realistic portrayal of the Erie Canal during the mid-1800's," and is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 1998.
Artists wishing to be considered must send a cover letter, resumé, 3-5 slides of previous mural commissions, and one or more sketches for the proposed mural (also, include an SASE for return of materials). Submission deadline is September 1st.
Please call, write, or visit the Museum's Web site for important details: Erie Canal Museum Screening Committee, 318 Erie Blvd. East, Syracuse, NY 13202; (315) 471-0593; http://syracuse.com/eriecanal/
