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Two Vancouver artists, Lewis Lavoie and Phillip Alain create murals, but they are not typical murals, they are called Mural Mosaics. Each mural is made up of small square panels that are all contributed by different artists, in some cases up to 270 artists, who bring with them their own styles and unique backgrounds. "...That's sort of the goal here is to get as many diverse artists and diverse styles but yet still be able to show unity in it." -Lavoie
I think that murals are a great way to bring people together, support communities and pay tribute to special events. Even more powerful when a mural is a mosaic made up of pieces that reflect diversity, yet is able to create one final piece that unites them all. So far these two artists are working on many more Mural Mosaics but one of the biggest will be for the 2010 Olympics.
1 comment:
interesting..so basically they pass out panels with the original sketch on them and people make them into their own portraits?
i'd love to see one full scale.
-sam smiley :-)
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