The above bilingual (English/Spanish) mural is a multi-level project painted Summer 2008 by the African American Atelier Community Youth Program. As seen in the pink lettering above, the artist-instructor was Brittain Peck. Peck's work, "All City All Star/ Las Estrellas de la Ciudad," is an illustrated, narrative saga of two children whose houses have been crushed by the feet of a robot. Their story is told though dialog clouds in English and Spanish. "Wow! I am sliding up! Wow! Estoy deslizando arriba!" says the skateboarder. "Yucky! The air smells bad. Asqueroso! El aire huele malo." Fear not, the ending is uplifting mainly due to the upbeat attitude of the children.
We have several pictures of this fabulous mural to share at a future date. However, the above picture was chosen because it is a good introduction to the color and complexity of the project. If you come to Greensboro or already live here, you can find the project on the Church Street Parking Deck in the stairwell nearest the Central Branch of the Greensboro Public Library. While many names are associated with the vertical mural, the other one we want to include is Delois Bynum, assistant to Mr. Peck and Atelier staff member. Chatting with Ms. Bynum is like talking to your wise auntie. She has a gentle way of educating you and making you feel welcome at the same time.
Wonderful, cheerful colours! I would run up and down those stairs with a much lighter step!
Posted by: cieldequimper | Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 06:08 AM
This is pretty amazing and most interesting. And very colorful. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Jacob | Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Fantastic mural!
I would love to visit it and know Ms. Bynum !
Kind Regards
Léia :-)
Posted by: Léia | Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Wonderful, Cheerful-looking mural!
Paz
Posted by: Paz | Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:41 PM