Grohe normally plasters the bricks before painting according to http://stressbuster1.net/mural/. (I wonder why he didn’t on the Ohio & Erie canal mural.) He uses Keim mineral paint that “bonds potassium silicate with the building’s mineral substrate…they resist UV and moisture corrosion and remain color true for over 100 years.” An artist for the ages.
The above site shows Grohe at work on that Nursing mural in Columbus that you showed us.
I suggested to Dan that I detour to Niagara, but he was already nonplussed that I’d gone to Massillon against his advice. Looking at the website, I’m happy I didn’t. Eric’s recreated the Ohio and Erie Canal problem – the mural works if the parking lot is empty. Cities need to give the artist more elbow room. Even in Bucyrus the “Great American Crossroad:” is losing its oomph as a result of the growth of nearby shrubs.
I don’t think Grohe really wants his murals integrated into parking lots and so forth–in fact, that might be the opposite of what he’d like. I expect he would like to see a buffer zone (no cars, no bushes, no trees) in front of the murals, so the trompe-ing of l’oeil would be effective.
Grohe normally plasters the bricks before painting according to http://stressbuster1.net/mural/. (I wonder why he didn’t on the Ohio & Erie canal mural.) He uses Keim mineral paint that “bonds potassium silicate with the building’s mineral substrate…they resist UV and moisture corrosion and remain color true for over 100 years.” An artist for the ages.
The above site shows Grohe at work on that Nursing mural in Columbus that you showed us.
Next time you should stop by this one in Niagara, NY: http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/projects/niagara.html
Comment by rakkity — July 28, 2006 @ 10:12 am
I suggested to Dan that I detour to Niagara, but he was already nonplussed that I’d gone to Massillon against his advice. Looking at the website, I’m happy I didn’t. Eric’s recreated the Ohio and Erie Canal problem – the mural works if the parking lot is empty. Cities need to give the artist more elbow room. Even in Bucyrus the “Great American Crossroad:” is losing its oomph as a result of the growth of nearby shrubs.
Comment by michael — July 28, 2006 @ 10:41 am
Ah, the trials and tribulations of a Grohe groupie.
Wonder what Grohe himself thinks about the environmental issues–cars. shrubs, and the like?
Comment by rakkity — July 28, 2006 @ 4:05 pm
You mean as in integrated into the living space and not as art on a museum wall?
Comment by michael — August 2, 2006 @ 6:43 am
I don’t think Grohe really wants his murals integrated into parking lots and so forth–in fact, that might be the opposite of what he’d like. I expect he would like to see a buffer zone (no cars, no bushes, no trees) in front of the murals, so the trompe-ing of l’oeil would be effective.
Comment by rakkity — August 2, 2006 @ 2:09 pm