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'''Geo-Chromatic Progress''' was a large-scale painted mural executed by [[Michael Mojher]] for the [[Birmingham Mural Project]] in [[1978]]. The abstract mural, which consisted of oblique bands of various colors and patterns, covered the upper side wall of the [[Adams Design Associates]] building at 2201 [[Morris Avenue]] building as the [[22nd Street Viaduct]] rises alongside it. | '''Geo-Chromatic Progress''' was a large-scale painted mural executed by [[Michael Mojher]] for the [[Birmingham Mural Project]] in [[1978]]. The abstract mural, which consisted of oblique bands of various colors and patterns, covered the upper side wall of the [[Adams Design Associates]] building at 2201 [[Morris Avenue]] building as the [[22nd Street Viaduct]] rises alongside it. | ||
The mural was painted over in April [[2009]]. | The mural was painted over in April [[2009]]. Local graffiti artists [[Daze]] and [[Roke]] collaborated with Mobile artist Priest to "reveal" the mural underneath the new paint. Using stencils and a colored painted canvas they illustrated a young girl in the process of peeling back the outer coat from the back corner of the wall. | ||
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==External | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.birminghamart.org/geoprogress.htm Geo-Chromatic Progress] at BirminghamArt.org | * [http://www.birminghamart.org/geoprogress.htm Geo-Chromatic Progress] at BirminghamArt.org | ||
* [http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/10/daze_roke_and_priest_peel_back_history_i.html 2009 graffiti] at Wooster Collective | |||
Revision as of 11:00, 21 October 2009
Geo-Chromatic Progress was a large-scale painted mural executed by Michael Mojher for the Birmingham Mural Project in 1978. The abstract mural, which consisted of oblique bands of various colors and patterns, covered the upper side wall of the Adams Design Associates building at 2201 Morris Avenue building as the 22nd Street Viaduct rises alongside it.
The mural was painted over in April 2009. Local graffiti artists Daze and Roke collaborated with Mobile artist Priest to "reveal" the mural underneath the new paint. Using stencils and a colored painted canvas they illustrated a young girl in the process of peeling back the outer coat from the back corner of the wall.
External links
- Geo-Chromatic Progress at BirminghamArt.org
- 2009 graffiti at Wooster Collective