The power of public art: Murals show Jax's resilience

[Metro Jacksonville]

The power of public art: Murals show Jax's resilience



Once considered to be down and out, Jacksonville's urban core is a place on the move. The resilience of the city is captured in the rapidly expanding conversion of once bland building walls into powerful expressions of local public street art. Here's a small sample of what you can find in and around the heart of the city.

Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2016-nov-the-power-of-public-art-murals-show-jaxs-resilience

[Fallen Buckeye]

I always thought that the big wall under the overpass at Edgewood and Roosevelt would be a great place for a mural. This proliferation of murals is definitely a good thing in my book.

[rylo]

Region's had it removed. They weren't fans of the finished piece as it did not match what was originally shown to them beforehand or something.

[Adam White]

I assume Regions Bank complained - I'd probably complain if someone did a mural I didn't want on the side of my building.

[KenFSU]

Yeah, hard to blame Regions. They were good sports about it and are already expressing their desire for a new mural, but it sounds like they signed off on one mural, and instead got something different, titled "Capital Control," on the side of their building. Would be curious to know what the original sketch looked like, and why no one noticed while it was being painted.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I assume Regions Bank complained - I'd probably complain if someone did a mural I didn't want on the side of my building.

Or one that was openly mocking my industry...

[KenFSU]

It was literally the wrong mural on the wrong building.

As ion that mural was supposed to go on another building, or Regions didn't like the content? From what I saw while it was going up, I did think that it was surprising that a bank would have a mural that seemed to comment on the surveillance state.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/community/privately-funded-mural-painted-over-controversy-ensues/354773818

[edjax]

Is Visit Jackaonvilke or anyone developing an App that identifies all of the murals on a map with a description of said mural and artist??  Seems like would be a good idea and get people out and about to see them. If already exists, sorry but had not seen anything on it.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Is Visit Jackaonvilke or anyone developing an App that identifies all of the murals on a map with a description of said mural and artist??  Seems like would be a good idea and get people out and about to see them. If already exists, sorry but had not seen anything on it.

One exists on the Art Republic Jacksonville site.

[Adam White]

But if they chose to have it put on the building - and it's their building - then they can choose to cover it up if they don't like the picture. I don't see the issue here.

[Adam White]

all you say is true.  its their building or they lease and control it.

my only issue is that we should stop pretending they took it down just because "oh golly jeez we didn't care for it" 

I think we can all agree the work was political.  And thus, so was its removal.  Whatever motivation for removal Regions trots out for the press release is b.s. even if plausible or logical. 

What this tells me is that Regions, and by extension corporate America, is legitimately afraid of even the appearance of criticizing any action of the government.  Just pointing out these trends are disturbing to me- they seem like they were plucked from scenes of a prologue to 1984/brave new world

Best I let these thoughts go though.  Internet overlords, be advised I'm back to being a good little cog!

I read their qoute to mean they found it inappropriate - though they acknowledged the artistic value of the work.

I think you're reading far too much into it, but what do I know?

[DrQue]

Anyways... On the whole this mural undertaking is very impressive/positive. I guess it may have been in the news elsewhere but I was unaware making these a pleasant surprise.

[Adam White]

I read their qoute to mean they found it inappropriate - though they acknowledged the artistic value of the work.

I think you're reading far too much into it, but what do I know?

You read it right: they appreciate that it was expert art (i.e. they appreciate the skill), but they oppose the message, i.e. criticism of the surveillance state.  And, no, I dont think that he is reading too much into it.  I was definitely surprised to even see it when it went up, because I thought, what corporation is going to be cool with an overtly political statement being permanently affixed to their building?

The reading too much into it bit was referring to the statement "Regions, and by extension corporate America, is legitimately afraid of even the appearance of criticizing any action of the government".

That's a bit of a leap - not only ascribing this particular motive to Regions without much evidence, but ascribing it to "corporate America" as a whole.

[Adam White]

also- as someone who has spent more years than I care to think about observing corporate America across many industries I can assure you any evil ascribed to corporate America is no leap.  That's not rain on your legs guys

Thanks, Neo.

[Tacachale]

also- as someone who has spent more years than I care to think about observing corporate America across many industries I can assure you any evil ascribed to corporate America is no leap.  That's not rain on your legs guys

Thanks, Neo.

Bahahaha