Culture Wall Painting

This art piece is about walls. It is a wallpaper pattern painted on a map of central Italy. During the painting of this work, I felt I had hit a creative wall. In my attempt to transcend this blockage, I began examining the “walls” in my own artistic process. I wrestled with the implicit walls between fine art and the decorative arts. Paradoxically, I was creating art works specifically for hanging on walls. Also at this time, I was teaching about the founding of Rome. The story of Romulus and Remus again echoed the symbol of the wall. In the story, Remus is murdered after mocking and jumping over his brother Romulus’s wall and this act marks the founding of Rome. The influence of this story and Italy’s influence on the history of fine arts lead me to choose this map as the foundation for this painting.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:30 W x 30 H x 1.5 D in

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