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14-FEB-2013

Theatrical Mural, Little Five Points, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013

Just as this wall has been built brick by brick, so too has this colorful wall mural been created, detail-by-detail. Built adjacent to a small restaurant parking area in this crowded Atlanta neighborhood, the wall contains a multiplicity of performing figures, varying in costume, color, and scale. The mural most likely pays tribute to the performers of a local theatrical organization. For me, however, the most important detail here can be found adjacent to the mural, rather than within it. It is the little kitchen chair, probably intended for a parking lot attendant. The hand of the mime at the bottom of the mural is pushing it away. The mime seems to tell us that he and his theatrical colleagues will have nothing at all to do with the public parking situation here.

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Phil Douglis14-Jun-2016 03:20
Glad you found the chair here, Marisa. It takes a bit of close study to not only see it, but grasp the relationship between the hand of the mime and the lowly, out of place kitchen chair. Thanks.
Marisa Taddia13-Jun-2016 23:04
I love the way you have framed the picture, with these two half- faces in an imaginary union, they complement each other. I agree with you in that the little chair is completely out of place. The mime, with the expression of his face and hands, seem to push not only the presence of the chair but any hint of human presence. Almost as if he tried to preserve that joint space for the artists.
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