How does Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis) elucidate its Design?
Indiana Ave is a diagonal street, and the mural is oriented so that it reads left-to-right in the northwest direction. The mural is composed of 18 distinct pieces by different artists in their own style, but that all coalesce in a single work with common thematic elements, such as contrasting colors and geometric shapes. Beyond the Black Lives Matter mural, each of the artists work in different media or subject matter, and many of them do not specialize in street art at all. Artists sketched their work on the pavement using chalk and tape before applying paint, using both rollers and brushes.
The mural was created with contributions from 18 artists:#: Jarrod Dortch
B: Nathaniel Rhodes
L: Rebecca Robinson (PSNOB)
A: Amiah Mims
C: Billy Hoodoo
K: Kevin Wes
L: John G. Moore
I: Gary Gee
V: Deonna Craig
E: Rae Parker
S: Ess McKee
M: Wavy Blayne
A: Harriet Watson
T: Shane Young (FITZ)
T: Israel Solomon
E: Shamira Wilson
R: Ashley Nora
[Fist]: Kenneth Hordge (Fingercreations)Several of the pieces contain words and political messages, such as Kevin Wes' "K", which includes the name Michael Taylor, a Black teenager killed by Indianapolis police in 1987, who was also the artist's cousin. John G. Moore's "L" depicts the word "VOTE" written vertically, next to an image of a ballot and ballot box. Gary Gee's "I" contains an image of Taylor, whose death the artist stated was one of his earliest memories of police violence. Others were more abstract, focusing either on explicit symbols or using shape and color. Kenneth Hordge's raised fist is a scene of African symbolism, with a lion and acacia tree silhouetted in front of a setting sun, beneath the fist's fingers in Pan-African colors. Harriet Watson's "A", with drops of blood, is inspired by Faith Ringgold's The Flag is Bleeding.
Shamira Wilson Harriet Watson Indianapolis ballot box Ashley Nora Kenneth Hordge Deonna Craig Shane Young Rebecca Robinson raised fist Jarrod Dortch Israel Solomon John G. Moore Kevin Wes lion The Flag is Bleeding acacia Nathaniel Rhodes Amiah Mims Ess McKee Rae Parker Black Lives Matter Indiana street art Billy Hoodoo Pan-African colors Wavy Blayne Faith Ringgold Gary Gee