Sunday, April 29, 2012

Universal Gateway - Melanie Carpio

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Mesa has many bare/unattractive walls that lack color and inspiration, so I believe that a mural containing an interactive and positive message would be a fun and meaningful addition to the campus. I want the mural to have an interactive perspective almost as if you could actually walk into the mural itself.

Inspired by the Margaret Killagen video, I wanted to share my appreciation for "handmade" art, so I decided to use a personal painting of space for this project, because it has a broad perspective-- within the universe there is so much to see in life and knowledge and learning will take you there. I thought this would be great to have on Mesa's campus because of what the education here has to offer.

Hopefully, this mural would be a positive reminder to constantly expand your knowledge so that you can have a wider range of opportunities in the future. At the same time, I hope it would bring a little fun to a generally uninteresting looking part of campus.

- Melanie Carpio

35 comments:

  1. Kind of reminds me of a mural you would see on a van from the 60s but very cool imagery.

    Nick Frelin Mult 121

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  2. I feel I'm in the hiphop's practice room!! wow~~ nice nice -Hae Mi Lee

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  3. This is super cool, It has such a cool style to it. - Paul Santillan

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  4. Very cool design. I loved the geometric shapes and the colors you used to create this mural.
    -Lorena Verduzco

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  5. I love the colors in the shapes. This is a great use of the space.
    - Nic Cunningham

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  6. Beautiful colors and shapes. Looks like you put a lot of thought and work into this project. Congrats on the outcome.

    Elaine Sanderson

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  7. Neat! Great shapes! Reminds me of a scifi film.

    -Edith Gonzalez

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  8. very star trek! its very nice and futuristic! nice job
    -Aida Rodriguez

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  9. I like your original art. It is a great piece for a large wall. Very interesting.
    -Valerie Vardaro

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  10. I really like the graphic/futuristic approach you took.

    - Jennifer Pranskevich

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  11. An abstract and interesting mural that would get the viewer to think. Good job.

    - Lisa Oschmann

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  12. I like the feeling of depth from the space background

    -Todd Dragert

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  13. Very nice 3-dimensional feel to it. Also like your use of cool colors and greys in the foreground along with the warm colors in the planets in the background. It draws the viewer through the portal, creating a nice sense of depth.
    -Michael Tam

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  14. I got the feeling of Star Wars when I saw this piece. It is so sad to see all these empty canvases that could have so much potential

    Keith Hassett

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  15. artistic and harmony with the blue wall.
    -An Le

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  16. Wow!! Loved the colors. Very eye catching

    Geri Bartusch

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  17. Love all the colors and different shapes. Very cool!
    -Nicole Meinholz

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  18. Really like that you used original art - that brings such a personal touch to it. The concept behind this colorful mural is also a very positive one - which definitely helps brighten up the bland walls on campus!
    -Alwyn Sekhri

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  19. Awesome creative design. Looks very good on that wall. It is cool because it goes beyond a simple image and lets the viewer decide what is going on. -Frederick Ghosn

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  20. Killer graphics! Works well on our campus! - Crystal Trenkle

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  21. Very spacey and unique. I can really feel your personal touch with this.
    - Rachel Goetz

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  23. I love abstract paintings / images. Always interesting and fun to figure out the true meaning of the artist. Adds a really (simply put) awesome look to the wall.

    -Johnny M.

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  24. One of the other commenters said "wow". I concur.
    - John O'Grady

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  25. A little retro, but in a good way. Great colors. I'm impressed that you did the art work.

    -Walker Anderson

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  26. Seems almost as if was actually painted on. Very nice.

    - Wesley Krawczyk

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  27. This is awesome. I love the "outsiders view in"! -Katimarie Morse

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  28. Beautiful use of geometric angles and colors.

    - Ed Skillion

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  29. This is very nice, I like how you have all sorts of shapes, feels like im in space. Very cool!

    -Dolores Preciado

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  30. Wow. I love the 3D feel of this piece. Great job!

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  31. Wow- It very cool and 3D look.
    Ya-Li Huang

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