Arlington Abstracted
Photos by Elman Studio
Location
Courthouse Parking Lot Pop-Up Plaza
15th Street N. and N. Uhle Street, Arlington, VA 22201
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Project Details
Artist: Marc Pekala
Materials: Water-based concrete stain
Date: 2019-present
This mural is a continuation of an Arlington Art Truck project that artist Marc Pekala developed and implemented in 2018. For the Arlington Art Truck, Pekala reimagined eight iconic signs for Arlington businesses past and present in his signature abstracted aesthetic. The signs were broken into tiles that the public was invited to arrange into their own colorful designs. At the end of the activations, a competition of the best participant-designed poster was held with plans for the winning design to be transformed into a mural by Pekala at the Courthouse pop-up plaza. The winning design was created by Arlington resident Brandon M. Bailey. The mural covers three parking spaces transformed into a pop-up plaza adjacent to “The Grove” – the last remaining vestige of the original Arlington County Courthouse site from 1898.
Learn more about the Arlington Art Truck Arlington Abstracted Project.
This project is supported by Arlington Arts and the Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development – Urban Design Section as well as the Department of Environmental Services – Transportation Engineering and Operations whose repaving of the parking lot created a perfect mural canvas.