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Topic: ArtWorks 'Armstrong' mural (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-11-2016 02:30 AM
   
collectSPACE Moonwalker Neil Armstrong to be featured on mural in downtown CincinnatiA celebrated Brazilian street artist will paint a colorful mural of Neil Armstrong, honoring the late Apollo astronaut in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It could be described as one not-so-small-step for a public art project, one giant tribute for the first man to walk on the moon. Eduardo Kobra, whose earlier kaleidoscope-themed works have covered buildings in New York City, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, as well as São Paulo, Brazil, was selected by ArtWorks in Cincinnati to create their largest mural to date. Kobra decided to honor Armstrong, who taught aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati and was living in the city at the time of his death in August 2012.  |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-11-2016 04:41 AM
Wow. That looks impressive. Sadly something tells me my wife wouldn't let me try this on my house...!  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-11-2016 10:31 AM
Work is underway on the mural. A public dedication will be held on August 21. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-05-2018 09:47 PM
Courtesy Ben Cooper, a look at the completed mural: |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-06-2018 04:24 AM
Wow! Looks stunning. Now if only I could persuade Wirral Borough Concil to do something similar....  |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 10-06-2018 06:03 AM
That is cool. Indeed, Cincinnati should be proud. Too bad Neil isn't still with us to see it for himself. |
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