Wall Mural "A Day in the Park" @ Perry South Neighborhood - Pittsburgh, PA
Artist: Kenneth Tator
The Sprout Fund worked with nearly 100 community groups and dozens of local artists to develop 56 large-scale works of public art.
A Day in the Park was painted on the grounds of The Pittsburgh Project in the Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh. This mural is significant as it is the first Sprout mural to utilize a folk art style. Though exemplified by seemingly rushed brush strokes and a rough finish, upon closer inspection, the mural has a deliberate and keen sense of color, composition and arrangement. This simple, uncomplicated imagery offers a sense of warmth and communion in an area of Pittsburgh that has had its share of hard times. A gateway to the very park it depicts, this building is owned by The Pittsburgh Project, a nonprofit organization that trains area youth with the skills of property refurbishment, bringing old, abandoned or decrepit buildings up to city code. The Pittsburgh Project wanted to give a face to their beneficial community initiatives and this mural continues their mission of encouraging communities to use creative means and the given environment to improve the quality of life for all residents. (Sprout Fund Public Art)
Wall Mural "A Day in the Park" @ Perry South Neighborhood - Pittsburgh, PA
Artist: Kenneth Tator
The Sprout Fund worked with nearly 100 community groups and dozens of local artists to develop 56 large-scale works of public art.
A Day in the Park was painted on the grounds of The Pittsburgh Project in the Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh. This mural is significant as it is the first Sprout mural to utilize a folk art style. Though exemplified by seemingly rushed brush strokes and a rough finish, upon closer inspection, the mural has a deliberate and keen sense of color, composition and arrangement. This simple, uncomplicated imagery offers a sense of warmth and communion in an area of Pittsburgh that has had its share of hard times. A gateway to the very park it depicts, this building is owned by The Pittsburgh Project, a nonprofit organization that trains area youth with the skills of property refurbishment, bringing old, abandoned or decrepit buildings up to city code. The Pittsburgh Project wanted to give a face to their beneficial community initiatives and this mural continues their mission of encouraging communities to use creative means and the given environment to improve the quality of life for all residents. (Sprout Fund Public Art)