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 Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: "Fertile Ground" Mural - Old Energy Systems Buildi |
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Old Energy Systems Building
Across from the Mat facing the Qwest Center.
Apparently they are panting people from Nebraska. Expected to be done next year sometime. The guy standing near by said that kewit gave them a grant for this:
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That'll look cool once completed..
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Muralist creating big public picture of Omaha
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10370655
| DANE STICKNEY WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote: | Meg Saligman has conflicting feelings about a big blue factory wall that stretches longer than a football field.
The Philadelphia artist is creating a 22,000-square-foot mural depicting Omaha's history, present and future on the massive east wall of the Energy Systems Inc. building near 13th and Cass Streets. The Peter Kiewit Foundation is funding the project, which should be finished next spring.
Scaffolding frames Saligman's brick canvas, roughly 70 feet tall by 328 feet long. She has prepared the surface and has begun painting the rough images of a few figures. But she has nearly a year's worth of work yet to do.
She's both excited by the opportunity and stressed out by its size.
"It's a fun project," she said. "But it's big. Really big."
The mural, "Fertile Ground," is the brainchild of the Peter Kiewit Foundation. With help from the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the foundation began searching for a location and artist in 2006. It identified the Energy Systems building — in north downtown near the Qwest Center Omaha and the proposed site of a new baseball stadium — as an ideal spot.
The energy company agreed and turned over access to its exterior and a loading bay that doubles as Saligman's studio.
The Peter Kiewit Foundation has been involved in a number of public art initiatives, including the J. Doe project and the installation of sculptures on the Qwest Center grounds. While the foundation wouldn't reveal the cost or the exact design of the mural, it's literally its biggest project to date, said Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein, executive director of the foundation. |
| DANE STICKNEY WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote: | | Saligman and four other artists plan to paint until late fall. She estimates that the mural will be about 70 percent finished by then. The team will return in the early spring and, weather permitting, finish by next June. |
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Well if we can not get rid of that badly placed building, I guess we can dress it up. I still hope it goes away. Note to mother nature, drop an F5 for one block.
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Photo Update 8/7/2008
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THAT is very cool..
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erik
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I find that to be some very incredible work.. My initial thought on painting on the side of a building was.. oh gosh, this is going to sck..
Very good work..
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brad
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DTO said "Boo, tear it down" I think its a bit too rural and historic for him...
I think the vivid colors and amout of detail is incrediable.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Tear it down... |
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brad
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I agree with tearing the whole building, it really adds nothing to North Downtown. However if the building stays, I don't mind the Mural.
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"Fertile Ground" Mural to be dedicated Wednesday, lighting about 9:30pm.
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Dont Forget the lighting is Today - Wed
Here is a pic from tuesday:
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I was in North Downtown last Monday evening and saw the Mural..
it's a fantastic addition. Great photos..
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Thanks! I can't wait to get down and see it under the lights at sunset!
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| brad wrote: | | Thanks! I can't wait to get down and see it under the lights at sunset! |
Oh yeah..Just like the Mutual of Omaha Tiger, the mural looks even more impressive at night..
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