Diagonal Colors MURAL

The Process

In 2021, I received a commission to paint a mural inside of a private residence in Austin, TX. The idea was to liven up the space and put something exciting in it. At the same time, since it was in a fairly constrained space, it needed to not be overwhelming. Accordingly, a lot of the design time was spent finding the perfect balance where there was energy without the volume being turned up to 10.

As usual, my design process was generative, working entirely though custom programming. The final generative design looked like this:

The mural was executed through a combination of precise measurement, temporary stencils, taping, and hand painting. To begin with, I measured out a grid of key anchor points for almost every shape on the wall. I also used the plotter to precisely draw the outlines for the stencil shapes that I would need, which were then cut by hand. My taping process consisted of:

1. Placing the stencil perfectly, based on the grid of points I had measured, as well as alignment with other shapes that had already been placed nearby

2. Temporarily fastening it to the wall using thumbtacks

3. Taping around the outside of the stencil shape

4. Removing the stencil from the wall

This left me with a negative/inverted version of the stencil shape outlined with tape.

Taping was fully completed before I began painting:

Colors were painted one at a time, using the generative design as a reference:

Once painting was complete, removing the tape was one of the most satisfying parts:

And the finished product:

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