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DESCRIPTION: station art installation of several components:
Artist Eamon Ore-Giron designed murals in an art deco style intended to evoke the historic art deco buildings along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor - the Deco Building being a primary inspiration. The murals cover escalator and mezzanine walls as well as the Wilshire / La Brea station's street-level free-standing exterior walls. The exterior walls of the entrance pavilion also include colorful p.m. lighting.
Artist's statement: “Designed to be viewed from the windows of a traveling car, [the Wilshire corridor’s] architecture reflects the importance of the automobile and the changing technology of the early 20th century. The development of [this Metro line extension represents the next step in the evolution of transportation in this city.” - MetroArt
- wall-mounted digital-printed image murals on glass panels,
- digital-printing image murals on free-standing transparent glass exterior walls
- p.m. lighting program for the exterior free-standing glass walls
Artist Eamon Ore-Giron designed murals in an art deco style intended to evoke the historic art deco buildings along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor - the Deco Building being a primary inspiration. The murals cover escalator and mezzanine walls as well as the Wilshire / La Brea station's street-level free-standing exterior walls. The exterior walls of the entrance pavilion also include colorful p.m. lighting.
Artist's statement: “Designed to be viewed from the windows of a traveling car, [the Wilshire corridor’s] architecture reflects the importance of the automobile and the changing technology of the early 20th century. The development of [this Metro line extension represents the next step in the evolution of transportation in this city.” - MetroArt
LOCATION: Wilshire / La Brea Station D Line, entrance pavilion, escalator landing walls and mezzanine area, 5300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA
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