a mural program of zone 3 that provides artists who have a connection to Allston/Brighton with high-profile walls along Western Ave, to showcase their art and contribute to a vibrant streetscape.
© Drew Katz, Graffito
INTERCONNECTED
A MURAL BY SOPHY TUTTLE
This October, Boston based artist, Sophy Tuttle transformed the facade of the old New England Deposit Library, located at 135 Western Avenue. Sophy’s mural takes up over 3,000 sq ft, making it the largest piece yet in the collection of 7 murals. Originally a storage library for a regional consortium of academic and public library systems, Sophys artistic style blends into the buildings history seamlessly,
“The designs play on the idea of a textbook illustration of a food web. I remember as a kid looking at my biology textbooks and really enjoying the images of plants and animals and seeing how they supported each other. To me, these illustrations are a really nice example of art and science combined”.
For more photos and to read our Q&A with Sophy, visit her artist page.
RECENT WALLS ON WESTERN MURALS
Over the past three years we have been lucky enough to work with local artists including Pete Cosmos, IMAGINE, Chris Delorenzo, Sam Fish, Sabrina Dorsainvil, and Julia Emiliani. Learn more about this project and past murals below.
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FACES OF ALLSTON BY PETE COSMOS
OCTOBER 2017
Faces of Allston by Pete Cosmos is the first piece of artwork that came from the Walls on Western open mural call and was completed in October 2017. Each character in this mural is a representation of Allston’s history, population, establishments and it’s most popular cliches.
Pete Cosmos, is a contemporary artist that has lived in Allston for over a decade. He has a background in illustration and design, drawing inspiration from from graffiti-based fundamentals with an emphasis on color concepts and vibrancy. Pete has exhibited work at the Made in Boston Gallery, the Boston Center for the Arts, and Pop Allston (to name a few).
SAYA PATRI BY IMAGINE
MAY 2018
IMAGINE wrapped up a new mural in May 2018 on the front of Zone 3 entitled Saya Patri (One with a hundred petals).
IMAGINE (aka Sneha Shrestha) is the second muralist in the program. IMAGINE is a Nepali artist who paints mindful mantras in her native language and meshes the aesthetics of Sanskrit scriptures with graffiti influences. She established Nepal’s first Children’s Art Museum to provide a creative space where children and youth can develop 21st century skills through project based art experiences. Sneha graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master’s degree in Education.
ALL THAT EMPTY SPACE BY CHRIS DELORENZO
SEPTEMBER 2018
All That Empty Space, the third mural in the Walls on Western series was created when a community vote was held to determine the next piece of public art at Zone 3. The winning design, was painted on the side of the PRX garage by illustrator and designer, Chris DeLorenzo.
Chris DeLorenzo was born and raised in a charming town in northeast Massachusetts with a good school system and a great roast beef joint. His grandmother drove him to art lessons every week and tried to create landscapes but soon found love in comic books and skateboard art. Chris now runs his own illustration business creating murals, advertising campaigns, animations, branding and more.
