Reflections Through Flora
at Brick City Center for the Arts in Ocala, FL
Photo courtesy of Maven Photo & Film
Ernesto Maranje teamed up with the City of Ocala’s Cultural Arts and Sciences Division to create a mural on the west-facing wall of the Brick City Center for the Arts.
The mural features lots of vibrant Florida wildlife: a Florida black bear, roseate spoonbills, monarch butterflies, bald cypress trees and sabal palms.
Check out Maven Photo + Film’s video detailing the mural’s journey.
Ernesto worked with fabricator Mike Zeak and horticulturist Suzanne Shuffitt to bring the mural to life. Trellises were installed to hold plants, making the mural three-dimensional and truly turning this piece into living art. You can see the plant installations on the bear’s ears and nose.
The mural’s vivid imagery portrays the unity of animals and plants by pulling different segments from each and making them a cohesive whole. Not only is the result pleasing to the eye, it reminds the viewer of our connection with nature.
Mural before plant installation
Learn more about the project with Ocala Style Magazine’s story, “Take Art in Heart."
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Reflections Through Flora
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Ocala, Florida, USA
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the City of Ocala’s Cultural Arts and Sciences Division
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2020
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Latex and spray paint with steel trellises and live plants