In this mural, a landscape can be observed in which buildings from the city’s founding period are stacked. The Shawinigan cases are also presented there in a composition that mimics the pixel arta kind of nod to the technological transformation of young companies that boost the local economy.
Graphic designer Caroline Potvin used light fresco technology to trace the lines and contours of the mural.
I was in an apartment across the street, through a window, Ms. Potvin explains. I wasn’t needed in front of the mural, but using video mapping I was able to warp the image to project it perfectly on the wall.
The mural’s designer, Josette Villeneuve, painted it with five local artists. The group worked day and night for a little over a week.
We are in a digital age. It’s like the ripples of a riverbank, more organic than anything else that’s very rigid and Cartesian
she says to comment on her work.
The City of Shawinigan was involved in the project
They received a $16,000 grant as part of a territorial partnership of which the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec is a member.
” We have great chances. There are beautiful white walls that could use a makeover. The rest will probably happen to us next summer. »
The City of Shawinigan also invested $10,000. Its mayor, Michel Angers, points out that more urban art projects will see the light of day in the coming years.
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