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TITLE: The Emigrant Trail - plaque
ARTIST: Carole Choucair Oueijan
LOCATION: Temecula Civic Center, 41000 Main Street Old Town Temecula, Temecula, CA
DESCRIPTION: Size: 84 x 120 x 5 inches
Medium: Mosaic: Smalti, 24 karat gold Smalti, marble, granite, Temecula granite, Cristallino, Millefiori, iridescent tile, Metallic Vitreous tile, glass gems, glass pebbles, pebbles and grout.
Technique: Byzantine indirect technique
Year: 2010
Statement:
This mural is about both the history of Temecula and the significance of the Emigrant Trail to the City's growth from 1847 to 1858. The City was looking for art that would last forever and was touchable. Mosaic was clearly the answer.
My idea was to create a mosaic that would look like an old painting of a historic scene with a bas-relief frame. The frame includes images from before, during, and after this time period, and that are made out of gold tiles in remembrance of the Gold Rush Era. I was happy to learn so much in this project both in research and execution.
CONTRIBUTOR: Carole Choucair Oueijan - Hacienda Heights, California, USA |
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