Cycles of Life 2019
Cycles of Life, the title of this mural, is related to personal stories and historical references of the East Harlem and Metropolitan Hospital Center. This colorful mural conveys the history of a the neighborhood, hospital patients, staff and community members through vivid bright colors and historical research. The artwork incorporates images of contiguous tenements building which are reminiscent of an earlier East Harlem and which allowed people living in those six-story buildings to know and look after each other in the neighborhood, as well as photographs taken by the artist while walking in around the hospital. This cityscape depicts and combines nature, music, architecture in a context to memorialized the Hospital rich history, memories and meaning. Ultimately, the mural is a celebration of the lives of East Harlem’s diverse community and is dedicated to families, friends and doctors at work in the Metropolitan Hospital.
"Cycles of Life" 2019
Cycles of Life, the title of this mural, is related to personal stories and historical references of the East Harlem and Metropolitan Hospital Center. This colorful mural conveys the history of a the neighborhood, hospital patients, staff and community members through vivid bright colors and historical research. The artwork incorporates images of contiguous tenements building which are reminiscent of an earlier East Harlem and which allowed people living in those six-story buildings to know and look after each other in the neighborhood, as well as photographs taken by the artist while walking in around the hospital. This cityscape depicts and combines nature, music, architecture in a context to memorialized the Hospital rich history, memories and meaning. Ultimately, the mural is a celebration of the lives of East Harlem’s diverse community and is dedicated to families, friends and doctors at work in the Metropolitan Hospital.
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Priscila De Carvalho
United States
http://www.prisciladecarvalho.com/
New York-based artist Priscila De Carvalho is a multimedia artist working with public art, painting, sculpture, and site-specific installations.
Ms. De Carvalho’s visual narratives range from overly populated urban environments to social, economic, and political content. She juxtaposes her observations about the emergence and co-existence of sub-cultural communities, uncontrolled urbanization, and contemporary issues that affect all humanity in the age of globalization. Priscila De Carvalho is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship Award, (AIM) Artist in the Market Place at Bronx Museum, Sculpture Space Fellowship Award, Aljira Emerge 10 Fellowship Program (2008), Queens Council on the Arts Fund, and Siddhartha Art Foundation. De Carvalho's permanent public art was installed at the New York City subway station, commissioned by the MTA Arts and Design program, and at Richard Rogers Public School commissioned by Public Art for Public Schools.