Barnes Mural

Instead of one oversized image, the Barnes Mural turns a Cherry Street wall into an outdoor gallery. Local artists created individual paintings inspired by major artists in the Barnes collection, with one playful requirement: each work had to include cherries somewhere in the composition.

Location
639 Court Street,

West Reading, PA 19611

Project Support

Sponsors:

West Reading Community

Revitalization Foundation

Project Assistant:

Leonardo Powell

Featured Artists:

Michele Byrne

Rebecca Doubek

Leonardo Powell

Pam Roule

Christian Scott

Laura Scott Steiger

Kristin Woodward

Project completion

2017

The original wall before the addition of the mural.

The Barnes Collection has a site specific painting by Henri Matisse on an arched wall.

Artist Leonardo Powell created his own Matisse inspired image on the wooden doors.

Leon stands in front of his finished painting.

Artist Pam Roule created a Fauve-inspired painting.

Look closely to see how she cleverly hid the cherries in the work.

Kristin Woodward was inspired by the work of Paul Gauguin.

Woodward poses with her finished work.

Young talent Christian Scott was in 11th grade at Wyomissing Area H.S.

Michele Byrne found inspiration in the work of Pablo Picasso.

Rebecca Doubek was inspired to create a poem in three stanzas for the mural.

View multiple images of the project's creation above.

About the Project

Because the wall sits close to the street, a single monumental image risked overwhelming the space. The solution was a salon-style collection of smaller works, each framed with a trompe l’oeil treatment to suggest paintings hanging in a gallery. The project celebrates individual artistic voices while reinforcing Cherry Street’s identity as an outdoor art corridor.

WE DESIGN AND FABRICATE WORKS OF PUBLIC ART IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

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