West Reading Is...
West Reading Is...
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What do you see when you think of West Reading? That question became the starting point for a mural built from community responses, student artwork, an anamorphic illusion, and inspiration from Gustav Klimt.
Location
616 Cherry Street,
Location
616 Cherry Street,
West Reading, PA 19611
Project Support
Project Support
Sponsors:
Sponsors:
West Reading Community
West Reading Community
Revitalization Foundation
Revitalization Foundation
Lead Artists:
Exquisite Fource
Mural design and fabrication:
Wyomissing Area HS Public Art Workshop
Project completion
2013
View multiple images of the project's creation above.
About the Project
Created as the first major work in what became the Cherry Street mural corridor, the project brought together the artist collective Exquisite Fource, Public Art Workshop students, and community members. Individual images were translated into stencils and layered into the larger composition. From one end of the wall, the design reveals a large W; from the other, an R, using the narrow alley itself as part of the viewing experience.
What is an anamorph?
An anamorph is an image we can see when looking at a surface at an angle, instead of straight on. Standing at the 6th Ave. end of the wall you will see a large blue W (you're facing West). When you stand at the 7th Ave. end, you will see a large R (you're facing Reading).
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