Artist David Flores Showcases New Mural and More at Downtown Art Gallery
Thu Aug 10, 2017
“All of the artist’s themes come together in the breakthrough stained-glass window titled “The Muralist,” a collaboration with Judson Studios, which has been making stained glass since the late 1800s and created windows for Frank Lloyd Wright. “It’s his first piece that’s not a portrait of anyone,” gallery owner Vonk remarks. “It’s an allegoric tribute to ‘an anonymous muralist’ who has paved the road before him. It’s backlit; it feels religious.”
“The Muralist” is not an appropriated pop image but represents new ground for Flores. Utilizing the translucent mosaics of stained glass, an art form developed to celebrate gods, he pays homage to all of the people who influenced him, from Diego Rivera to Keith Haring, employing his signature stained-glass line stylings on stained glass.”
