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Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

December 16, 2019

Grace Ebert

Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

All images © Justkids, shared with permission

Spanish street artist Okuda San Miguel is bringing vibrancy once again to a formerly untended area of Fort Smith, Arkansas. His recent project, 「The Rainbow Embassy,」 was curated by global creative house Justkids for the Unexpected, an effort to revitalize dilapidated areas in Arkansas through a series of immersive arts initiatives. For the installation, Okuda painted a neglected house that occupied a lot adjacent to Darby Junior High School with a series of multi-colored geometric shapes and lines. The structure even has two faces resembling animals painted on its sides.

「This project gave me the possibility to expand on my previous work, adding in more architectonic dimension and completing my vision of mythical animals,」 Okuda says. He wants his work to bring 「a touch of imagination and play into the daily lives of the neighboring community and students and Darby Junior High, as they will get to enjoy the installation and watch as it evolves through the seasons.」

Okuda is known for his metamorphic projects, including his work on churches in Morocco and Spain and on a 19th-century French castle. If you』re in Fort Smith, head downtown to check out the permanent installation. Otherwise, find more of the artist』s vibrant transformations on Instagram.

Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

Color-Blocked Animals and Geometric Shapes Transform Neglected Home in Installation by Okuda San Miguel

 

 

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