A lot of work has been going on at the Woodmont Rugby Public Parking Garage 35 in downtown Bethesda this spring. That included having the facade repainted, but...oops! There was a public art mural on the Woodmont Avenue side, and it was painted over or removed. Heckuva job, Brownie! You may recall that artist Megan Lewis won the Bethesda Urban Partnership Paint the Town competition six years ago, earning the opportunity to paint this work. She then painted the mural in the summer of 2020, amid the pandemic lockdowns. Well, it had to be sketched out and repainted all over again this month!
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Muralbound.
I believe the concrete block wall of the parking deck was not properly primed to receive paint or a mural. I’m guessing the county realized this and had the original painting contractor properly prep and repaint that wall and replace the mural. Not quite the evil cover-up you have reported. Certainly not as evil as adding your name to a revered performing arts center that is tied somehow to the repair of life safety and structural issues. If they don’t want to add your name, they can just pound sand and live with the old building.
It should be labeled:
Who is the fastest person on the planet: A visitor walking through Bethesda.
Why didn't they just paint it blue... Or better yet, why didn't they use this artist for Sunny/Super Surplus INSTEAD of blue?
If one additional taxpayer dollar was spent on the re-mural, then it's a major disgrace and waste.
Is anything that they do in this area not major disgrace and waste?
Case in point: The Little Falls Parkway steel gates to keep out whom?
Murals pained on the sides of buildings are always an indication of a declining area.
And the ascending of Graffiti Artists!
It that why you painted you face on the side of your house?
The garage had water damage that had also damaged the original mural. The same artist returned to update the work after the garage repairs were made.
People complaining about murals being painted on buildings are always an indication of people that don’t like the idea of making the public realm a more artful and pleasant place, and a sure sign of the decline of intelligent folks posting on this blog.
So you don't have intellegence because you don't want a mural on your house?
@ 12:52 PM You must be the latest Spelling Bee champion. . .
It’s not a house, it’s a parking deck. Tasteful murals can be a nice way to create a unique sense of place, and add a bit of art to the neighborhood. This is not a sign of a neighborhood in decline.
Government-funded art is nothing but PROPAGANDA.
Any REAL artist will tell you that.
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