June 30, 2009
Famed local artist Ed Trask, known for his Americana-themed murals on the sides of numerous buildings around Richmond, said today that he will paint his latest composition onto the 12-mile strech of the Powhite Parkway.
Entited “Visions of Regionalism,” the mural will be placed on both the north- and south-bound lanes of the Powhite startin
g this fall. The toll road, which opened in 1973, will be closed for approximately six months during the mural’s development, rerouting traffic onto nearby roads throughout Chesterfield County.
“What I want this composition to symbolize and evoke is the need to bring the various communities in the Richmond area together and work as one,” Trask said. “Plus, painting on a road seems like it’d be kind of cool, I’ve never done that before.”
Still, while Trask believes the road mural will add an “implicit beauty” to Virginia State Route 76 – as the Powhite is technically known – there have been detractors to the project. Critics have complained that the mural will cover up the toll road’s single- and dotted-white lines, typically necessary for alleviating traffic flow, along with the “STAY IN LANE” on-road signage near the E-ZPass terminals.
However, notes Trask: “I wouldn’t worry too much about that.”
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Joss has the right implication. Next, I suppose the Arthur Ashe statue and its creator will be hailed as a successor to Rodin.
I think it would be more creative and considerate of commuters for him to paint with traffic whizzing by.
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