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"Splash" Mural 2012, Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech, An American Artist, and the: Davis Mural Team, 521 1st Street, Davis, California

Second Sign
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A new sign erected by Natsoulas Studio identified the mural. It read:

Kerry Rowland-Avrech and the
Davis Mural Team
Splash, 2012
natsoulas.com

The original sign was by the Davis Art Tour, but that sign had been removed, leaving an ugly hole. The new sign, the second sign, replaced the first.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:11:55 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5510
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Fake Storm Drains
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The "Splash" mural depicted three storm drains in the wall of a building. Those fake drains spilled colored paint on the silhouette of people painting.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:15 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5511
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One Color
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The people, depicted in the "Splash" mural by Kerry Rowland-Avrech, each painted one color while their bodies were stained a second color by the spilled paint.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:31 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5512
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Cool Painters
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The leftmost people depicted in the "Splash" mural by Kerry Rowland-Avrech were stained cool colors. They were defaced by blue, green, and purple paints.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:42 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5513
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Artist's Signature
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The signature of artist Kerry Rowland-Avrech was painted using blue paint amid the spilled orange paint. It read, "Kerry Rowland-Avrech 2012."


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:50 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5514
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Warm People
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The people, depicted on the right-hand side of the "Splash" by Kerry Rowland-Avrech, were stained in warm tones. They were painted in yellow, orange, and red colors.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:52 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5515
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Two Pipes
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The rightmost two of three storm drains were painted at the top of the mural. They spilled paint that was shaded to appear three-dimensional. That shading caused the paint to appear to float away from the surface of the wall.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:56 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5516
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White Highlights
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A closer view of the leftmost pipe revealed white highlights that formed the edge of the liquid falling out of the pipes. That same white highlight gave the falling paint the appearance of ripples.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:13:03 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5517
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Rainbow Curtain
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The falling paint of the "Splash" mural by Kerry Rowland-Avrech seemed to form a rainbow curtain hiding people from view.


"Splash" external link Mural 2012 external link   •  Artist: Kerry Rowland-Avrech external link   •  With The Davis Mural Team external link   •  521 1st Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 34-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:13:06 Friday 18 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 22 May 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5518
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