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IT-RAは、カンザスシティの壁画家アイザック・タピアとロドリゴ・アルバレスのコラボレーションである。

二人は2017年の夏、リチャードソン・アーリー・ラーニング・センターの壁画2枚を依頼され、一緒に仕事を始めた。それ以来、2人はカンザスシティ地域で50以上の壁画を依頼されている。代表的な作品は、トルースト・コリドーの「Angel of Ours」、ウェストポートのカフェ・コラソンの「Cafe Corazón」、ユーイング・マリオン・カウフマン・スクールの「Past, present, and you are the future」である。彼らの多様な作品群は、鮮やかな色彩、進化するデザイン、そして彼らのコミュニティを称え、若くしてアメリカに移住したアーティストとしてのアイデンティティを尊重するテーマで統一されている。

As established muralists from the Kansas City area, IT-RA understands the power and potential of public art, and the enormous impact it can have on the local community. When they are done right, murals can become focal points. More than just beautiful backdrops for photos and videos, they become sources of inspiration, pride, growth, dialogue, celebration and empowerment for their community. They are cultural and historical reservoirs for their environment.

They have witnessed this power within their own work. Many of their murals are partnerships with small businesses, and have become emblems of their establishments. Each one of their murals is tailored to the cultural context of its environment and is rich with symbolism that celebrates the unique history, color, flavor and stories of its location. As artists, they seek to do more than just beautify a space; they create a work of art that centers, is informed by, and belongs to its community. Their hope is that their murals are both storytellers and story-starters; that they become the backdrop for the future dialogue, memories, moments and events of the community.

Their artistic process begins with a cleaning step, where they power wash the painting areas, then prime the walls, typically with white. Then they paint over the primed layer, and then they can build a foundation for the design and spray paint designs. At the end of the painting process, they go back with brushes for quick finishing details. They choose the clear coat covering depending on the wall materials, but they always recommend using a UV/graffiti deterrent finishing coat. They use Montana Gold spray paint and Nova paint for detailing.

例A
(前工程）コミュニティ・セッションアートと壁画のワークショップ
1日目：ブックエンド上部のスケッチとペイント
2日目：ブックエンド上部の塗装 続き
3日目：下部のブックエンドをスケッチし、ペイントする
4日目：ブックエンド下部の塗装 続き
5日目：アーティストによる仕上げとディテール

Their goal is to have the community involved throughout the entirety of this process. Ideally, they will host a workshop before the painting process begins where they engage with the community to talk about what a mural represents. They hope to have this workshop in dialogue style to verbally engage with the community’s knowledge and understanding of how art impacts their lives. They will go over the concept of the art installation and explain the concept and designs of the piece. Additionally, community members will be instructed on how the paint and tools are to be used. The design of the mural is also made so that community volunteers can easily engage and paint with the artists and play an equal role in making this art for the community.

例B
They had a couple of events for one of their murals, the community joined in painting on site. During the covid pandemic, for the community members that could not make it, they delivered something called “Parachute Paper” to paint and then it was adhered to the wall.

レッスン概要フォーム

ITRAicons壁画プロジェクト

講師名／氏名アイザック・タピア、ロドリゴ・アルバレス
プロジェクト・タイル壁画プロジェクト
必要なセッション数15+
グレード／年齢層10+

開発プログラムの目標

• 起業家精神
• 社会性、リーダーシップ、ライフスキルを身につける
• 他の子供たちと協力する
• 新しい興味を発見し、創造的なチャンスをつかむ
• 積極的な人間関係を築き、地域社会に貢献する

開発資産

生徒たちは、壁画に描くイメージのいくつかをコントロールすることができる。そのイメージは、人生経験から来るものでも、自分の想像から来るものでもよい。

Students will be planning out their own mural according to their own ideas and experiences. They will need to know what materials to use, how to use them and know when to use them. Planning how they will place their design on the wall will be vital to their decision-making skills.

プロジェクト概要

IT-RA will be creating a mural from scratch, making sure that kids know the entrepreneurship part of the art industry and its implication in everyday life. They will start with a couple of classes on how to charge, design, prepare and execute their mural. It will take another two sessions to ideate their design. Once they have a finished design, they will mock-up the design on to the wall, a process that will take one session. They will begin to sketch on the wall all of their design for approximately three sessions. Then the fun part begins, painting on the wall until finished this process may take up to seven sessions or more depending on their design.

プロジェクトの目標

1. 生徒たちは壁画の構想を練る際に、自分たちのコミュニティとつながり、自分たちのリーダーシップを育むことができる。
2. 生徒たちは、プロジェクトの起業家精神の部分を日常生活に応用することができる。
3. 生徒たちは、自分たちのために完成した壁画を手にすることになる。

主な活動

• 壁画入門
• IDEATIONとは何か、どのように実行するかを語る
• 塗料の塗布
• 事前計画
• アートビジネスの議論
• 壁画制作の過程で何がうまくいき、何がうまくいかなかったかを話し合う。
• ピザパーティー

$250 nonrefundable Design Fee
$25-$50 x sqft (our square footage pricing ranges based on the level of intricacy, mural installation’s height off the ground, prep work and travel.
Community engagement cost is $100 per hour for two instructors plus the cost of materials.

The artistic process begins with a cleaning step, when they power wash the painting areas down well. Then they prime the walls, typically with white. They then paint over the primed layer and can then build a foundation for the design and then proceed to spray paint the designs. At the end of the painting process, they go back with brushes for quick finishing details. They usually choose the clear coat covering depending on the wall materials, but they always recommend using a UV/graffiti deterrent finishing coat. They use Montana Gold spray paint and Nova paint for detailing.

Mural projects rely on weather permitting days. They also depend on the mural’s size and equipment availability (if lift is required, uneven surface, etc. )
A standard ground level mural that is 10’x20′ requires five days to complete.
If booked three months ahead of time they are able to work up to a month (30 days) anywhere in the continental U.S. and its territories.