Meridian Academy2Meridian Academy
“Pay It Forward” Project
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Who We Are
Meridian Academy is one of three alternative high schools (grades 9-12) in the Meridian School District. Our school community provides an environment that fosters individuality, dignity,
and responsibility.
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“Pay It Forward”
“Pay it Forward” is a student based project that gets the students out into the community in which they live.
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Student Originated/Orientated
Student “Pay It Forward” Project
Student Designed
Student Planned
Student Created
Student Proposed
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Park Bench Mural
Original Idea
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Skate Park Mural
Replacing Graffiti with art
Creating a more public environment
Giving art to the public
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Location
Tully Park
2500 N. Linder Road, Meridian, Idaho
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Research
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Drafting
Thumbnails:
Rough Drafts:
Final Drafts:
Working draft:
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Our Designs
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Our Designs
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Our Designs
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Process
Cleaning
Priming:
Layout:
Painting:
Detail:
Varnishing:
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Technique
Large Area of color layout in spray paint
Finer details done in acrylic paint by brush
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Style
Pop art – Mid 1950
Taking Visual Stimuli out of popular culture and asserting it into the perspective of fine art.
Working with large bold colors in an almost comic book fashion similar
to that of Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein’s Drowning Girl (1963) on display At the Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Time Alotment
3 to 4 days
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Closing
Who we are
“Pay it Forward”
Process
Technique
Style
Time
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The End
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