WESTOWN IN BLOOM by Milwaukee artist Emma Daisy Gertel @emmadaisy at Dunkin' Donuts (west wall), 622 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 2019 commissioned by the Milwaukee Downtown BID 21 and the Downtown Placemaking Task Force. (80' x 50’) Photos taken June 2021.
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'The artistic concept was to create a bright and colorful garden of flora to enliven the space and inspire a sense of wonder, vibrancy, beauty, and hope that represented the revitalization and renewal efforts of Westown.
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In the parking lot space, between Dunkin’ and Community Advocates, once stood a building that symbolized Milwaukee’s architectural pride. It was devastated by fire in the early 1990s. In Gertel’s floral pallet, she included a Brazilian “canel de ema.” The flower blooms following a fire, and was symbolic of her hope that its beauty would inspire life and new growth from adversity.'
http://milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/westown-blooms-completion-epic-mural-emma-daisy-gertel/
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process video (4 min.) https://emmadaisy.com/westowninbloom
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Artist websites: https://bio.site/emmadaisy