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MacDonald avenue Gateway used the Geographical statistics for the City of Richmond to form a visually arresting entrance to the City. 24,000 square feet of silicate paint and the able assistance of Dan Fontes, Hershell West, Jerarde Gutierrez and others helped to make this Freeway Overpass memorable. Funded by the Richmond Redevelopment Agency.
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Pinole Valle Road
20,000 square feet of concrete make up the blank canvas for this panoramic illusion of classical architecture and cloudy skies. Historical figures,painted autos and people mingle with the daily flow of real traffic. John created this project for the City of Pinole as a Gateway between Old Town and Pinole Valley. Using the theme...
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UCR Gateway
This work stretching over University Ave. was commissioned by University of California Riverside. The interior has a series of nine painted arches framing scenes and people of UCR.
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Century Crossing
100 gallons of paint, some well chosen words and architectural foam reliefs combine to turn 24,000 square feet of discombobulated Amtrak and BART bridges and abutments into a work of art. Panels are painted relief. Stylized train wheels and cornice were attatched to existing bridge. The lonesome whistles text is a poetic...
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The full title is Revisionist History of San Pablo Avenue.
The idea was to create a facsimile of the street scene that existed before the freeway was there, along with all the different cultures who lived in this area for the past 500 years or so. The storefront business evolved into Historical themes, like the movie theater
relating the events...