I'm linking up at Monday Mural
April 2024 - Toledo OH
As the much-celebrated largest mural in the United States, the Glass City River Wall is a Toledo must-see. The mural’s construction is a community-organized and funded art project located at an operational ADM grain facility on the east bank of the Maumee River. It includes 28 silos measuring approximately 160,000 square feet. Artist Gabe Gault created the mural design, which was painted by a team of local artists. The sunflowers reference a historically important crop to the region, and the portraits represent the Indigenous peoples of the lower Great Lakes who first farmed along the Maumee River’s banks. The mural can be seen from various vantage points around the area, including the highways, but the best view is from the Maumee River.
According to Guinness World Records, the world’s largest mural resides on multiple grain silos in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The connecting silos painted surface is 23,688.7 square meters. The government-commissioned 22 artists to paint the mural, costing 550 million won.
Big WOW on this mural. Would love to see it in person. Very interesting, too, on silos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mural, love the sunflowers! I had no idea about the biggest mural. There are quite a lot of murals painted in silos in the Australian countryside. One day I'll get to see them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in Monday Murals Jackie.