Mural Arts’ most dynamic new mural this season stretches more than 300 feet along a wall that
encloses a new public space at the Noble, a recently-completed mixed-use building at 200
Spring Garden Street.
Miami-based artist Hoxxoh has brought his unique painting approach to Philadelphia for the first
time, resulting in a mural unlike any other in the city. His installation process is improvisational,
using pressurized spray tanks to saturate the wall with layer upon layer of sweeping color fields,
then applying abstract markings with contrasting colors sprayed through garden hoses and
everyday gardening tools. The approach is an exercise in letting go – the artist allows the art to
guide itself along, and the viewer can re-imagine color as a symphony of movement and voice.
This untitled project adds to the expanding collection of murals along Spring Garden Avenue
and in the nearby Spring Arts District. Like the mural on a wall at La Chinesca restaurant, just a
few blocks away, it explores the imaginative possibilities of using spray paint on corrugated
metal walls. Rather than using aerosol spray, Hoxxoh is constantly experimenting with pumps,
hoses and nozzles to achieve his projects everyday latex house paint.
Mural Arts was proud to partner with National Real Estate Development on this project, which
follows our previous collaboration on Cradle, at Jefferson Plaza at 12 th and Chestnut.
Funded by: National Real Estate Development, Kushner Real Estate Group
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