renderings and will execute their designs on 20
foot long shipping containers located on 25th
Street starting on November 4 and they will be
completed by November 11. Once the murals
are completed, the public will have the chance
to vote for their favorite CANVAS Local Showdown mural using the official CANVAS Art app.
The winner will be announced at the closing of
CANVAS on November 20.
“The goal of CANVAS is to captivate the
imagination and enrich public space with
art through various mediums,” stated Nicole
Henry, Founder of CANVAS and local gallery
owner. “During CANVAS Local Showdown, we
are bringing people to historic Northwood
Village to highlight and promote its artistic and
cultural dimensions while beautifying public
spaces to further enrich our community.”
Several of the artist may be well known to
locals as their work can be seen in various
restaurants, on the sides of buildings and in
downtown lots that display rotating art. The
artists participating in this year’s CANVAS Local
Showdown include:
Jhonattan Arango, Palm Beach County, a
Cuban artist who goes by the name of Anon.
Anón says that his work of is an ode to order,
to coming together. In bringing others into the
creative process, the growing artist is able to
offer the latest version of the greatest intentions, thus becoming better at giving. And
giving is the only way to receive.
The name Anón derives from the Spanish
name for the sugar apple; a fruit sectioned into
many compartments, each containing a seed. It
is also half of the word ‘anonymous’, chosen to
point out the collective effort required to bring
anything forth. Thus Anón is a collective effort,
one that communicates protection, peace,
friendship, and the dispelling of fear.
Rendering by Jhonattan Arango
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