MAGICAL UNITY BY DABSMYLA IN FORT CHAFFEE
Public Art Event
Client: OZ Art in partnership with Unexpected
Location: Fort Chaffee, Arkansas
Artists: DabsMyla
Service: Concept, Location scouting, Curation, Development and Production
Australian contemporary artists Darren and Emmelene Mate, collectively known as DabsMyla, created a colorful expansive mural on a former water tower in Fort Chaffee.
In just a week they transformed the 70 feet tall disused industrial edification located in Fort Chaffee’s Wells Lake Road. The circular flower bed titled Magical Unity features all the colors in the world and larger than life psychedelic illustrations of varied flora, including endemic vegetation to the Northwest Arkansas region.
DabsMyla’s hand-painted piece is part of ARkanvas, a statewide engagement bringing public art experiences by world-renowned artists to Arkansas, and fostering community through a shared appreciation of culture and nature across The Natural State.
“Color plays a big role in our work and how we create. For this piece we wanted to produce an uplifting feeling through flowers and the use of running a rainbow of hues from the bottom to the top. This is a really large work and we hope that it will impact everyone in this community in a positive way and bring happiness to everyone who passes by it.”
- DabsMyla
