After weeks of work to complete the project, a new mural called \u201cRipple Effect\u201d has been installed on a side wall of Broadway restaurant in Laguna Beach.<\/p>\n
The artwork can be seen from a downtown parking lot at the intersection of Glenneyre and Mermaid streets. Created by Timothy Robert Smith, an alumnus and faculty member in the fine arts department of Laguna College of Art and Design, the mural prominently displays recreation activities that can be enjoyed at Main Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe architecture of the entire scene is fluid, and it twists around,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThe core idea, or the spirit of the piece, is about the diversity of perception. That\u2019s kind of what I\u2019m going for is perception of reality and how there\u2019s lots of points of view out there. I\u2019m using actual perspective, like visual perspective, as a metaphor for the different perspectives of all the different people on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\u201cRipple Effect\u201d is the sixth mural created by Timothy Robert Smith around town in Laguna Beach.<\/p>\n
(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
In the painting, a woman runs under the sun along the boardwalk toward some palm trees in the distance, while other beachgoers lie in the sand. The mural spans the length of the wall.<\/p>\n
Smith said he manipulated the perspective of the viewer, utilizing a worm\u2019s-eye view and a dramatic twist in the floor to create the desired effect.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really fantastic, and we really thank the property owners of that building \u2014 Joan and Lise Miller \u2014 for letting us use that grand wall for this beautiful mural,\u201d Laguna Beach Mayor Sue Kempf said on the City Chats podcast last week. \u201cSo many people have commented to me in town about it, how much they enjoy it. It\u2019s kind of whimsical, so if you have time, go down and check it out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The artist elaborated on how his reality warping manifested itself in his most recent work.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\u201cRipple Effect\u201d is a new mural created by Laguna College of Art and Design alumnus and faculty member Timothy Robert Smith.<\/p>\n
(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIn this one, I really wanted to emphasize that twist, so on the right side, there\u2019s the runner \u2014 and of course, it\u2019s a worm\u2019s eye because you see this giant foot, so it\u2019s from below looking up,\u201d Smith said. \u201cAs you move to the left, the floor shifts. I guess you could say the viewer\u2019s eye shifts, so now you\u2019re kind of rising up and then you look at the piece from another point of view \u2014 more of a bird\u2019s eye \u2014 and the further you go to the left, the higher up you are looking down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Six murals by Smith can now be found around the city. Three of them are at LCAD, another at Laguna Beach High School and one at Starbucks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just feel really happy that I\u2019m able to give back to a community that\u2019s taught me so, so much,\u201d Smith said while reminiscing about the skills that his education at LCAD equipped him with.<\/p>\n
Thirteen student muralists at LCAD assisted in completing canvas sections for the mural, which was sponsored by Community Art Project, a Laguna Beach nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were just so happy that he was teaching at LCAD and that he could draw on his students from his classes to participate in the process,\u201d Laura Mayo, president of Community Art Project, said.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nTimothy Robert Smith\u2019s mural \u201cRipple Effect\u201d is located at 328 Glenneyre Street.<\/p>\n
(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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