Between the Asphalt and the Big Blue Sky - ink fusion city portrait by JimRode.

Where

fridaynightart in Oklahoma

The Art

What if I. M. Pei were to design your city? Well, it almost happened. The great architect once added to the Louvre in Paris with an underground add-on covered by a glass pyramid - yeah, that guy.

Back in 1965, he was hired to redesign OKC. It didn't work out. About 530 buildings were torn down. A loss of architectural heritage. Turns out, it is easier to tear down than to build. Frank Lloyd Wright could build the Prairie House with a client/architect relationship. Pei discovered it doesn't work as easily with a city council all with limited budgets, visions, and agendas. The project was never finished. 

This city portrait is from the west looking east at street level.

The city is still in recovery mode...at least in my opinion.

Art Details

I created this view of Oklahoma City on a sheet of aluminum using ink fusion. It comes with a metal hanger for easy wall display.

To see Jim Rode’s Artist Statement and Bio at OVAC, go to https://www.ovac-ok.org/art/Jim-Rode