Avenue of Murals - Downtown Kansas City, Kansas
Description
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The mural is named "Dawning of a New Day" and was created in 2004 by artists Joe Faus and Alisha Gambino. The artwork was sponsored by the Kansas Arts Commission and Bank Midwest. This mural was created to honor the importance of generations, family, and culture in the African American community, with the lefthand side of the mural, emphasizing cultural legacy and the middle features the seven principles of Kwanzaa and shows the hope of children and the future.Finally, there is the righthand side, which mirrors an urban African American skyline.
Artists Jose Faus and Alisha Gambino helped area school children design and create this mural, which was completed in 2005 and honors the Hmong community of Kansas. The mural portrays Hmong culture both traditional and modern, using the style of a Hmong embroidered story cloth. The Hmong began arriving in significant numbers from Southwest Asia to American communities such as Kansas City in the 1970s. Today, there are around two thousand Hmong in Kansas City, Kansas. This mural shares some of the unique history and culture of this community, with a focus on how they work, play, form families, and celebrate.
In this 2005 mural by Jose Faus and Alisha Gambino, they explore themes of mortality and religion while displaying colorful folklorico dancers from every region in Mexico. Faus and Gambino tell the regional history of Mexico through the folklorico dancers. The pair of muralists took about two months to complete this work. This mural stands beside the parking lot of a McDonald's in Kansas City, Kansas.
This mural was painted by Jose Faus in 2006 who utilizes the metaphor of camera film to represent the passage of time. The figures show a chronology of world events throughout the mid-twentieth century and their effect on various communities of color. Some themes highlighted in Faus' mural include the consequences of discrimination and the tragic consequences of inequality, but there are also images depicting work, family, and community life throughout the work.