photo by katherine lu
’72DP’ is the latest in a string of large-scale mural and
installation works created by sydney and new york-based design and
illustration duo, craig & karl.
The immersive mural, executed with their trademark eye-popping use of colour, occupies the underground car park
of an award-winning residence in sydney, australia’s
darling point by architects marsh cashman koolloos (MCK).
‘the objective of the project was to breathe new life into the space
which, having been rendered in concrete with little inlet of natural
light, felt quite dark and heavy. working closely with the owners, who possess a
keen design sensibility, it was decided that the mural would
cover all surfaces in a blanket of bright color. there was also a
request that the larger wall surfaces be left blank with an eye towards potentially introducing additional, individually commissioned works at a
future date. nevertheless it was vital that the installation feel
and function as a complete work in its own right. the resulting design
is a dynamic mix of overlapping geometric forms that mirror and respond to the angularity of the architecture. the whole piece is tied together by a winding, ribbon-style device which, acting as a central axis, leads in from the driveway, through the space and out to the garden beyond.’ – craig & karl
of an award-winning residence in sydney, australia’s
darling point by architects marsh cashman koolloos (MCK).
‘the objective of the project was to breathe new life into the space
which, having been rendered in concrete with little inlet of natural
light, felt quite dark and heavy. working closely with the owners, who possess a
keen design sensibility, it was decided that the mural would
cover all surfaces in a blanket of bright color. there was also a
request that the larger wall surfaces be left blank with an eye towards potentially introducing additional, individually commissioned works at a
future date. nevertheless it was vital that the installation feel
and function as a complete work in its own right. the resulting design
is a dynamic mix of overlapping geometric forms that mirror and respond to the angularity of the architecture. the whole piece is tied together by a winding, ribbon-style device which, acting as a central axis, leads in from the driveway, through the space and out to the garden beyond.’ – craig & karl
