A new interactive project celebrates Austin's original mural. thegraphicstand
In 1973, equipped with paintbrushes and a dream, three art students walked off of the University of Texas campus to 23rd Street to create"Austintatious," Austin's first mural. Now, 50 years later, not only has the mural defied the odds and survived, but filmmaker Mike Woolf is preserving its story through a new interactive website.
Woolf and his team worked with Austin design agency the Graphic Standard to create an interactive website . Viewers can click on different parts of the mural to watch short films depicting core parts of Austin history."This was a mirror of what was happening on the streets and in the city in 1973," Woolf says."Fifty years later you can look at this mirror and see this reflection of the people and what the scene must have been like.
Kerry Awn, one of the original mural artists, says he didn't expect the mural to become a lifetime job."We thought it might last maybe five or 10 years," Awn says."With Austin changing so much it's like, why keep this hippie mural up here? It is kind of amazing." With each restoration of the mural, artists have added new elements. Peterson says it is"not just about lost Austin," but a celebration of the city's spirit."It's about living Austin and some of the treasures that are tied to such a storied past."
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