Title: The Butterfly Project at Manolo’s Bakery
Location: 4405 Central Avenue
Artist: Rosalia Torres-Weiner
Date: 2012 with refresh in 2020
Media: Mixed media
Artist Info: @redcalacastudio
Story: Artist and Activist or “artivist” as the artist calls herself, Rosalia Torres-Weiner often tells the stories of Latinx people through her art. As a Mexican immigrant herself, she uses her art to document stories of displacement and immigration and to bring about positive change in the community. Note the 2012 date for this mural. This work is among the earliest murals painted in Charlotte. The artist had just left her corporate career as an illustrator and this was her first outdoor mural. Recently, the artist refreshed the colors and the kites to make them stand out even more along Central Avenue. The kites are made of awning material, and the metal frames for the kites were fabricated by sculptor Theron Ross.
Key Formal Elements:
- Actual texture of the kites
- Repetition of the six figures