Title: “From Charlotte with Love”
Location: 1440 S. Tryon but entrance is along Summit
Artist: Garrison Gist and Trash Genius
Date: 2021
Media: Acrylic paint
Artist Info: @2gzandcountin, @trashgenius
Story: This mural is a collaboration between two creatives, Garrison Gist and Trash Genius. Charlotte is Creative, a non-profit organization dedicated to highlighting Charlotte artists,
contacted each of them separately to commission them to join forces and add this mural to Wooden Robot Brewery. Gist, a former football player at the University of South Carolina, graduated with a degree in art history and now works as an artist, graphic designer, and muralist. Trash Genius is a local tech worker and Charlotte native who created the brand “From Charlotte with Love.”
Key Formal Elements:
- Positive shape of the letters
- Variety with the word Charlotte