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Murals are a powerful way to add color and life to your building. They can transform a dull and lifeless wall into a vibrant and engaging work of art.
Corey Barksdale, an Atlanta artist, surveys his work on a mural on the side of the Wesley Street Gymnasium.
The mural is a celebration of diversity and is Barksdale’s second in Newnan. Atlanta-based artist Corey Barksdale is back in Newnan – painting a mural that highlights diversity on the side of the Wesley Street Gymnasium.
The gym is across the streets from the Boys and Girls Club. Barksdale participated in the Newnan Coweta Art Association's Artist-in-Residence program last year when he created the second large mural downtown in October.
That mural is on Spring Street, on the outside wall of Glover Insurance Company facing the post office.
Barksdale studied fine arts at the Atlanta College of Art, and from there continued to depict and express the African-American culture he found while studying in the city, according to online magazine wakezine.com.
"My images are representative of the experiences that I have had and how I identify myself. The subjects reflect my community," Barksdale said in an interview with the magazine published in 2014.
"The bold colors that I use have been with me from the beginning. Much art from Africa utilizes some of the same color combinations that I use." Barksdale is expected to complete his project on Wesley Street in the next few days.
