The newly completed mural on Northeast Campus Parkway near the University of Washington was “funded in part by the city” and “reportedly at risk of being painted over by the city because it resembled graffiti,” says The Seattle Times.
Forty artists painted the mural, led by former UW student Jill Rothenberger. Fortunately, the city later approved the mural, so it’ll stay.
I’m glad. From my dorm window, I can see patches of the mural through the trees. Bright blue, olive green, fire red, marigold yellow. It’s funky, contemporary, unique -- definitely not the boring gray wall it used to be. Something like this, vibrant and unusual, fits the college student vibe.
City of Seattle employee Liz Rankin put it best when she said, “One person's graffiti is another person's Monet.”
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