California - Santa Rosa: Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center - Peanuts Tile Mural
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The Peanuts Tile Mural, created by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani, was installed on the south wall of the 2,133-square-foot Great Hall of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in 2002. Measuring slightly larger than 17 x 22 feet, the tile mural features an image of Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown and is composed of 3,588 Peanuts comic strip images--or about ten years worth of daily strips--printed on individual 2- by 8-inch ceramic tiles. Schulz changed the size of his comic strip a number of times during his career, so for this piece, Otani selected strips only from those that he drew on a 27-inch by 6-inch format (most frequently from 1956-1988). Otani also created Morphing Snoopy on the east wall of the Great Hall.
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, located at 2301 Hardies Lane in Santa Rosa, opened on August 17, 2002. The museum is dedicated to the life and works of Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip. The 27,384-square-foot building, which cost million to build, was designed by architectural firm C. David Robinson Architects.
More than 6,000-square-feet of gallery space feature permanent and changing exhibitions, culled from the Peanuts Cartoon Strip Collection, numbering nearly 6,000 original strips. A private outdoor garden features Peanuts-inspired sculptures, and a Snoopy Labyrinth sits out in front of the entrance. Among the museum's permanent exhibits are Christo's Wrapped Snoopy House, Schulz' Bedroom Wall Mural, and a recreation of Schulz' personal studio work area. The museum also features a research center with library and archives, an education room with hands-on activities and class, and a 100-seat theatre featuring animated specials and documentary footage.
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Regarding art... Music is essential in my life. I must admit a frustration: I do not have the gift of playing music. I tried (not so hard, by the way) some years ago, but it was impossible. Nowadays I am very interested in contemporary music. The music of ECM is a constant inspiration, especially the songs of Misha Alperin and Vassilis Tsabropoulos.
My vision of photography is also changing fast. Pay attention to my last shots: most of them are made with my mobile phone! I enjoy taking blurred images. This is probably a metaphor of my life in the present: I am going through deep changes and it is really exciting.
Literature... I am having great moments with Samuel Shem. I will also name a Catalan writer (in my opinion, the best tale writer in the world): Quim Monzó.
Regarding life... Ok: art is part of life, its essence, but sometimes I wonder to myself: does it worth it when, for example, Palestinians are being exterminated in Gaza? Is it important when thousands of workers are losing their jobs due to the shameless attitude of the greedy "New Richs"? The problem is that if I try to find answers to these questions, I will obtain no answers, but more questions. That is why art is, in the end, the essence of life: it takes care of the human soul.
Regarding me... Some days ago, I read a clever sentence in a cartoon. Who was there? George W. Bush. His caricature (ehem, I can't tell the real George W. from his caricature...) said: "It is not true that I have been a bad man; the truth is that I haven't been a good person". I assume that everybody does hers or his best to take care of the neighbours. I try to give a 200% in this case too. But we must assume a fact: this is not always possible. And we must understand one more: it is impossible to give up!
Thanks for your patience! I strongly recommend you a loud reflexion of what is going on in the present.
Thanks, Fabián!
California - Santa Rosa: Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center - Peanuts Tile Mural
Image by wallyg
The Peanuts Tile Mural, created by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani, was installed on the south wall of the 2,133-square-foot Great Hall of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in 2002. Measuring slightly larger than 17 x 22 feet, the tile mural features an image of Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown and is composed of 3,588 Peanuts comic strip images--or about ten years worth of daily strips--printed on individual 2- by 8-inch ceramic tiles. Schulz changed the size of his comic strip a number of times during his career, so for this piece, Otani selected strips only from those that he drew on a 27-inch by 6-inch format (most frequently from 1956-1988). Otani also created Morphing Snoopy on the east wall of the Great Hall.
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, located at 2301 Hardies Lane in Santa Rosa, opened on August 17, 2002. The museum is dedicated to the life and works of Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip. The 27,384-square-foot building, which cost million to build, was designed by architectural firm C. David Robinson Architects.
More than 6,000-square-feet of gallery space feature permanent and changing exhibitions, culled from the Peanuts Cartoon Strip Collection, numbering nearly 6,000 original strips. A private outdoor garden features Peanuts-inspired sculptures, and a Snoopy Labyrinth sits out in front of the entrance. Among the museum's permanent exhibits are Christo's Wrapped Snoopy House, Schulz' Bedroom Wall Mural, and a recreation of Schulz' personal studio work area. The museum also features a research center with library and archives, an education room with hands-on activities and class, and a 100-seat theatre featuring animated specials and documentary footage.
California - Santa Rosa: Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center - Peanuts Tile Mural
Image by wallyg
The Peanuts Tile Mural, created by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani, was installed on the south wall of the 2,133-square-foot Great Hall of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in 2002. Measuring slightly larger than 17 x 22 feet, the tile mural features an image of Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown and is composed of 3,588 Peanuts comic strip images--or about ten years worth of daily strips--printed on individual 2- by 8-inch ceramic tiles. Schulz changed the size of his comic strip a number of times during his career, so for this piece, Otani selected strips only from those that he drew on a 27-inch by 6-inch format (most frequently from 1956-1988). Otani also created Morphing Snoopy on the east wall of the Great Hall.
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, located at 2301 Hardies Lane in Santa Rosa, opened on August 17, 2002. The museum is dedicated to the life and works of Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip. The 27,384-square-foot building, which cost million to build, was designed by architectural firm C. David Robinson Architects.
More than 6,000-square-feet of gallery space feature permanent and changing exhibitions, culled from the Peanuts Cartoon Strip Collection, numbering nearly 6,000 original strips. A private outdoor garden features Peanuts-inspired sculptures, and a Snoopy Labyrinth sits out in front of the entrance. Among the museum's permanent exhibits are Christo's Wrapped Snoopy House, Schulz' Bedroom Wall Mural, and a recreation of Schulz' personal studio work area. The museum also features a research center with library and archives, an education room with hands-on activities and class, and a 100-seat theatre featuring animated specials and documentary footage.
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