{"604192":{"#nid":"604192","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Murals Representing Diverse GT Computing Community Unveiled ","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELocal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E artist commissioned to highlight collaborative aspects of computing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENew, floor-to-ceiling murals in the College of Computing Building greeted students returning from spring break today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECreated by well-known Atlanta multimedia artist \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/barryleeart.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarry Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the murals are located in the building\u0026rsquo;s main stairwell. They feature vivid colors and whimsical characters engaging in computing activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I love these images,\u0026rdquo; said Dean of Computing \u003Cstrong\u003EZvi Galil\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;The murals are very friendly, inviting, and are a great way to represent the diversity of our work and our people in the College.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComputer science historically has been seen as a solitary pursuit. However, the murals push back against that outdated notion by highlighting community and the collaborative aspects of computing. Students working together, drones, binary code, equations, and of course, pizza, are just some of the elements of life at GT Computing feature in the murals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I really like the social aspect of the students. [The murals] are very conversational, atmospheric, and happy,\u0026quot; said \u003Cstrong\u003ETanya Churaman\u003C\/strong\u003E, a second-year computer science major.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach of the three murals is approximately 110 inches wide. Heights range between 123 and 193 inches. Although it looks as if\u0026nbsp;they have been painted on the walls, the murals are overlaminate vinyl wraps. They were applied with a small amount of adhesive and then heated with a blowtorch. The heating shrinks the material, allowing it to adhere to the contours of the walls. The murals were installed March 23.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELee has created murals and public art pieces in Atlanta for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/barryleeart.com\/mailchimp-billboard\/\u0022\u003EMailChimp\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/barryleeart.com\/callrail\/\u0022\u003ECallRail\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/barryleeart.com\/the-bookhouse-project\/\u0022\u003EBookhouse Pub\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Computing commissioned a local artist to create three murals."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2018-03-23 19:44:11","changed_gmt":"2018-03-26 14:17:20","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"604209":{"id":"604209","type":"image","title":"GT Computing Mural","body":null,"created":"1522072429","gmt_created":"2018-03-26 13:53:49","changed":"1522072429","gmt_changed":"2018-03-26 13:53:49","alt":"GT Computing Mural","file":{"fid":"230315","name":"mural.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mural.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mural.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":201269,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mural.jpg?itok=z5FBn3PU"}}},"media_ids":["604209"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"46361","name":"GT computing"},{"id":"177519","name":"murals"},{"id":"177520","name":"barry lee"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert Snedeker, Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu?subject=Murals\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}