Artist David Hooke steps off the lift to look at his nearly finished mural. Photos by Evelyn Rupert.
The god of wine was joined by another notorious figure from Greek/Roman mythology on Thursday in the Fan.
Bacchus, an Italian restaurant and bar on the corner of Main and Meadow streets, redecorated its exterior with a mural of a Minotaur by David “Meggs” Hooke.
Hooke, an artist from Australia, painted the mural last week on the facade of Bacchus that faces Main Street.
He was invited to create the mural by the Richmond Mural Project and collaborated with Bacchus on the painting.
“This is a Greek-Italian restaurant,” he said. “So it kind of fit.”
The Minotaur is an important figure of classic mythology, described as a man with the head of a bull who was trapped in the center of a labyrinth and eventually killed by Theseus. The Minotaur also appears briefly in Dante’s “Inferno.”
Hooke said he projected the image onto the wall on Monday to get an outline and spent three full days painting. The artists that participated in this year’s mural project had to be done their paintings by Friday.
The mural project is organized by Maryland art gallery Art Whino and is in its third year. Hooke’s painting was the last to be finished for 2014. There are now more than 60 murals around Richmond, and the project intends to push that number above 100.
Artist David Hooke steps off the lift to look at his nearly finished mural. Photos by Evelyn Rupert.
The god of wine was joined by another notorious figure from Greek/Roman mythology on Thursday in the Fan.
Bacchus, an Italian restaurant and bar on the corner of Main and Meadow streets, redecorated its exterior with a mural of a Minotaur by David “Meggs” Hooke.
Hooke, an artist from Australia, painted the mural last week on the facade of Bacchus that faces Main Street.
He was invited to create the mural by the Richmond Mural Project and collaborated with Bacchus on the painting.
“This is a Greek-Italian restaurant,” he said. “So it kind of fit.”
The Minotaur is an important figure of classic mythology, described as a man with the head of a bull who was trapped in the center of a labyrinth and eventually killed by Theseus. The Minotaur also appears briefly in Dante’s “Inferno.”
Hooke said he projected the image onto the wall on Monday to get an outline and spent three full days painting. The artists that participated in this year’s mural project had to be done their paintings by Friday.
The mural project is organized by Maryland art gallery Art Whino and is in its third year. Hooke’s painting was the last to be finished for 2014. There are now more than 60 murals around Richmond, and the project intends to push that number above 100.