Detroit

If I could create an art project for the city of Detroit, I would like it to include the history of Detroit as well as some of the really important things Detroit is known for. I would like to find large, abandoned buildings and paint huge murals representing different periods of
Detroit history. I would like the murals to blend different periods together.

I would like the first to include the Native Americans before the white man arrived. A huge mural of Native American kayaks on the river. In the distance is a view of the Detroit skyline, the Renaissance Center, Hart Plaza, and all the other things seen from that viewpoint.

I would like the second mural to include the Ambassador bridge as well as ships of the first traders to come to Detroit. Next to the bridge are traders with those selling furs trying to come to an agreement on price.

Another mural would involve an assembly line, a longer building would be needed for this one. At the far left of the mural would be workers from that period building a Model T. As the scene progresses, the workers change clothing and style to accompany the changing vehicles, ending with modern day workers and vehicles

The next mural would include the Red Wings, scenes of the Red Wings on the ice. The first Red Wings moving forward to the modern day Red Wings. Included would be paintings of each of the times they won the Stanley Cup...on second thought, this mural may take up several buildings, they have won quite a few times.

Detroit is an amazing place with a history like no other, I would like the art to represent that. Detroit may not have the greatest reputation at this point in time, but I truly believe that this country would not be what it is today...the good points...without the mark left by Detroit. The scenes portrayed in the murals would show just how important Detroit was to trade because of the Detroit river. The invention of the assembly line was created right here in the Detroit area and that has made a huge impact on the automobile industry worldwide. The Red Wings are also represented in art and they have a fan base like no other team. People in all areas of the US, whether they are Native Detroiters or not, love the Red Wings. It takes a great team from a great city to inspire such devotion in fans not even from the same state as the team.