Industrial Rainbows The Power Of Art
by Steven Lebron Langston
Title
Industrial Rainbows The Power Of Art
Artist
Steven Lebron Langston
Medium
Painting - Digital Painting
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Industrial Rainbows - My career has been spent in the gray walls of industry. My art was always secondary to the life needed to support those I love. So often, I thought, can the two have a place in the same space. As my career developed, I was given a chance to find out. I did not want to create the environment that had long been a standard for the worker of America. Battles I did fight in the attempt to shift the thinking of so many. Can grease, oil and concrete be blended with the colors and curves of the world. Can one person, not of the norm, convince so many that it could be. It took the first build, 300,000 square foot, to gain the confidence that I hadn't flipped my lid. With full control the second time, I was able to do it. The contractors hated me, at first, not understanding the end, yet they did as I asked and the proof ended in the pudding. After three months, and tons of debate, I had what I wanted. What did I do??? Convince everyone to add an artistic flare to the build. Who da thunk that conduit and pipe could be artistic. The plant, a 310,000 foot automotive injection molding facility that became a showcase. With every bend matching, every color the same, every pipe with a theme, an environment was created that everyone was proud of. 70 million dollars of industrial art to include a front lobby mural of the world outside. Had I listen, had I heard, I would have take the path that created a norm. I refused, refuse to accept that industry and art could not live at the same address. The outcome of this story is sad, yet not. My company was purchased by a large beast and 60% of the assets were no more. What became the flagship for this new direction, the plant that an artist built. When you walk in, you know immediately there is something different, yet I am long gone now. What I started, what was left behind, was the desire to create a masterpiece. The power of art is not the art, it is the ideas that are generated from it. It is the gift the artist gives to the world that so often is never noticed. If you are like me, a mix of life, you have the power to change things you have never seen. Your office, a child, a country or the world needs the color we bring it. Seven Lebron Langston
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June 29th, 2013
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