Delighted to share a new article feature for JFK Terminal 8, written by Susie Hillman, who I had a terrific conversation with about art and the journey it took to make the JFK mural project come to life. Included below is an excerpt from the article and link to it. You can read the entire article at the image link below.
Susie Hillman - JFK Terminal 8: “Inviting Jedidiah to share his vision live from the terminal felt like the perfect fit. We’re grateful he shared this experience with us.”
While Dore had painted a large-scale NYC Murals Project at the landmark Daily News Building in Manhattan, featuring 17 murals, six of which are 30 feet long, he had never done anything as large as the JFK project. Dore spent a week conceptualizing the mural and presented the URW Airports team with three concepts. They ultimately chose the one that Dore calls “A Wondrous Borough,” which is a dedication to Queens. To create the mural, Dore scaled his concept and did what he could to map it out knowing there would be some spontaneous decisions when he began drawing it in the terminal. Then he sketched the entire scene on the wall and even used a ruler to draw areas out of reach. Once the mural was drawn, he began painting. He quickly became a fixture at the airport where he spent more than two weeks,10-12 hours daily, creating this work of art.“
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