Project Description
“Wings of Fitness” was created by incarcerated youth on Rikers Island. The mural illustrates personal responsibility, for both our health and well-being. The young people were inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Principle of Corporalita – the cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness, and poise. The mural triptych encourages aerobic conditioning, strength training, and flexibility exercises, through figurative poses of athletic activity, yoga, and exercise. Each of the three parts depicts an athlete juxtaposed with a flying animal to suggest grace and speed. In creating the mural, the young artists experienced the discipline and skill that is required for both fitness and mural painting.
Project Info
Location: 1111 Hazen Street East Elmhurst, NY 11370
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Dimensions: 8 x 30ft
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Fun Facts
What winged animal would you choose as a symbol of grace, dexterity, and fitness?
Leonardo DaVinci, a Renaissance man and one of history’s most famous artists, was also an incredible inventor. He made designs of helicopters, calculators, and advanced water systsems hundreds of years before modern technology would catch up.
Ambidexterity is the ability to write and draw with both your left and right hands. Make a sketch using your right hand, and then make one with your left. Then try making two drawings at once.
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