Overview
This arrangement of steel-framed porcelain tiles is a collaboration between numerous and diverse artists who created drawings, tiles, and poetry for a mural installation at Troy University’s International Arts Center.
These panels comprise a seven-year process. The idea began in 2018 with Professor Emeritus Larry Percy suggesting an outdoor installation on the campus of Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He and visiting artist, Tara Sartorius, envisioned the concept of The Nature of Home and collaborated to guide the project through the pandemic and beyond. Talented faculty led art students in Troy University classes to create the majority of the tiles.
The participating artists all influenced the final outcome of this piece. Sartorius designed the format, selected guest artists, created many tiles from their drawings, and set all the tiles. The stories of the artists, deeper meanings of connections, and artistic and design concepts abound.
Visting Artist Tara Sartorius
Contributing Artists
Creators
Larry Percy
Tara Sartorius
Featured Alabama Artists
Winfred Hawkins
Lynnette Hesser
Tori Nicole Jackson
Debra Eubanks Riffe
Tara Sartorius
Troy University Faculty Artists
Walter Black
Sara Dismukes
Jonny Farrow
Beverly Leach
Larry Percy
Greg Skaggs
Will Jacks
Invited International Artists
Ola AlAnqar
Safira Ali
Sarah AlRawi
Paul Barchilon
Araceli Casale
Nelufa Chowdhury
Fabiola de la Cueva
Marzieh Kaviani
Theofano Kenjar
Alifia Khan, MD
Surabhi Kochar
Neerja Misra
Ary Nassiri
Lieve Oudejeans
Suada Reindel
Bridgette Schneider
Shirley Shellentrager
Roya M. Souag
Asma Waheed
Adam Williamson
Visit www.troymuralproject.org or @troymuralproject on Instagram to learn more about the artist
“My home is a place of comfort where unconditional love and kindness fill the spaces in between the walls and bind generations, past, present and future into an eternal bond of harmony.”
Gallery
Organizer
On loan from the artists and Troy University.
The Nature of Home consists of 19 panels of ceramic and mixed media tiles mounted in steel frames created by artists Tara Sartorius and Larry Percy, with contributions from eight featured Alabama artists, other invited international artists, Troy University faculty and staff, and many Troy University students. This project is funded, in part, by a generous grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Related Events and Programs
Tessellated Tiles (and Tasty Treats) with Tara Sartorius
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Tessellated Tiles (and Tasty Treats) with Tara Sartorius
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