Karabo Poppy's
Utah Jazz
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mural is installed in
Salt Lake City
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Utah
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, United States.
The mural was painted in 2018.
Background
Poppy is a designer and artist who has worked extensively with many brands and received acclaim for her work.
Prior to painting the mural, Poppy had never been to Utah and only known about the Utah Jazz months prior to beginning her work.
She spoke with members of the Utah Jazz in the
2018–19 season such as
Ricky Rubio and his Jazz teammates
Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( ; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French national team in their international competitions. ...
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Joe Ingles
Joseph Howarth Ingles (born 2 October 1987) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Australian national team. He primarily plays at the small ...
, and
Derrick Favors
Derrick Bernard Favors (born July 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Favors played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season before being selected by the New Jersey N ...
at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus before finalizing her design and beginning to paint the mural. She found herself drawn to the power of a slam dunk and the creativity of dribbling a basketball. She conceived the mural through these inspirations and sought to capture the energy of the game,
jazz
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music, and Utah’s love for the team while blending African aesthetics.
Mural
The mural measures at 20 feet by 70 feet (6.096m x 21.336m), and it is located in the west-facing wall of Valter’s Osteria in downtown Salt Lake City.
Poppy began work on the mural on October 21, 2018, and finished on November 1 shortly after midnight.
See also
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Street art
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graff ...
References
2018 paintings
Murals in Utah
Utah Jazz
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