Reading Between the Lines

Teaching students rules of color, line, value, pattern, typography, and more.

artists Claudia “MadC” Walde Greg Lamarche Matt W. Moore

Untitled mural by Greg Lamarche as part of the Reading Between the Lines series of projects and classes. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • location

    Multiple Locations

  • Neighborhood

    Citywide

  • completion date

    June 01, 2016

Claudia "MadC" Walde 

  • Untitled mural by Claudia "MadC" Walde for the Reading Between the Lines series of projects and classes. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • MadC at work. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Detail of mural. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • MadC at work. Photo by Steve Weinik.

About the Project 

Reading Between the Lines (RBTL) is a project developed by Mural Arts to highlight some of the core design elements – color, line, value, pattern, and typography – that are inherent in graffiti art. Through classroom, and on-site interventions with professional artists, youth learn the theory and application of these design elements.

Classroom activities yield downloadable fonts, creation of kaleidoscopes, designing jean jackets and many more fun activities. Youth also learn the cultural context of the birth, and development of graffiti.

Greg Lamarche 

  • Untitled mural by Greg Lamarche as part of the Reading Between the Lines series of projects and classes. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Greg Lamarche at work. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Greg Lamarche at work. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Untitled mural by Greg Lamarche as part of the Reading Between the Lines series of projects and classes. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Greg Lamarche at work. Photo by Steve Weinik.

Additionally, RBTL has yielded three new murals by Claudia “MadC” Walde, Greg Lamarche and Matt W. Moore. Each new piece will focus on design elements mentioned above. Additional programming will include collaboration with artists Lady Pink, Mags, Claw Money, Dan 1, Samuel Meyerson and Karma.

Matt W. Moore 

  • Sundial by Matt W. Moore. Photo by Steve Weinik.

  • Matt W. Moore poses with a Mural Arts, Art Education class during installation of his mural. Photo by Steve Weinik.

Mural Locations

Sponsor 

City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services

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