Microbiology
Building wall beautified by artistic mural
Tracey Roman/On-line Forty-Niner
Artist
Christian Mace's work transformed a once-barren
wall into a work of art.
By
Jeanette Prather
On-line Forty-Niner
Last
month, the Biology Student Association held
a contest to determine who was going to
paint the mural in the Microbiology Building--207.
Christian Mace, a junior at Cal State Long
Beach, won the contest among five other
peers and was chosen to paint an ecological
scene on a 5-by-15 foot blank wall in the
biology students lounge.
Although
Mace said that after spending three hours
working on the mural, little had been achieved,
but she said she still loves it and works
steadily on it at least once every other
day.
Mace
said she used to draw all the time when
she was younger, but said "this is
the first major project I've ever undertaken
and definitely my first mural."
When
asked why she is undergoing such a grand
project with no compensation, Mace replied,
"I just want something of mine to be
immortalized on campus."
According
to Mace, the painting consists of an earth
scene with whales, birds, deer and a forest
as to "completely encompass nature"
and display "ecological features."
Before
the mural began, the wall was "an ugly
yellow that we painted white last semester,"
Pam Koval, the president of the association
said. "We wanted the artwork to reflect
nature and show aspects of biology."
The
art mural was funded by two separate sources;
President Maxson gave a $100 donation for
art supplies, and the rest of the funding
came from the association's student account.
The painting officially began April 3 and
is scheduled to be completed by the end
of the semester.
According
to Koval, "the BSA is one of the oldest
clubs on campus and a few years ago we decided
to reach a goal that would allow people
to know we're here."
The
Biology Student Association is working on
this goal by painting a mural in their lounge.
"We
use the room for a lot of things,"
Koval said, "We want to make sure that
it's a place where students want to go."
Mace
is optimistic about the potential outcome
as well.
"The
mural will absolutely draw attention to
the room," Mace said.
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