“Great Blue” is a large scale mural on the new PATH400 segment between Lenox Square and Miami Circle. The challenge to artists was to give us something that responded to the juxtaposition between infrastructure and nature. The artist selection was an open call, in which we received 77 responses from artists across Atlanta. Special thanks to Hilary Spandorfer, Mark Karelson, Anne Tract, Katherine Dirga, Ed McBrayer and Paul Kennedy for helping us arrive at our final selection – Krista Jones (aka JONESY).
Jones is an Atlanta local and her work is inspired by intricate patterns found in nature. Jones is an Interdisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA, USA. She was born to a military family in Dallas, Texas in 1973 and spent her life traveling both nationally and internationally. Jonesy has used art most of her life as a tool to express and process the human experience. Some of her other clients include Atlanta BeltLine, Unscripted Way, Sustainable Wellness, Aquarius Magazine, Brandshake Creative, Precision Performance Atlanta, Expression Chiropractic, Hales Photography, Virtually Staging Properties, KGA Creative, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Third & Urban, Lake Claire Community Land Trust, MARTA, Modera Vinings, ABV Agency, Path Foundation and Living Walls. She was a recipient of Laura Patricia Calle grant in 2017 for Living Walls in collaboration with four other women for a mural project called “In Solidarity” and assisted world-renowned artist Hopare in the creation of Atlanta’s largest mural to date. Her own murals can be seen around the Atlanta metro area and are rich with animal imagery, patterns, vibrant color and symbolism.
This mural was made possible thanks to a partnership with MARTA through their Artbound program.
Great Blue
