Dome-inatrix
This is an “unofficial” member of our series, a large 3-foot-by-3-foot steamroller print we created at the 2013 Wayzgoose Festival in Tacoma, WA. We also printed a small letterpress keepsake version of the piece. Both versions of the piece are individually hand-painted with watercolor.
Dome-inatrix has a bit of a story behind it. In the early 1980s, the famous pop artist Andy Warhol proposed to paint his iconic Poppy design on the roof of the Tacoma Dome (incidentally the world’s largest wooden-dome arena). The design was ultimately rejected, but recent public opinion is calling for reconsideration—there is a large movement in Washington to bring the Poppy to completion after all.
In hopes of seeing a rebirth of the Poppy design, this piece is an illustration of the Dome and the Tacoma skyline, with a poppy-like flower in its rightful place. Standing atop the dome is another famous art reference: Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” (a Renaissance painting to which Warhol also paid tribute in the 1980s), presiding over Tacoma’s Renaissance. Learn more on our blog.
Year created
2013
At issue
The importance of public art and our city’s renaissance
Edition size
4 giant steamroller prints, 97 small letterpress prints