Ep 106: Large Scale Murals with Taylor White
On this episode we interview artist and muralist, Taylor White. We talk about trusting your ability to be a self-supported artist, learning how to paint in color on large scale, factoring in the client's opinion with commission projects, and handling the interpersonal challenges of painting large scale in public.
Taylor White
Artist | Raleigh, NC
Headshot photo credit to photographer Samantha Everette.
Taylor White is an American painter and muralist whose work engages with the fundamental elements of being. Combining refined techniques of classical training with bright, unexpected color choices born from the residue of street art and pop culture, White’s work explores the way in which we experience the formless chaos of potential through being, and how the order we inhabit can sometimes dissolve backwards into the incredible complexity from which it emerged.
White was raised in Raleigh, NC and educated at the Savannah College of Art and Design, completing her BFA in Illustration in 2007. Upon graduating, she began contributing her efforts to acclaimed Oslo-based advertising agency TRY/Apt, as the first and only full-time illustrator hired in a Norwegian agency at the time.
Three years later her choice to pursue painting brought her to Australia, where she found a new kind of success traversing the textures of urban environments, furnishing the streets and galleries of Melbourne with her uniquely haunting, expressive portraits of forlorn youth.
She has exhibited internationally from Melbourne to Berlin, LA, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit. She has contributed to events for Juddy Roller, Outer Space Project, Richmond Mural Project, Murals in the Market, Branded Arts, BLINK Cincinnati, and SCOPE Miami Beach. In 2018 she worked with Google Fiber to create one of the largest public-facing Augmented Reality murals in the world. In 2021 she completed Raleigh’s second Augmented Reality mural, “8-Bit to 5G,” a tribute to the future of gaming and esports in the City of Raleigh. Clients have included Google Fiber, Hyatt Hotels, Microsoft, Lululemon, AC Hotels by Marriott, and Kane Realty Corp.
She is currently based in Raleigh, NC.
Stay Connected With Taylor:
Website: https://taylorwhite.art
Facebook: https://facebook.com/taylorwhiteart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylorwhitestudio
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorwhite/
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Instagram: @thecoreyclaxton
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