Expand<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPeterson\u2019s mural, \u201cRhythm, Flavor, Motion,\u201d is the first of several major paintings to find a home among the new features of the 100-acre development project transforming the area around the Honda Center. The multi-story art piece features a musician, chef and young hockey player awash in vibrant hues of red, blue, yellow and orange \u2014 though fictional, the three figures represent the district\u2019s focus on bringing live music, culinary arts and sporting events to the area, Peterson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI strive to paint people that someone can relate to,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cEvery wall has a challenge of, \u2018How do you represent the most people in a community in a single wall?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Miami-based artist designs murals for buildings across the nation, and \u201cRhythm, Flavor, Motion\u201d marks his ninth mural in Orange County. Before moving back to his hometown three years ago, Peterson spent roughly a decade in Orange County, where he launched his full-time art career painting portraits of the unhoused community in his neighborhood. That practice instilled in him a lifelong love for creating art that captures the essence of local communities, and it\u2019s exactly what he hopes to achieve in his visual representation of OCVibe, he said.<\/p>\n
Over the course of the next year, OCVibe plans to debut more than 70 original artworks as part of a long-term commitment to champion publicly accessible art in the Anaheim district. In partnership with the art and design studio FUTUREFORMS, OCVibe recently unveiled its plan for a public art program that is expected to include one of the nation\u2019s most diverse outdoor galleries.<\/p>\n
FUTUREFORMS co-founder Nataly Gattegno said the design studio has worked to deliberately weave art into public spaces and involve a diverse range of artists in the project. Visitors will be able to view the outdoor gallery along a 2- to 3-mile pedestrian loop.<\/p>\n
\u201cOCVIBE has a firm belief that public art has the capacity to bring people together, to make places much more active (and) to create community engagement,\u201d Gattegno said. \u201cIt\u2019s been an interesting process of respecting the fabric (of the city) that\u2019s already there \u2014 it\u2019s history and the people who have been a part of that culture of place \u2014 and allowing new things to layer on top.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gattegno and co-founder Jason Kelly Johnson are behind the sculptural canopy, known as \u201cStretto,\u201d which will sit in front of the incoming concert hall and face OC Vibe\u2019s Urban Park, an open-air gathering space where visitors will be able to enjoy the outdoor entertainment and art installations.<\/p>\n
The sculpture\u2019s design and title are references to the piece\u2019s musical namesake, which embodies the lively energy that Gattegno hopes will soon fill the space. Additionally, \u201cStretto\u201d will act as a visual bridge between the Honda Center and the under-construction concert hall, highlighting the sports center\u2019s longstanding history while welcoming onlookers into the adjacent space, Gattegno said.<\/p>\n
\u201cStretto\u201d is part of the larger vision that FUTUREFORMS has for the district\u2019s visual aesthetic. By recruiting a variety of local, emerging and nationally established artists, the design team is focused on crafting a \u201csense of place\u201d that will appeal not only to visitors, but also to the residents who will soon occupy the residential areas, Gattegno said.<\/p>\n
OCVibe will be building more than 2,000 housing units. In addition to luxury apartments, the residential area will include about 340 affordable units as part of an early commitment to make renting accessible in the district, said Brian Myers, a senior director on the OCVibe development team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really wanted to have a rich community experience around lifestyle, not just food and entertainment,\u201d Myers said. \u201cIt was important for us to build out a full ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with the new homes, the $5 billion OC Vibe project \u2014 Henry Samueli, the billionaire owner of the Ducks and his company, are behind the development \u2014 includes reinvestment in the Honda Center, new parking structures, restaurants, hotels, park space and incorporates the ARTIC transit station, creating a new neighbor on the city\u2019s southern border. Its developers call it a new downtown for Orange County.<\/p>\n
The invented word Myers used \u2014 \u201ctransmorphic\u201d \u2014 maybe best describes OCVibe\u2019s vision for the development project, he said. He added that the Samueli family was intent on featuring art, entertainment and amenities that would evolve with the community over time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will take on different shapes, depending on your mood and the time of day, and the speed at which you\u2019re traveling through the project,\u201d Myers said. \u201cWe wanted this place to be something that could change.\u201d<\/p>\n
OCVibe\u2019s next mural \u2014 \u201cGratitude\u201d by Anaheim-based artist Carla Roque \u2014 will begin its installation process along Katella Avenue in the coming weeks. Both Roque and Peterson\u2019s murals will be visible from the 57 Freeway. Katella Commons<\/a> \u2014 which boasts the district\u2019s food-focused market hall<\/a>, concert hall<\/a> and new office space The Weave \u2014 will open in early 2027, while the remainder of the project will be finished by 2033.<\/p>\nAs the project progresses, Myers said the team is most invested in fostering a sense of harmony between each sector. For Peterson, it\u2019s legacy that OCVibe is cultivating.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s more special than that?\u201d he asked. \u201cThan leaving behind something creative for generations after you?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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