Panoramics are scenic wallpapers that were extremely popular in the 19th century. Intricate and artistic, these wallpapers went beyond simple decor and altered spaces completely. Waynetopia is an imaginative escapist mural that artist Wayne White painted many years ago in his dining room as a tribute to that era. You can see the texture of his L.A. hills home’s walls in the paper. Wayne captures the essence of this historic approach in his unique surrealistic pop art style featuring three of his celebrated word paintings.
Hoodathawt is a non-repeating digitally printed mural. The left side starts out on a crisp morning with bright blues skies peppered with white puffy clouds and a blue fairytale village scene in the background across a clear blue waterway. A brown stone bridge carries you across into green verdant rolling hills where you encounter the first multi color word painting - goodlookinpeoplehavinfunwithoutyou. At this point the mural turns dusky with a ship sailing off into the sunset past an ancient citadel similar to the acropolis. Night hits with lava flowing under a dark sky with a crescent moon and the second word painting - thenextbigthing. Daybreak reveals a tropical location with a sailor flummoxed over his ship burning in cerulean seas. Pass a few more ruins and you encounter the final word painting - yourejustagreeingwithmesoillshutup. What a trip!
Wayne White is a Southern born painter, set designer, puppeteer and illustrator residing in Los Angeles. He won three Emmys for his work on Pee-wee’s Playhouse and his massive cardboard puppets are legendary. As a fine artist, his word paintings he creates over found lithographic prints resemble Ed Ruscha with a humorous, complicated 3D technique.
