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| Carlton Ingleton |
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The Spirit of Love
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Completion Date:
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1997
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Medium:
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Wood and Mixed Media Murals and Cast Concrete Reliefs
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Dimensions:
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East Mural: 63" x 120"
North Mural: 63" x 216"
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Location:
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Crossroads Juvenile Center
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Address:
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East New York Avenue and Bristol Street, Brooklyn
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Architect:
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Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz
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Sponsor Agency:
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Department of Juvenile Justice
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Design Agency:
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Department of Design and Construction
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The Spirit of
Love
is an installation of three mixed media and wood murals located in the main lobby of the center and a series of forty concrete inserts located on the exterior of the building. The imagery within the murals and inserts centers around the message for the advancement of a better life and a better world.
Representations of places of worship, dancers, science and technology, as well as real instruments, are depicted on the west lobby wall to refer to situations where people come together in harmony. On the east lobby wall Carlton Ingleton has depicted the artistic and architectural achievements of earlier civilizations. The murals are linked by a central panel which depicts two embracing figures standing on books symbolic of knowledge and experience.
The cast concrete medallions which are inset on the exterior walls are images of spiritual affinity, togetherness, and caring which reinforce messages of love and the power of knowledge.
About the Artist...
Born in Jamaica, Carlton Ingleton now resides in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He is an active member of his community, and received a Citation for Dedication and Outstanding Service to the Community from Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden. He is a lifetime member of the Art Students League, where he studied from 1970-1980. He has exhibited his work at the Jamaica Arts Center, the Hudson Guild Lowe Art Gallery, the Brooklyn Museum, the Bedford Stuyvesant Center for Art and Culture, and was a co-founder of 843 Gallery.
Artist Quote...
Public art is important to the life of any city. It enhances cultural experiences for people who live and work in our communities and visually compliments the architectural designs of a city's buildings and structures. The Percent for Art Program gave me a great opportunity to contribute to the public art movement. This project freed my mind to envision and create large-scale work. For me, it was a pleasure to receive this commission and visually communicate with the community at large my ideas and aspirations for the betterment of mankind. I hope that the community is pleased with my effort to express in my work my desire for a harmonious, unified, loving society and that this message of cultural understanding, spiritual unity, and progressive alliances in art and technology will reveal the importance of the creative arts in our lives. -- Ingleton, 1997
