BY KEVIN OKLOBZIJA
Artist Karen
Krupp-Tremer has brought back to life the interior walls of the former Eastman
School of Dentistry building.
A lifelong
resident of the Rochester area, Krupp-Tremer reproduced the murals in the
library and community room at what is now Eastman Gardens.
She was
commissioned for the work in 2016, when Home Leasing began the process of
turning the long-vacant building at 800 E. Main St. into affordable housing for
seniors.
The
paintings illustrate a selection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. They were
recreated from photographs of the original murals by Clifford Ulp, a local
artist and friend of George Eastman.
Most of the
canvas panels are six feet tall and, in total, cover 694 square feet of the
upper walls.
“I admire
and respect all forms of art, especially many of the ‘lost arts,’ and have made
it a mission to incorporate these techniques into my various pieces in an
environmentally sensitive way,” Krupp-Tremer said in a news release. “The
primary technique used in the recreation of Clifford Ulp’s murals is an example
of one of those lost arts with a history dating back over 3,000 years but
rarely used today.
Krupp-Tremer
has been recognized for a variety of her works in various homes and businesses
in western New York and the Finger Lakes. She is a past Merit Award winner at
the Clothesline Arts Festival.
“Art is as
much a technical skill as it is a creative one,” she said. “The how of art has
always interested me and motivated me – you never stop learning.”
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