Name: Loutopia Exhibition Opening
Start: 2021-11-05T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-11-05T21:00:00-05:00
Location: TechArtista Downtown

Loutopia Exhibition Opening

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Loutopia is a conceptual exploration of how art, nature, and sustainable systems can transform St. Louis for the better.

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TechArtista and Jayvn Solomon have teamed up to bring the Loutopia series to our Downtown location. We will host a Loutopia Exhibition Opening Party on Friday, November 5th, from 5pm to 9pm at 401 Pine Street in Downtown St. Louis. The exhibition will be on view Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm until Friday, May 13, 2022.Jayvn often goes outside to enjoy the fresh air and observe the scenery in my hometown. In these moments, he looks upon the city and fantasizes about what could be—parking garages in need of a mural, overlooked green rooftop opportunities, areas filled in with concrete that could be a rain garden, etc. Simultaneously, he has a desire to further combine his interests and topics he cares about: Environmental Stewardship &amp; Conservation, Public Art, Alternative Energy, Innovative Technology, Socially Equitable Spaces, and community building. One day, Jayvn got tired of putting up with the anxiety of simply thinking about these things and decided to paint the picture for himself and others. Hence, he decided to use my skills to create a series of images now called Loutopia.Loutopia is a visual exploration of how we can use art, nature, and sustainable systems to both regenerate and maximize the potential of existing buildings and spaces in St. Louis; both aesthetically &amp; functionally. Throughout this series of renderings, Jayvn has taken photos of existing spaces in St. Louis and reimagined how these spaces could actually work to suit our needs in St. Louis. Given many challenges we face in our community here in St. Louis, most concepts vary in focus, but center around a simple concept: “Potential vs. Reality”. Jayvn’s intent with this work is to excite one single thought and belief in his community: that the Loutopia concept could very well be our reality in St. Louis. Since beginning this project, he has had the opportunity to implement several murals locally, design and create an augmented-reality-based, live-stream concert, design and install St. Louis’ first public futsal court (located in Dutchtown), and connected with many St. Louisans on several levels. Since having connected with so many locally, there’s been minimal doubt in his mind that St. Louis has what it takes and more to achieve this standard of living! Moving forward, he hopes to work with the community even more and grow this effort into several real-life case studies. He believes these collaborative, functional, and publicly creative moments will get people to understand our potential.Learn more about Jayvn and his work here: https://www.techartista.org/culture/2021/10/13/an-interview-with-artist-jayvn-solomon-creator-of-loutopia

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