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Ace Hotel mural
I’m very excited to share a wall mural I created for Ace Hotel recently! It was a great honor being asked to be among the small group of artists who’ve contributed murals to the hotel in the past.
Opening in NYC last year, with locations in Seattle, Portland and Palm Springs, Ace is known for its hipster and motorcycle chic aesthetic. The lobby buzzes with lots of people, furniture, music, laptops and espressos. Their café, Stumptown, has gained lots of praise, along with their British gastropub, The Breslin, which is run by the owners of the Spotted Pig in the West Village. Oh, and Q-Tip spins every Friday night. Not bad, right?
While brainstorming in the weeks before, it was important to ask some larger questions before I started my sketch: What’s its relevancy? What’s its importance? Can it become engaging or participatory? Having an idea for a mural that’s both relative to the space it exists in and reflective of the culture around it is not an easy task to accomplish. However, I felt it was something I had to account for.
With those questions in mind, I hand drew 99 picture frames to create a dense wall of “discovery” about NYC that could be passed to the common tourist staying in the room. Each frame contains a different fact / love / tidbit / thing of interest / or shout-out to a place I dig in the city. At roughly 120 square feet, the art was drawn imprecisely to capture the spontaneity and grit of the city. I used paint markers and opaque black paint to help this technique excel. Consequently, it became a labor of love, an act of obsessiveness that was pleasantly grueling.
I send a huge thanks to the Senior Producer at Ace, Jou-Yie Chou, along with the awesome people at the Art Directors Club. Also a big thanks to Andreina Carrillo, who diligently assisted me in the beginning.
And finally, my sincere gratitude goes to the amazing Brian Rea, who graciously kicked my butt and prepped me to make sure this wasn’t a huge failure. The challenge of translating a paper sketch into a successful wall mural would have been impossible if it wasn’t for his invaluable advice. I am not worthy, Brian. Thank you.
Click photos to enlarge.
Photographs by Mark Dye.
There are 26 responses to "Ace Hotel mural"
Catherine Casalino says:
Whoa! This is amazing, Tim! I didn’t know you had such illustration chops. Nice job.
Timothy Goodman says:
Thanks, Catherine!! Hope you’re well, and having a great birthday! xoxo
Tweets that mention Ace Hotel mural « Timothy Good says:
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Timothy Goodman | design work life says:
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Doug Sheets says:
Beautiful work, definately gives the room a more personal look and feel to it. Great post.
Ace is the Place « STOP-LOOK-LISTEN says:
[...] Based on several recommendations from friends and this sensational, hand-drawn wall mural by Timothy Goodman, I’m mandating a stay at the Ace Hotel on my next trip to [...]
Timothy Goodman « Rock + Bacon says:
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Threadbare Supply Co. » Drawing all over the says:
[...] out Timothy Goodman’s post about the “99 Frames” here, or see a few more images [...]
Winnie Shek says:
Awesome, no other word for it, maybe…..superfragilisticexpialidocious
Natural Treatments says:
we both have those traditional picture frames and digital picture frames at home. both are great for displaying family pictures ~,`
Wandmalerei | Butterflyfish says:
[...] Entstanden ist das alles im Ace Hotel in New York, begleitet wurde das alles von Timothy Goodman. [...]
New York Magazine « Timothy Goodman / Blog says:
[...] I was asked to contribute a cover using a similar approach that of my Ace Hotel mural for their annual “Reasons to Love New York” issue. However, that cover rightfully lost [...]
Visual Arts Briefs » Blog Archive » In says:
[...] design is based on Goodman’s mural for the Ace Hotel, which he made last summer and came out of previous unused covers that Goodman [...]
Communication Arts Illustration Annual 52 « says:
[...] 29, 2011 I’m excited to have my Ace Hotel mural included in this year’s Communication Arts Illustration Annual. And to my surprise, they gave [...]
Type Directors Club 57 exhibit « Timothy Goo says:
[...] super excited that my Ace Hotel mural was selected as a “Judge’s Choice” by Arem Duplessis in this year’s TDC competition! [...]
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AIGA 365 Exhibition « Timothy Goodman / Blog says:
[...] Ace Hotel mural was included in this year’s AIGA 365 Exhibition. This is a big honor, and I’m [...]
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