City Of West Hollywood: City Of West Hollywood Presents Smartphone-Enabled Augmented Reality (AR) Installation At West Hollywood City Ha ...

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

January 29, 2022 11:39 AM

The City of West Hollywood presents an augmented reality (AR) installation by Eyejack on the painted mural You’re All Welcome Here by artist Mike Stilkey at West Hollywood City Hall, located at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard, through April 2022. Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image over a real-world view using a camera on a smartphone. Three unique AR animations designed by Eyejack in consultation with the muralist will come to life through smartphone camera view depending on which group of animals within the painted mural the lens is pointed toward by the viewer.

To experience the augmented reality (AR) installation, the viewer may scan a QR code using a smartphone at the mural location or go to the City’s website by clicking here to download the free Eyejack app. Then, in the open app, viewers can hold their smartphone camera aimed at the artwork (for on-site in-person viewing) or an image of the artwork posted on the City’s website to watch the artwork come to life. The Eyejack augmented reality application brings art to life with animation and sound; Eyejack specializes in the curation and distribution of augmented art such as books, posters, event-based AR, street art, murals, and installations.

The mural You’re All Welcome Here by Mike Stilkey (2019) illustrates the City’s all-inclusive joie de vivre with unique animal characters that dance together exuberantly atop a rainbow crosswalk. Mike Stilkey lives and works in Los Angeles. Anthropomorphism is a strong theme in his work, which has been exhibited throughout the United States as well as internationally.

The augmented reality installation by Eyejack and the You’re All Welcome Here mural are Art on the Outside projects organized by the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division, part of the City’s Economic Development Department. The Art on the Outside program installs rotating temporary artworks on the City’s medians and in parks. The AR installation is anticipated to be on display through April 2022.

The City of West Hollywood's Arts Division delivers a broad array of arts programs including Art on the Outside (temporary public art), City Poet Laureate, Drag Queen Story Hour, Free Theatre in the Parks, Grants, Holiday Programming, Human Rights Speaker Series, Library Exhibits, National Poetry Month, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, Summer Sounds + Winter Sounds, Urban Art (permanent public art), and WeHo Reads. For more information about City of West Hollywood arts programming, please visit www.weho.org/arts.

For more information about the augmented reality installation by Eyejack on the You’re All Welcome Here mural by artist Mike Stilkey, please contact Rebecca Ehemann, City of West Hollywood Arts Manager, at rehemann@weho.org or at (323) 848-6846. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

The City of West Hollywood remains in a declared local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. West Hollywood City Hall is open for in-person transactions by appointment. Visitors to City Hall and City facilities are required to adhere to vaccine verification requirements. Click here for details. To make an appointment, visit www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services remain accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via the City’s website at www.weho.org. City of West Hollywood coronavirus information is available at www.weho.org/coronavirus.

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