Artist: Emily Elliott

Title: Muncie in the Third Dimension!

Location: 8th and Batavia

Statement: I am a rather new Muncie resident. I moved last year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. I have been unable to experience much of Muncie because of health concerns, but as things have been getting safer and opening up, I am excited to start experiencing all the city has to offer. When I first visited Muncie in 2019, one of the first things I noticed was the traffic boxes alongside the road. I immediately thought it was something I wanted to participate in. In high school, I painted a Beatles mural in my mother's music classroom. I knew I had experience painting a large-scale art piece. The inspiration for my box comes from a mixture of B Movies, Japanese kaiju films, Andy Warhol, and 50s pop art. Movies are my favorite artistic medium because they combine so many different practices. Photography, cinematography, theater, writing, editing, music... they are all cells of the body that make up a film. I wanted to create a piece for all the film buffs out there.

Bio: Emily was born and raised in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Constantly filling up sketchbooks and notebooks with her drawings, she always loved visual art from a very young age. Drawing and painting were her primary passions in school until she joined band in the 5th grade. After discovering her immense passion for music, she decided that it would be her main area of study after high school. Emily obtained her Instrumental Music Education degree at the Oklahoma State University Greenwood School of Music. Aside from her music classes, she took various art and film courses while at university. Emily has been a lifelong participant in the arts. She is currently a teacher for Muncie Community Schools and the Muncie Public Library. She is also an avid video game collector and cohosts a Twitch stream with her significant other.