If you haven’t done so already, be sure to check out the impressive new mural on the city parking garage at Brazos and 2nd Street, near the Austin Convention Center. A gradient color spectrum reaching 10 floors up the northwest corner of the garage, it measures a whopping 103 feet, making it Austin’s tallest public artwork.
The mural, which was completed in November 2018 by Austin-based, Transylvania-born artist Josef Kristofoletti, is named “Tau Ceti” after a star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to our own sun. According to Kristofoletti, it references unity and diversity, creating a complete spectrum that he believes is an apt symbol for downtown Austin.
The project was part of a Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to upgrade the parking structure with an additional east-facing entrance (it was originally built with only a west-facing entrance). It covers 3,811 square-feet of wall space within an indented corner of the building. Check out a cool time-lapse video of the mural’s creation here, and learn more about Josef Kristofoletti by visiting the artist’s website.