{"id":41382,"date":"2018-12-07T13:16:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T19:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=41382"},"modified":"2018-12-26T14:34:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T20:34:47","slug":"sports-fan-street-art-trent-calls-utah-jazz-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/sports-fan-street-art-trent-calls-utah-jazz-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Fan Street Art: Trent Call\u2019s Utah Jazz Mural"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trent Call’s Jazz Mural, 110 South Main Street, November 2018. Photo by Julia Rossiter.<\/p><\/div>\n

Traveling south on Main Street, it\u2019s hard to miss Trent Call\u2019s eclectic homage to the Utah Jazz. There are plenty of Easter eggs to be found in the mural that celebrates the team\u2019s 40 seasons: longtime fans will be able to pick out the evolution of the team\u2019s logo and colors, clever references to Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, and Karl Malone, some iconic symbols of Utah and\u2014is that a Hot Rod reference? This mural is truly visually exciting for any fan,who will discover something new every time they pass by, and be treated with a bit of comic relief.<\/p>\n

Call was asked by the Jazz to complete the mural on the wall just south of the 100 South Zions Bank branch after they saw the mural he did for the Michael Jordan pop-up store at FICE Gallery in downtown Salt Lake City. \u201c[They] liked that direction and character style,\u201d Call says. The Utah native grew up a fan in the \u201880s and \u201890s when the team undoubtedly made a name for itself. \u201cI grew up as a fan\u2026but over time could not keep up with all the new changes and players,\u201d he says. But after doing research, he realized how great the current lineup is. This genuine and researched relationship between Call and the Jazz reveals itself in the mural, with images of Donovan Mitchell juxtaposed with team legends. Indeed, this is a mural for all fans, old and new.<\/p>\n

Call\u2019s body of work transcends a single genre, ranging from formal academic painting to more playful, graffiti-type methods and practices. He has packed as much of this latter style in the mural as he possibly could. The crowded arrangement of the elements of the work allows the viewer\u2019s eye to move around in a staccato progression. And the comic-like elements are successful by way of the interruptions of color and pattern, which ease the experience of looking at an otherwise high contrast design.<\/p>\n

Aside from how playful and energetic the final work came to be, Call cites the quick turnaround as being the biggest challenge to the commission. \u201cThey wanted it completed in time for the beginning of the season,\u201d he recalls. \u201cAnother challenge was coming to consensus on the final design. \u201cI\u2019d say I had to depart from my original vision somewhat.\u201d Regardless of these obstacles, the amalgamation of visions resulted in a successful mural where fans may have difficulty choosing a favorite part of the work. Call himself can\u2019t even pin down a favorite element of the mural. \u201cI really like Hot Rod. And Gobert\u2019s block pose is cool! I like the Buckle Up! I guess just the overall cluttery movement of it all,\u201d says the artist.<\/p>\n

But perhaps more than anything, Call is excited to contribute to the booming Salt Lake City mural scene: \u201cIt\u2019s cool that Salt Lake has finally come around to painting so many blank walls recently!\u201d Call says. Downtown Salt Lake City has become more colorful over the past few years, with murals such as this one, allowing the city to put a unique stamp on itself. Call says, \u201cIt\u2019s really just a big, bold tribute to the team\u2019s history and a way for fans to recognize all the insider things they know and love about the Jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n

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