Public Art and Commissions
"Imagination is fundamental to a healthy happy life. Connection and playing keep us young at heart." -Andrea Vocab Sanderson
PROJECT INTRODUCTION:
Definition: Play - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
As a city, state and nation, we have all been through restrictive and solitary times since the Covid Pandemic. Many of us have lost our ability to connect with others and with our sense of joy through play. We want to change this, and inspire people to allow themselves to tap into their inner child, and reap all the benefits that can come with the act of playing.
MURAL STATEMENT:
The mural explores the theme of "adult play" through the medium of dance and movement. Inspired by Felix’s “The Glorious Way She Moves” artworks and the song, “Are We There Yet” by Andrea Vocab Sanderson. The mission of the combined mural and song is to connect the viewer to their inner child, transport them to a mindset that allows them to make time to have fun, and all the benefits that can be reaped through playing.
VIDEO STATEMENT:
The video was shot for the sole purpose of content for the painting. However, the dancing was so magical with Gonzales and Williams embodying the spirit of children at play, having never met before meeting on the dance "playground" for the filming. I decided to edit what was filmed to share. Sanderson was filmed separately and added to the video. The video was shot with iPhone and Cannon SLR Digital camera.
About the Permission to Play Project
Permission to Play (Are We There Yet?) Video Runtime: 5:50 minutes
CREDITS:
Video: Produced, Filmed, Edited, and Directed by Barbara Felix
Poetry Lyrics by: Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson
Music Composed by Eddy "Versatile" Keyz for Keyz 2 The Soul Productions
Featuring: Odious Dance & Xelena Gonzalez (dancers)
Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson (poet/vocalist)
Video Location: Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio. TX.
This spoken word song was inspired and created for the purpose of the art mural "Permission to Play". The artwork of the mural was created by Barbara Felix with funding and support from Centro San Antonio's Art Everywhere Project. https://centrosanantonio.org/centro-a...