How this Painting was Translated into a Massive Mural | Mary Heilmann: Long Line | BEHIND THE SCENES

Why did these mural painters write random letters and numbers on our walls in order to translate Mary Heilmann's painting into a large-scale exhibition? There are several techniques for translating a painting into a wall-sized mural, while maintaining the original scale and proportions. Jana Liptak, the lead fabricator on the exhibition Mary Heilmann: Long Line shares with us the technique she used here, called a "scribble grid." We captured some of the behind-the-scenes process of how Jana and her fellow mural painters translated Mary Heilmann's painting onto the wall in our fifth floor galleries. 

Mary Heilmann: Long Line is organized by Laura Phipps, Associate Curator.