Residential Garage, TBD, CO
COLORFUL FISH ON GARAGE DOOR
community Project • 2021
COLORFUL FISH ON GARAGE DOOR
A vibrant collection of tropical fish swimming across a residential garage door, transforming a utilitarian surface into a slice of coral reef. The piece brings marine color and movement to a neighborhood street, turning the most mundane part of a house into its most memorable feature.
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Artist's Note
“Garage doors are the most overlooked surfaces in residential architecture. They're huge, they face the street, and most people just paint them beige. I saw an opportunity to bring the ocean to a landlocked neighborhood.”
— Rachel Dinda
Inspiration
Tropical reef fish are nature's graffiti artists — impossibly bright, boldly patterned, unapologetically vivid. I wanted to channel that same fearless use of color onto a surface that usually avoids attention.
The Process
Garage doors flex and move, so the paint needs to be flexible too. I used high-quality exterior latex with extra binder, applied in thin coats to prevent cracking. Each fish was painted individually with its own color story, then I unified them with flowing water elements between.
Community Impact
The neighbors stop and watch whenever the door goes up and down — the fish seem to swim as it moves. It's started conversations about commissioning more residential murals in the area.
Project Details
Location
Residential Garage, TBD, CO
Year
2021
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