9 Dynamic Art Installations Foster Interest and Engagement

Project: Viceroy Washington DC

The details: For the renovation of the Viceroy Washington DC, Novato, California-based EDG Interior Architecture + Design teamed up with Julie Coyle Art Associates to create a dynamic mixed-media mural behind the hotel’s registration desk that references the brand’s monarch butterfly logo. Handpainted 3D metal butterflies applied to the faux-finished wall appear to carry silver lines to the outer edges of the mural, where the insects transform into gold and pearlescent abstract shapes. “The butterflies symbolize a metamorphosis, as in the rebirth of this property,” says Coyle. “It captures the creative spirit of the neighborhood, which is full of restaurants, galleries, and theaters.”