By Cliff McBride, University Communications and Marketing
The newest addition to USF St. Petersburg is a lively and colorful mural of Tampa Bay’s marine environment spanning all seven floors of the campus parking garage.
Painted by Jay Giroux, a visiting faculty member in USF’s Graphic Arts Program, along with several Graphic Arts students, the mural depicts various scenes of the local aquatic ecosystem and numerous marine life. It transitions from the deep sea to the horizon and sky as one moves from the ground floor to the top of the parking garage.
“This setting provided us the unique opportunity of painting a mural across multiple floors, illustrating the various creatures and settings one would see as they move up from the ocean floor,” Giroux said. “I hope the students look at this and gain a further appreciation of the beauty we have around us.”