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painting on the left above provided the
inspiration for this 9' by 6' balloon art graphic. The painting was one of
those selected by Rocky Toomey to decorate the
Final Night Gala at the 2002 International
Balloon Arts Convention (IBAC) in Chicago, IL,
USA. The event setting was an art gallery
complete with eight large balloon
"paintings" and a variety of
magnificent balloon sculptures as well.
The painting was
translated into a balloon design by Graham &
Mary Queen Rouse of Rouse International in
Columbia SC, USA. The design was assembled and
installed by IBAC staff and volunteers attending
the balloon convention with Qualatex balloons and
an expandable Rouse Matrix Systems framework.
The "Barking
Dog" balloon painting was framed with gold
balloons as were all the balloon paintings that
graced the walls of the art gallery gala event.
Spotlights on the balloon paintings helped them
to stand out in the darkened room.
You may notice that some
of the edges of the figures have been changed
from the original design in the finished piece .
This was done to save time to finish a huge
decorating project with limited manpower.
The original design
calls for multiple, smaller balloons to go into
some individual opening in the framework to make
the lines straight in some places and to make
smooth curves in other places. The use of one
balloon per opening gets the idea across with
fewer balloons in less time. The plans available here for download show the more elaborate,
original design.
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