The Grand Prospect Hall project took about 3 years for Lauren to complete Mr. Mike Halkies, the owner of the Grand Prospect Hall, hired artist Lauren Versailles (Poutchkov ) in 1993 to portray a lively ballroom scene. The artist scattered among the dancers the faces of Halkias' friends and famous singers like Luciana Pavarotti . The walls were bare inside the historic catering palace before the Lauren began his work. The only place that was finished was the theater. Then Lauren had to come up with new ideas that would reflect the architecture and the time frame of the historic building. The Grand Prospect Hall is located at 263 Prospect Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn.The Hall has been host to various movies, music videos, photo shoots, and fairytale weddings. It is also has been the first theater in Brooklyn that opened in 1892. The historical property itself was a residence of Al Capone for 10 years. On the first meeting with Lauren, Mike proposed to paint the walls like marble. Lauren offered to create a palace like atmosphere. He made a scaled sketch of artwork that would fit into the mirrors. The colors were selected by Mike to match the colors of a perfume advertisement. First Lauren had to make a scaled drawing on the wall for the plasterwork. After that, he worked on the mural pieces that would fit inside of the plaster frame. Then gold leaf was applied to all of the plaster designs. All of the artworks in Grand Prospect Hall are unique and specially designed to fit Grand Prospect Hall interiors. All of the smaller ornamental decorative artwork was painted directly onto the walls without sketches. The columns at the main hall were painted to resemble marble. In the foyer Lauren designed the artwork on the ceiling. There were plaster-casting specialists who assisted Lauren. There were thirty or more murals created inside the Grand Prospect Hall by Lauren Versailles. The murals are permanently exhibited inside the historical hall. For more view of the murals you can also visit Grand Prospect Hall website at: |