Another traffic box in the downtown area will get an artistic makeover starting Monday. St. Joseph native Bradley J. Daniels was selected to give the traffic box at Fifth Street and Francis a colorful transformation. This is the fifth annual traffic box project sponsored by the Allied Arts Council.
Daniels can be found painting the traffic box at 5th and Francis Monday, October 24 thru Wednesday, October 26 from 2:00- 5:00 p.m. A celebratory reception honoring the artist will take place at Just Desserts by Mom on October 26 at 5:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Cathy Ketter at 816-233-0231 or [email protected] by Tuesday, October 25, 2016.
After reviewing multiple submissions, the selection committee chose St. Joseph native Bradley J. Daniels’ design as the winner. Daniels graduated from Missouri Western State University in 2012 with a BFA in Graphic Design and is currently the Graphic Designer for St. Joe Sign Co.
“I’ve always found a great passion in visual communications through creating art,” said Daniels. “I enjoy when the everyday is turned into something unique and new. I’ve been interested in becoming a commercial artist for some time now, so when I came across the opportunity to create something in my hometown, it caught my attention,” he said.
Daniels says he first became aware of the traffic box project when his friend, Hannah Greenwell, was chosen as last year’s artist. Daniels entered the 2016 contest and won with his design “Galactic Perspectives.” The artwork features a whimsical background of swirls, stars and planets resembling a galaxy, a top view of three-dimensional skyscrapers and his signature green and purple snail with the a word bubble containing the phrase “Chill out Bro.”
When asked about his design, Daniels explained that it is really all about realizing that no matter how big your problems seem to be, if you put them into perspective in the grand scheme of things, you’ll realize that your problems are rather small. “I hope people just take a minute to check it out first, but really, I’d like them to take about 10 minutes and just stop thinking about what is to come and just be,” he said. “Enjoy the simple moments and the company of your friends and family. Stop worrying about all the issues of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Just take a little bit of time and chill out, bro.”