A homage to the Washington Color School movement of the 1950’s-1970’s, these two huge, colorful 8’x6’ paintings adorn the elevator lobbies of this beautifully-renovated Metropolitan Square building in Washington, DC.

Complementing the design work of Gensler, the paintings by artist Marcel Rozek provide an uncontrolled and intuitive contrast to the keen attention to detail in the other finishes. Marcel’s work is created by letting watered down paint absorb into the unprimed canvas. While he has some control over the fluidity and color, often the paint will “do its own thing and go where it wants to go.”

It was our pleasure to have worked with Gensler and Boston Properties on this project!