Maze of the Week #9 - Piet Mondrian tribute maze

February 28, 2022

Our 9th maze of the week is a little bit different than normal. It is not anything special in terms of maze construction but it is a tribute to the Dutch Painter Piet Mondrian. Even if you do not know the name, you know his work, If you have been to a significant art museum you have almost certainly seen his work on display. He is featured this week to celebrate his birthday on March 7, 1872. I also added an Arrow Maze tribute because the construction lends itself to it so well.

Some information about Piet Mondrian

I do not think I can do justice to such a famous artist, his ongoing influence and his life. Luckily there is a website that features all of the information you could want. It includes a complete visual listing of all 120 of his works of art.

Here is a quick 3 minute video speaking about Piet and his style:

The mazes:

This is a simple square filled with simple squares and rectangles colored as Piet Mondrian may have done it. The maze construction is standard and nothing special beyond the fun coloration.

Piet Mondrian Tribute Maze — Piet Mondrian tribute maze

And here is the original artwork before any maze was added:

I decided to add an Arrow Maze tribute because I like a good Arrow Maze and its structure lends itself well to his work !

Piet Mondrian Arrow Maze Tribute — Piet Arrow Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A famous historical landmark and building with a ton of detail. I think you are going to really like it !

Maze of the Week #8 - Abraham Lincoln Maze

February 21, 2022

Happy President’s Day for those of you joining us from the United States. For the holiday we have maze fo the week #8, an Abraham Lincoln maze based on the statue in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The maze is a draw and cut construction. It is large sized and in 2 colors.

Some information about Abraham Lincoln

Let’s just go right to the video:

Let’s take a look at a photo before we get to the maze !

Abraham Lincoln Memorial statue — Photo by **Sachith Ravishka Kodikara** from **Pexels**

The maze:

Includes the quote featured behind him in the memorial.

Abraham Lincoln Statue Maze — Abraham Lincoln Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

Something a bit different - a tribute to a famous artist.

Maze of the Week #7 - Alabama Theatre Sign Maze

February 14, 2022

The 7th maze of the year features the Alabama Theatre Sign in Birmingham, Alabama. This is our third sign maze of the year. The maze construction is standard, I would also say this is the easiest of our mazes so far this year. After creating this sign (before adding the maze) I realized that the “open” space around the letters meant creating an easy maze or making very narrow pathways and a much harder maze. The band of lights that surround the sign also meant I needed to use an internal start and goal.

Some information about the Alabama Theatre

Originally opened the day after Christmas in 1927 as a movie theater, this historic theater was added to Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on February 15th, 1977. It includes a theater pipe organ nicknamed “Big Bertha” with 32 sets of pipes. They seem to have a busy schedule that you can find on their official website here.

This 7 minute video shows a nice interview with Cecil Whitmire and features Big Bertha !

Here is a photo of the sign before we get to the mazes.

The Mazes:

I made 2 versions of the maze. First the color version:

Alabama Theatre Sign Maze in color — Alabama Theatre Sign Maze

And then I re-colored the maze into greyscale. When I looked at the sign I kept thinking about old black and white movies and how it would look in them.

I hope you enjoy the mazes. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A special maze for the President’s Day holiday in the United States.

Maze of the Week #6 - Blue Mustang Sculpture Maze

February 7, 2022

Our 6th maze of the year is a maze of “Blucifer” as some locals call it, or the Blue Mustang Sculpture that sits outside of Denver International Airport. This maze comes in 2 versions, color and a (mostly) black and white. The construction is free drawn. I am featuring the maze this week because it was completed on February 11, 2008.

Some information about the Blue Mustang Sculpture

This is a fiberglass sculpture from the artist Luis Jiménez. Unfortunately, it also led directly to his death. The sculpture is 32 feet high and weighs 9,000 pounds. The eyes are red LED lights. You can learn all about the sculpture on it’s Wikipedia page. I also highly suggest you check out this background story by Cameron Bailey.

Or you can just watch a 10 minute video about the horse:

Some pictures:

All three photos are provided courtesy of Denver International Airport. I included the restoration picture to give you an idea of the scale of the Mustang !