Bryan Ohno had never mixed art with a social cause. So when the opportunity arose to address the issue of family homelessness, Ohno, president of Urban Art Concept, considered a question: What symbol would resonate with people on both an artistic and communal level?
The spiral, he decided, held great potential. “When you see it, it makes you want to walk toward it, and then it makes you want to walk into it,” Ohno said.
Because a spiral invites participation, Ohno, 50, envisioned the community could come together to create it. ...