Fair makes ingenious use of 2019 theme “pop”
The Los Angeles County Fair’s “pop” theme is spread throughout Pomona’s Fairplex as the vibrant colors and comic book style art is displayed by using large paintings, murals and photography across walls and building facades.
As soon as fairgoers set foot in the L.A. County fair they notice the familiar smell of the farm and deep fried foods.
Familiar neon signs direct patrons to Mexican and Chinese food stalls.
The conservatory building displays the largest example of “pop” theme at the southwest of the fairgrounds. This building is a greenhouse that changes decorations each year depending on the fair theme.
“Get Your Kicks at L.A. County Fair” was the Route 66-centered theme last year. The fair featured a large exhibit of artist interpretations of the ‘highway that’s the best.’
Last year, the event was decorated by huge butterflies and giant bugs. The statues gave the attendees the impression of miniaturization.
This year Tournament of Roses conservatory designers from the applied various flowers to create scenes that popped with color. Floral designs alluded to Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, constructed with orchids among other flowers. The conservatory’s massive centerpiece overshadowed other displays.
Four parts of the centerpiece represented the Earth’s biomes. Artists crafted an ocean with fish made from flowers and seeds. They created a desert biome complete with a herd of safari animals made from rose seeds. A rainforest biome showed steel frogs and a steel jaguar in a tangle of jungle plants.
The fairground park vividly displayed L.A. County Fair’s pop theme.
Last year, the fair celebrated Americana with scenes of Route 66, gas station artifacts and classic automobiles from the golden age of muscle cars.
Fair designers replicated famous Los Angeles landmarks with small scale models of what they refer to as “pop” architecture. The park exhibited the Hollywood Sign decked out in vibrant neon colors and the world famous entrance to Santa Monica Pier.
L.A. County Fair recreated the landmarks’ color scheme with a palette of neon colors. By adding splashes of hot pink and green, the landmarks popped — making them difficult to look at under the midday sun.
The L.A. County Fair also changed menu to push the limits of how many different types of foods they can deep fry.
Fried pecan pie and deep fried pineapples stood out in an ever-evolving “Deep Fried Menu.”
Long lines of fairgoers waited to buy deep fried “Uncrustables,” peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — crustless sandwiches dipped in boiling oil.
The L.A. County Fair opened a paid section fair for selfie-seekers. Regular admission tickets do not permit entry to “Mi Poco LA” or” My Bit of LA” in Spanish. Fair designers lined the section with eccentric displays, where the pop theme was applied to Dadaist artwork.
A giant mural of multiple walls covered in a repeating image of a blonde woman, composed of smaller photos of babies and their mothers.
The creepy-looking image followed viewers with her gaze.
