NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana artist paid tribute to the thousands of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Gavin Goode is an artist who works out of Noblesville. He had his piece unveiled at the Freedom Tower in New York City on Wednesday.
The Marine veteran worked on the 10-foot by 5-foot work of art every day for the last three months.
"Every time I stand in front of this, it runs me about $90 worth of paint," Goode said.
It's an artistic tribute to the lives lost at the World Trade Center on 9/11.
"This is definitely a piece that has taken a lot of thought to create, so I just try to be very reverent and mindful of the day and hope they enjoy the piece," Goode said.
Goode worked with Metal Supermarkets to use copper for the painting's background.
He was chosen by the National Guard to have his piece unveiled to the world at the Freedom Tower in New York City. The piece took many hours to complete.
"We hand built this frame to suit the image and it's just been a lot of moving parts. 450 hours total," Goode said. "Everything had to be exact from every line of the hair to the spikes and the rivets."
There's a reason he was chosen. He's created out-of-this-world artwork for people across the world.
"Yeah, we did some stuff for Snoop, Usher, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns," Goode said. "Just got back from doing a Mark Wahlberg event for the fourth year. So that was fun."
But it's this piece, which sheds light on one of America's darkest days, that he hopes people will remember the most.
"This is the pinnacle of my career thus far hands down. It's going to take a lot to top this one," Goode said.
Later, his artwork will be moved to the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. where it will be permanently housed.
