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Art Park in Bushwick

A public project led by Skewville

Project Proposal


For the past 15 years, Skewville been making street art throughout New York City, hoping to get the opportunity to transform an entire neighborhood using street art. Normally, street artists are relegated to illegal or undercover efforts to get their work known - very rarely do they get the opportunity to work together with the municipalities and property owners to transform a neighborhood.

Having lived in Bushwick for years, they have seen many derelict houses and lots in the neighborhood that could be beautified and turned into street art space for local artists in the community. There are signs that can be made for local businesses in the same style. All of these things are part of their vision to transform Bushwick using street art.

Skewville proposes to establish a new park on an underused street in the neighborhood where other street artists can participate in the work, thus cultivating a spirit of generosity and community collaboration.

About the Artist

Skewville was founded in 1996 by Ad Deville and his twin brother Droo. They pioneered the off-the-wall ‘sreet art’ movement with their infamous sneaker toss campaign. Their sneaker mission became known worldwide, in over 100 cities around the world. With the help of street artist Pufferella, they founded the first gallery for Street Art, The Orchard Street Gallery in Manhattan's Lower East Side, and then moved to Bushwick to start the Factory Fresh Gallery to showcase the freshest names and ideas in Street Art.

www.skewville.org
www.whendogsfly.com
www.factoryfresh.net




Artists Past Work



QUEENS, 2000
Ever on the quest of celebrating NYC neighborhoods through Street Art, Skewville joined forces with a local newspaper stand in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens to promote the borough's colorful sense of local pride.




Skewville Sneaker Mission, 1996-2009
Wooden, screen-printed sneakerss hanging from the electrical wires in 20 countries around the world.




Bushwick Ruins




Arrow




Act Now




Car




Trash Can




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Bushwick - Left
Bushwick - Right1

From The Artist

Bushwick - Right2

Your Voice

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Friday
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The Proposed "Welcome to Bushwick" Mural 

 

Click to see the presentation

Skewville has been sketching a mural in Bushwick that will mark the beginning of their campaign to create a new park in the neighborhood.  That is now the focus of their Street Art Revitaliztion Program for Bushwick.  

The sketch for the mural has been created and discussions with Boar's Head, the owner of the fence, are going along well.  Check out the presentation we are using. 

If you are interested in helping, we'd love to invite you to participate.   We're looking for donated paint and materials so drop us a line if you'd like to get involved.
 

DateOctober 23, 2009 at 1:55 | Comment2 Comments

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Reader Comments (2)

great idea/project. reminds me of the sign/mural project under steve powers down in philly which you should probably cite liberally as a very succesful, contemporary working model that proves the civic pride argument.

don't compromise your own vision, but quote those guys wantonly as "street art" seems the modern tongue, the most recent label in the language of visual culture, but they nail the notion that iconography and the history of murals and signage have a rich, democratizing history.

November 5, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterlondres

Don't you acknowledge that it is high time to receive the loan, which would realize your dreams.

June 21, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHaydenKRISTIN

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