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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.
Artists Past Work
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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.
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Bushwick Ruins
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Arrow
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Act Now
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Car
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Trash Can
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Skewville was recently announced as one of the six artists chosen by the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition to take over a huge wall donated to the cause of art in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Their goal there, as it is in Bushwick, is to unite local artists to create art for the community.
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May 12, 2009 at 17:27 | 2 Comments 
Reader Comments (2)
I see these sneakers around all the time in williamsburg.
Hell yea lets get more color into Greenpoint, NOW.