Art on Street
June 14th, 2010
Anyone see this today?
In a photo taken by joshderr, he noticed construction on the corner of Prospect and Jay Street before realizing that it is some sort of art work. He says:
What initially appeared to be road work at the corner of Prospect and jay street in DUMBO turned out to be some sort of art project (Street art taken literally?). New asphalt was laid down with a swirling flourish design sunk within. Given that laing down asphalt is a fairly labor-intensive job, and doing it cleanly requires heavy equipment, it is doubtful this was done by a single person. Aside from the DOT branded cones surround it, no artist name or credit otherwise was found. Ideas people?
Here’s another detail view on flickr. If this is in fact art, who is the artist?
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June 15th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Completely amazing and audacious piece. Is the artist still unknown to us?
June 15th, 2010 at 11:58 am
they had DoT out there doing the work on saturday night…
June 15th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
from Gothamist: “Asphalt Tattoo” by landscape architect Paula Meijerink. http://gothamist.com/2010/06/15/new_street_art_…
I await the first vehicle to make the turn to wide and blow out a tire or two on the shards…
June 16th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Hello– I am one of the designers involved, part of a fluctuating collective called OnAsphalt (http://www.onasphalt.com). This project was in collaboration with the NYC DOT, and press release and signage are forthcoming. As you've noted, it was an intense process to realize this project so self promotion had to wait until it was completed.
June 18th, 2010 at 1:20 am
what an absurd waste of material and resources.
June 18th, 2010 at 5:20 am
what an absurd waste of material and resources.