Showing posts with label weed bombing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weed bombing. Show all posts
Monday, October 3, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
PARK(ing) Day #Miami, Friday September 16th, 2011: Grand Central Park
The Omni Park West Redevelopment Association (OPWRA) is pleased to announce a new PARK (ing) day location in a dilapidated area of Downtown Miami. The former site of the Miami Arena, a five acre parcel slated to become Grand Central Park www.grandcentralpark.org.
Several hundred trees slated for planting in the Park will be staged in 15 metered spaces directly in front of the site, where the tree canopy was cut down to build the former Arena. OPWRA also intends to install for a temporary period a dumpster "parklet" as recently seen in San Francisco. Come out and support us and enjoy some down home ribs by Brother Frazier..
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Miami street artists participate in “weed bombing”
Miami street artists are beautifying a dilapidated neighborhood, one weed at a time.
Miami, FL September 12, 2011 — In an area mostly devoid on any color except for black asphalt, Miami street artists are brightening one of the most dilapidated areas of Downtown Miami, one weed at a time.
Weed bombing is the act of converting overgrown weeds into works of street art by painting them various colors, thus adding a vibrancy to the neighborhood that did not exist before. Bradley Knoefler, founder of the Omni Parkwest Redevelopment Association (OPRA), which organized the event stated “we used to cut the weeds ourselves, but it’s much more beneficial to beautify them and convert them into street art. Unlike traditional graffitti, weed bombing doesn’t damage private or public property and has immediate benefits to our quality of life.”
“The idea is gaining traction among local street artists,” said Gregg Rivera, one of the participating artists “Wynwood has its graffitti walls, and Downtown we have our weeds. They both are a blank canvas that street artists can use to practice their art.” Knoefler hope the idea will catch on and traditional taggers will paint weeds instead of buildings. “This way we can beautify the neighborhood through street art as opposed to degrading it.”
Follow: @WeedBombing and www.WeedBombing.com for more information
Miami, FL September 12, 2011 — In an area mostly devoid on any color except for black asphalt, Miami street artists are brightening one of the most dilapidated areas of Downtown Miami, one weed at a time.
Weed bombing is the act of converting overgrown weeds into works of street art by painting them various colors, thus adding a vibrancy to the neighborhood that did not exist before. Bradley Knoefler, founder of the Omni Parkwest Redevelopment Association (OPRA), which organized the event stated “we used to cut the weeds ourselves, but it’s much more beneficial to beautify them and convert them into street art. Unlike traditional graffitti, weed bombing doesn’t damage private or public property and has immediate benefits to our quality of life.”“The idea is gaining traction among local street artists,” said Gregg Rivera, one of the participating artists “Wynwood has its graffitti walls, and Downtown we have our weeds. They both are a blank canvas that street artists can use to practice their art.” Knoefler hope the idea will catch on and traditional taggers will paint weeds instead of buildings. “This way we can beautify the neighborhood through street art as opposed to degrading it.”
Follow: @WeedBombing and www.WeedBombing.com for more information
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