“ABSTRACT” by Vanessa Alvarez Diaz.
DUMBO – The DUMBO Improvement District and Brooklyn Bridge Park have announced 11 selected designs from nine artists for barricade cover designs to be installed throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park and DUMBO with the goal of enlivening the streetscape and bringing forth a spirit of togetherness within the neighborhood.
The barricades, featuring the work by these talented artists, will be stationed throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park and DUMBO as placemaking in situ, as well as for street closings, at events and for other purposes—often in busy areas that serve as well-known photo opportunities, such as along the waterfront, Washington Street and more. The barricade cover art will be on display for two years, rotating throughout the neighborhood and park during that time period.
The selected designs and artists include:
- “Footprint” by Acrylicize.
The artists explain, “We are exploring the details that make DUMBO unique. Through space and activity, a bold expression of the local flair comes to life. We’ve developed a series of patterns and colors that personify the simple things that make DUMBO unique.”
- “I Saw An Elephant” by Alexey Tishkin.
“Anyone who has visited the DUMBO area for the first time will easily recognize themselves in my art,” says Tishkin. “DUMBO liberates and surprises. A variety of people strive here for impressions and always experience genuine children’s delight from what they see. About the same when a child sees a live elephant for the first time. Probably DUMBO’s most important attraction is the view of the Manhattan Bridge from Washington Street, and thanks to the name, DUMBO’s symbol is an elephant. I’ll be completely honest with you – take a closer look: the Manhattan Bridge, in front of which an enthusiastic audience gathers, casts the shadow of an elephant.”
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