More Guerrilla Art in Mid-City
November 20th, 2006 by Editor BSpotted this morning on the way to work on the Jeff Davis neutral ground:
It’s a pitcher full of water suspended above a map of Louisiana made of sand.
A strange, elegant, and disturbing metaphor for our current situation.
I have no idea who’s behind this. Could it be the same person (or people) who put up the flood marker? Whoever it is, I salute you.
Update: Thanks to Courtney Egan for revealing that this is a project of Art in Action! This specific piece is Site #6, “O Water!” by Jonathan Traviesa, the same guy who put photos on Bayou St. John a year ago. You can read about the installation or, if you’re in New Orleans, you can go down to Jeff Davis and D’Hemecourt and see it yourself. It was still there this morning.
Jonathan Traviesa, I salute you.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I like the kitty footprints that extend from the Cajun Triangle into Mississippi.
November 20th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Is that kitty footprints or drops from the water above. You nailed it, B. That’s elegant.
November 20th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Lovely. Keep turning stuff like this up and minds will begin to turn.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Now that’s something to make you think deep thoughts about………….
November 22nd, 2006 at 10:50 am
Too cool!
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:57 pm
that is frigging awesome. it makes me miss midcity. who ever did that kudos. art for arts sake.
November 23rd, 2006 at 10:45 pm
Metaphor indeed. How awesome.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:18 am
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November 30th, 2006 at 11:28 am
http://www.artinaction-nola.blogspot.com/
This is a website of local public art and performance that is currently going on in New Orleans
-# 6 is this piece
-Jonathan Traviesa, photog/artist .
November 30th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
I am thrilled y’all found this and were moved to write about it! Go see it in person & come to the ArtInAction blog to comment! The project is ongoing & the blog is about 80% done to represent the work that’s out in the city already. Please support us by going out to see the work (there’s a lot of it up already by a bunch of different artists) & commenting on the ArtInAction blog! Viva L’New Orleans. Thanks -
EAU
November 30th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
and oh: anyone interested in doing some work for ArtInAction please feel free to contact me for more info/etcetera! Thanks! artinaction@elizabethunderwood.net
April 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
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