Connecting the Dots: Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project (Painted Turtle Book) (Painted Turtle Book) | 
| Author: Tyree Guyton
Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 940434
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0814333206
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.77434
EAN: 9780814333204
ASIN: 0814333206
Publication Date: May 22, 2007
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In its twenty years of existence, the Heidelberg Project has inspired awe in visitors from around the world, drawn praise from the international art community, and provoked extensive discussions in its own backyard. In 1986, Tyree Guyton created the project with the idea of visibly transforming the environment of his decaying neighborhood, which was marred by crime, prostitution, and gangs. Using the materials around him cast-off toys, discarded car parts, and other debris along with his trademark brightly colored polka dots, Guyton eventually transformed several houses and vacant lots on Heidelberg Street into the city s most recognizable art environment and one of its leading tourist attractions. Connecting the Dots, the first comprehensive collection of writings on the Heidelberg Project, attempts to get to the heart of Guyton s project by considering it from a number of fascinating angles including legal, aesthetic, political, and personal.
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Highly recommended as an inspirational addition to both public library and private artbook collections. January 6, 2008
Connecting the Dots: Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project is the first thorough assembly of writings concerning this Detroit art installation, first created in 1986 by Tyree Guyton with the aim of transforming a decaying neighborhood scarred by crime, prostitution and gangs. With the ordinary materials around him (used toys, car parts, and debris) and his trademark affection for colorful polka dots, Guyton completely metamorphosed several homes and vacant lots on Heidelberg Street into a stunning art environment and one of the city's most well-known tourist attractions. Illustrated with full-color photographs. The transformation did not happen overnight; at first, some of Guyton's staunchest opponents were Detroit's leaders, who bulldozed his art on the claim that the buildings it decorated were safety hazards. Full color photographs illustrate this amazing tour of the power of art and one man's dedication to peacefully fight for a better neighborhood. Highly recommended as an inspirational addition to both public library and private artbook collections.
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