Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
I’ve had a few photographs tucked away from the Artist Alley Revamp Project which I don’t believe ever made it into earlier posts. A few people came into the project late and others took a long time. I also found that I overlooked some as I passed through the alley. Recently I’ve noticed some of them are fading, which is inevitable out in the elements, so I decided to give you one more little blast of the work done there before spring comes and (hopefully) a new round of art will go up.
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
For those of you who may have missed my previous posts, this is a grassroots project that took root this past fall with the intention of cleaning up Armstrong/Strong Alley which parallels Gay Street between it and Market Square. You can go to Coffee and Chocolate and find it just about at that corner. The alley had long been the object of large amounts of tagging and sometimes still hosts homeless residents. It has been transformed into a very cool space.
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
I couldn’t help but include a picture of KUB’s little sign assuring everyone that they love this art project so much they don’t want it to spill over onto their building. It’s really too bad because their building offers great surface space. I should also mention that some of these works weren’t finished when I took the photograph and I’m not sure they ever made it across the finish line. I also wish I knew the names of each of the artists so I could include them here. Perhaps some of you know and can tell us in a comment.
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
A question on many people’s minds as the project started was whether the art would be defaced by taggers or others. I did see some tagging around that seemed to be fresh and I do think a couple of the paintings were defaced in small ways, but generally, it appears would-be defacers decided to respect what was being attempted.
Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Cynthia Markert’s work, Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Brian Pittman, Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
One of my favorite artists in the project and my new friend is Dominique Thibault. Dominique worked on her piece approximately a million hours. I found her working on cold, bitter days, fighting howling winds with large sheets of plastic and duct tape, working on Thanksgiving Day and working by light at night. Determined to see her vision through, it is both beautiful and intricate. She exemplifies the devotion artist pour into their work when often the likelihood of a significant return is low.
Dominique fights the elements, Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Dominique’s Art, Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
Dominique’s Art, Strong Alley, Knoxville, December 2012
For all the artists who contributed to this project, I want to personally say, “thank you.” You give our city its heart and without you Knoxville would not be the special place it is. I can’t wait to see what you all do next.
The portrait of Phil Pollard (not pictured above) is by a homeless guy named Charles. Same guy who did the mural work on the back side of the Super Mario restaurant on Broadway.
Thanks for pointing that out. I included the picture on the blog in a previous post (http://stuckinsideofknoxville.com/2012/11/what-should-i-do-now-that-the-turkey-is-gone/). I also met Charles, but couldn’t remember his name. He’s talented. The Pollard painting was one of the first I noticed fading and he was re-furbishing it when we talked.
The Halloween porch scene shown above looks like Bran Roger’s work.
I wondered about that. The figure in the skeleton mask looks exactly like something he drew on the plywood that covered the old diner space around the corner.
Mr. Rogers. Two thumbs up.
Thanks
Hi my name is Dawn Hawkins and I was honored to be a part of the Strong Alley revamp project, I did the dragonflies
GOOD DAY,
SJ VAN DER BERG HERE, ONE OF THE CURATORS AND ARTIST FOR THE “ARTIST ALLEY REVAMP PROJECT 2012″
I SAW THE REQUEST FOR NAMES OF THE ARTIST INVOLVED…. HERE IS MY PERSONAL LIST USED DURING THE PROJECT…. NAMES AND SPACE NUMBERS……
NAMES ONLY INCLUDE THOSE WHO WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR NAMES BEING PUBLIC.
SECTION LOCATION NUMBER AND SIZE (EXAMPLE: AZ007 ( 40” X 100”)) WIDTH X HEIGHT
AA001 (77“X 26“) CONCRETE –
AA002 (87“X 52“) DOORWAY SPACE –
AA003 (28“X 89“) CONCRETE – Jonathan Migas
AA004 (33“X 83“) CONCRETE
AA005 (33“X 83“) CONCRETE – Ryan Wills
AA006 (39“X 83“) DOORWAY SPACE – JACYNDA MINOR
AA007 (120“X 84“) CONCRETE – LoneHawk Whitlock
AA008 (132“X 113“) CONCRETE
AA009 (46“X 45“) CONCRETE – GARY EVERETT
AA010 (154“X 88“) CONCRETE
AA011 (56“X 96“) Concrete- Alex Smith
AA012 (95“X 96“) DOORWAY SPACE / CONCRETE – Nathaniel Tipton
AA013 (46“X 96“) CONCRETE – EMILIE DEAN
(AB)SECTIONS NOT YET MEASURED FOR LISTMENT
(AC)SECTIONS NOT YET MEASURED FOR LISTMENT
AD001 (41“X 110“) BRICK – Whitney Myers
AD002 (50“X 95“) ROLL-UP DOOR SPACE
AD003 (70“X 110“) BRICK
AD005 (72“X 24“) BRICK – Will Lunsford
AD006 (80“X 93“) ROLL-UP DOOR SPACE
AD007 (67“X 125“) BRICK- Justin Miller
AD009 (NA) BRICK – Steve Hall
AD010 (42“X 36“) ABOVE VENT SPACE / BRICK -DAWN DENTON-HAWKINS
AD011 (75“X 54“) BRICK
AD012 (75“X 54“) BRICK – Ryan Wills
AD013 (45“X 53“) BRICK – Ryan Wills
AD014 (50“X 54“) BRICK –Steve Hall
AD015 (71“X 54“) BRICK–Steve Hall
AD016 (71“X 54“) BRICK–Steve Hall
AD017 (71“X 53“) BRICK – Kids Area
AD018 (71“X 53“) BRICK – Kids Area
AD019 (29“X 136“) BRICK – Kids Area
AD020 (42“X 68“) BRICK
AD021 (42“X 68“) BRICK
BA001 (30 x 72) Plywood Door
BB001 (84“X 116“) DOORWAY SPACE / CENTER BLOCK
BB002 (36“X 116“) CENTER BLOCK
BB003 (84“X 116“) AIR UNIT SPACE / CENTER BLOCK
BB004 (36“X 116“) CENTER BLOCK
BB005 (36“X 116“) CENTER BLOCK
BB006 (84“X 116“) ROLL-UP DOOR SPACE —DOMINIQUE THILBAULT
BB007 (84“X 51“) BRICK
BB008 (72“X 72“) BRICK(BC) – (BZ) SECTIONS NOT YET MEASURED FOR LISTMENT
BB009 (43“X 88“) ROUGH TEXTURED PLASTER
BC NOT INCLUDED
BD001 – 24” X 84” CONCRETE – Catlin Pardue
BD002 – 36” X 84” FLAT METAL DOOR
BD003 – 72” X 90” CONCRETE –Righteous Sam
BD009 – 24” X 116” CONCRETE – Sarah Brobst
BD010 – 62” X 84” FLAT METAL DOOR
BD011 – 62” X 52” ABOVE DOOR – CONCRETE
BD012 – 71”X 101” CONCRETE – Curtis Wilson
BD013 – 96” X 102” CONCRETE – Curtis Wilson
BD014 – 96” X 102” CONCRETE
BD023 – 80” X 102” CONCRETE – Tina Brunetti
BD024 – 54” X 102” CONCRETE – Dawn Denton Hawkins
BD025 – 102” X 57” CONCRETE – Chris
BD026 – 102” X 57” CONCRETE – Allen Monsarrat
BD027 – 54”X 100” CONCRETE – Allen Monsarrat
BD028 – 68” X 102” FLAT METAL DOOR
BD029 – 17” X 116” CONCRETE
BI001 – 36” X 88” PLYWOOD-
BI002 – 36” X 88” PLYWOOD
BI003 – 20”X 32” CONCRETE- Andrea Lux
BI004 – 24” X 32” CONCRETE- Andrea Lux
BI005 – 32” X 36” CONCRETE- Andrea Lux
BI006 – 75” X 55” CONCRETE- Andrea Lux
BI007 – 75” X 55” CONCRETE- Andrea Lux
BI008 – 58” X 78” METAL DOUBLE DOORS
BI009 – 23” X 40” PLYWOOD- Brian Pittman
BJ001 – 46” X 72” ROUGH CONCRETE ABOVE DOOR
BJ002 – 34”X 78” FLAT METAL DOOR
BJ003 – 40” X 24” ROUGH CONCRETE WITH SMALL AIR VENT
BJ004 – 44” X 114” ROUGH CONCRETE