Driftwood Art Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop
For the past few years somebody has been building driftwood sculptures along the Hudson River in Riverside Park. The sculptures, held together with pieces of string or only their weight, often appear between 100th and 130th Streets along the rocky shore. And like any good street art or graffiti in New York City, the sculptures are dismantled almost as soon as they go up. The New York Times picked up the story in 2005, but still nobody really knows who is behind the sculptures, only that freezing temperatures don’t stop this creative spirit.
Check out more images of the sculptures here, here, and here.
Hi,
I’m one of the sculptors doing driftwood. Take a look at these pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29483647@N00/
here’s a group series that explains some:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/92427440@N00/
your pic is of ‘el Ropo’ or as he styles himself ‘Mr. Driftwood’.
Tom
By Tom on February 28th, 2007 at 11:03 amOh, generally speaking, ‘el Ropo’ (Mr. Driftwood) uses rope or twine structurally - its kind of his signature. I rarely do, except as media, mine are usually the ones held by their own weight, or woven, and have added rock.
By Tom on February 28th, 2007 at 11:57 amThanks for the info, Tom.
By Will on March 1st, 2007 at 2:18 pmIf you like driftwood sculpture, than you should love this artists website!!! http://www.matttorrens.com I just saw him showing in San Francisco, CA last weekend at the Grand National Art show…. He won first place! His website is really worth a peek. I love the life-sized Grizzly bear!!
By Jen on April 7th, 2008 at 10:39 pm