Video: Knitfitti, or Crocheted Gun Store art installation by Monte A. Smith
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
American artist Monte A. Smith for more than 6 years he has been fond of this kind of street art, which is called Knitfitti. Derived from "knitting" and "graffiti", this activity speaks for itself, therefore, the artist creates knitted graffiti on the streets of her native Denver. Although, by and large, her work is installations, like Crocheted Gun Storeabout which - today. Passionate about knitting, the girl creates original works of art, satisfying her own desire to create, to do something beautiful and unusual, and at the same time surprising and delighting the inhabitants of her hometown, who on their way to work, walking in the park or going to the store see various objects, "covered" with handmade knitting. Usually, the girl worked with fences and gates, bus stops and parking lots, bike racks and road signs, traffic lights and lanterns … But Crocheted Gun Store is a separate art project of the artist, probably dedicated to the idea of peace in the world and life without weapons, but beauty and warmth.
All these safe weapons are presented at the installation in the form of a large store … True, the product is quite controversial. Covered with crocheted "covers", submachine guns and pistols, rifles and other firearms do not look as harsh and dangerous as if a flower was grown in a sleeve and a vase was made from a grenade. But still, this is a weapon …
Pink and white and pale blue, green and yellow, lilac and purple clothes are undeniably very cute. And the weapon is probably a toy. You can see the Crocheted Gun Store installation on the Monte A. Smith website.
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