Sunday, December 22, 2019

Stump town: More on the tree art of Ian Dave Knife


[Photo by Steven]

In recent weeks we've posted about local artist Ian Dave Knife making art from dead tree stumps around the neighborhood (here and here).


[Photo by Steven]

He is featured today in the Post in an piece titled "East Village man Ian Dave Knife turns NYC eyesores into street art."

An excerpt:

Knife’s mission is to brighten every locale where a once-magnificent tree has been reduced to a lonely stump due to fungus or decay.

“There’s a void when the tree is missing. You see the gap,” the Zimbabwe-born activist artist told The Post. “It’s human nature that we want to grieve or sympathize with the tree. You feel the loss. I want to replace that gap.”

His latest is work in progress in on Avenue A at Sixth Street...



Read more about his work and influences here.

Updated 12/23

EVG reader Kerri Savage shared this photo... as he continues work on Avenue A and Sixth Street...



...and the final product, via Kerri...

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 22, 2019 at 12:24 PM

    I have seen his art work on tree stumps and I always wondered who was carving those stumps. Thanks for writing about him.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 23, 2019 at 4:40 PM

    Blessed is the tree, that is free of pee!
    Happy Holydays and Merry Christmas to all and to all a Happy New Years!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 24, 2019 at 8:13 AM

    Very cool Ian! Creating art in the mundane and sad, thanks for beautifying our neighborhood. - Amy

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  4. Ian knifeDecember 24, 2019 at 4:58 PM

    You guys are awesome !!!! Merry christmas , happy Kwanza, happy Hanukkah and all the festive stuff.

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  5. Ian knifeDecember 24, 2019 at 6:45 PM

    I'm Stumped;) thank you all

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  6. Ian knifeJanuary 1, 2020 at 9:23 PM

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B6hXgDKntpk/?igshid=5d8ae0jtiple

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