Proposals with Areca Palms harvested from suburban Florida. Dypsis lutescens
Author: Glenn Weiss
Landscape artist, public art consultant and writer on public art. Former founding manager of the public art program in Times Square between 2008-11.
The SHAPE
The shape was doodled by accident and selected arbitrarily to be repeated as a shape for multiple artworks in different media and locations. 2021 to Present.
Dark Serra Ground Paintings
Asphalt Sealer Paintings on Asphalt in Houston, Texas, 2012
LOUNGE
“Lounge”, 2015….Palm Beach International Airport, Florida….Rubberized Asphalt Filler on Repurposed Sears Curtain….120″ x 72″
Wedding Shoes
On June 28, 2016, an unknown vandal set the pavilion at Atlantic Dunes Park on fire. For the thrill of the moment, the vandal took away the place of memories of perhaps hundreds – couples, families and friends. The simple park shelter was my marriage chapel. Atlantic Dunes Park1605 S Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach, FL […]
Idea Art
For the MOSH Jacksonville Maker’s Fair in 2019, I complied and presented my ideas developed in Jacksonville between November 2018-January 2019.
Proposal for Boca Beach Tunnel
In an open call for idea, the proposal is a photomural on the ceiling of the tunnel. The features oversized images of sea tunnel eggs that are protected on the beach.
Abandoning Cities
The world of humans enters a new social experience and trauma. Never before have humans planned the forced abandonment of cities and nations. Most abandonments have been instantaneous with tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanos and war- 0r – slow with the hope that years of drought would end. We know that global warming leads to sea level rise that […]
Roving Pier
On gulf coast beach of Captiva Island, Florida, a rotting former dock pier was pulled up and down the seashore on a golf bag carrier. At 100 yard intervals, the pier with carrier was installed for five minutes. Conversations were had with beach goers about the future level of the ocean and the lost of […]
More Black Seaweed
While everyone complains about the quantity of seaweed on the Atlantic beach during the summer of 2015, I learned to have a little fun for a couple hours.
Photos taken in June 2015
Photos taken in Sept 2015 by Glenn WEISS
Photos taken in Sept 2015 by Glenn WEISS
Rising Waters Jewelry
Originally posted on Rising Waters Confab:
Accident jewelry from a collision of Captiva shell road shoulder and acrylic crack filler. Necklace Ear Rings Pendant
Originally posted on Rising Waters Confab:
The island’s ants and crabs demonstrate the mandatory ying and yang of island construction. If a hole is dug, a mound must be made. Although not seen in the pictures, the holes must be re-dug or cleared after the rain or tide. Permanent structures are defined as repeated re-makings.
Digging for Water
Originally posted on Rising Waters Confab:
Digging for Water To discover the depth of the water table on the Rauschenberg Residency property, a hole was dug over two days. The brackish water appeared at around 48 inches in a beige layer of broken shells. The following soil layers were uncovered and displayed on the…
Rising Waters Jungle Seeds
Originally posted on Rising Waters Confab:
Rising Waters Jungle Seeds from the Rauschenberg Estate on Captiva Island, Florida. (Just an idea by Glenn Weiss. Not APPROVED by the Rauschenberg Foundation) The Rising Waters Jungle Seeds provide a bit of Robert Rauschenberg’s environmental vision with seeds actually collected from his estate. In 2004 after Hurricane Charley…