GOOD Magazine Presents: Object Orange

[FreakyFur]

The whole west end of my city would be as Orange as a traffic cone. The city is remolding the downtown area and business district but completely ignoring the urban decay and resulting crime rate on the west end of the old coaling industry buildings. so this is a awesome idea.

[Alaskanese]

They should use chartreuse.

[WorldOfLewis]

surely they could catch these guys by seeing who buys all the orange paint?

[Myfrogsnameisbob]

I love this, it's so beautiful. I wish I could be a part of it.

[HolySpringRolls]

I thought its going to be about agent orange.

[llmcox]

That's how all of Detroit is, shit neighborhood, REALLY rich neighborhood, shit neighborhood, REALLY rich neighborhood, etc. My roommate went out yesterday to take pictures of these for a project, and there was a huge boxer (dog) in one of the houses that kept coming closer to the door the closer she got.

[1summerflower]

Sweet! That rocks! Way 2 go! ^_^

[evendetta5]

It's kind of ironic that the purpose of this art is to get it destroyed. Most artists seek permanence; but what's the difference between a demolished pile of rubble, what's achieved, and a broken down house? I think your efforts should be put toward something else, imo.

[laikalynx]

I think getting the houses demolished became the purpose. A field of flowers or a crack den? You decide.

[TuesdayRayn]

they want people to notice it; so it may later be destroyed and then plants and such may grow, instead of it rotting away for abandoned animals to stay in and kids to get hurt in.

[Unhallowlaw]

lol talk to some graffiti artists what they love most about there art is the fact its never permanent and what they created lives for a short while then dies so new art can be formed. these guys operate in the same way were the turn urban decay into art then there art is replaced with nature.

[circuitmob888]

yeah i thought that was werid too.... what i liked about it was not that the city was taking the houses down ...but that for onuce the poor /ghetto places are getting attention .....the city just trys to ignor prob (not just in detroit but its goin on everywhere) ... out of sight out of mind ...its just bullshitt we spend taxes and the rich get richer ...when they could put the money to real use.....did i mention im really high right now???

[pfiberoptik]

Great idea.

Someone should donate an airless sprayer and a small generator to you guys.

[crock703]

Is there a website with more info about this/these guys?

[r0b0t805]

thats hot

[U3D]

I always saw those houses driving along Davision freeway and wondered why they were orange like that..

[circuitmob888]

haha now u knoe i would be like wtf too

[discdonkey6556]

Man. NOTHING says social injustice quite like an abandoned house... Never to be filled with the laughter of the little children ever again...Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!?!?! I'm going for a latte to wash down my Prozac.

[Myfrogsnameisbob]

Maybe you should stop medicating yourself and start thinking of the children yourself.

[flyingbird74]

yeah those partially destroyed houses... such an injustice

[toxikhiro]

Wow. Good idea!

[sittingroc]

great idea spread the word. there really is no reison to build more buldings on new land if the land is already avalable.

[JSonicC]

love it

[Armoredbaby]

I read this in the article.

[tskaface]

What is the link between this an jesus?