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Oct 17, 2018 · Tyree Guyton at the Heidelberg Project, 1990's. — in Detroit, Michigan.
Tyree Guyton is an American Neo-Expressionist artist who is a proponent of Graffiti art and Urban Environmental art. He has waged a personal war on urban blight on Detroit's East Side, transforming his childhood neighborhood into a living indoor/outdoor art museum.
The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art project in the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood on Detroit 's east side, just north of the city's historically African-American Black Bottom area. It was created in 1986 by the artist Tyree Guyton, who was assisted by his wife, Karen, and grandfather Sam Mackey ("Grandpa Sam"). [1]
Primarily a painter and sculptor, Tyree Guyton has also been described as an urban environmental artist. He has waged a personal war on urban blight on Detroit's East Side, transforming his neighborhood into a living indoor/outdoor art gallery.
Aug 23, 2022 · In 1986, artist Tyree Guyton began transforming his Detroit neighborhood with found objects, turning derelict houses into works of art. The Heidelberg Project has since become an...
Detroit based artist.
May 9, 2019 · Tyree Guyton Turned a Detroit Street Into a Museum. Why Is He Taking It Down? The artist gained international acclaim making sculptures out of the wreckage in his neighborhood.
