Rain activated art is a kind of street art, called "rainworks" by the creator, Seattle artist Peregrine Church. It utilizes a superhydrophobic coating on a sidewalk which is invisible when dry, but when it rains, reveal a pattern created by the artist.[1] As of March 2015, there are approximately 25 installations in Seattle,[2] supported by a grant from Awesome Foundation,[3][4] and several more commissioned pieces at and around the Hands On Children's Museum in Olympia, Washington.[1] Church started creating the works in Seattle in May, 2014.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Trujillo, Joshua (March 27, 2015). "Rain-activated art brings smiles to people on the sidewalks of Seattle: Rainworks messages only appear when wet". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Morrow, Alison (March 27, 2015). "Street artist makes sidewalk rain magic". KING-TV, Seattle. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2017 – via USA Today.
- ^ Hooper, Ben (March 26, 2015). "Seattle artists create rain-powered sidewalk paintings". United Press International. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ "Seattle Loves Rain: Seattle project created by Peregrine Church". Awesome Foundation. March 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Cihon, Brett (May 21, 2014). "Rain Activated Art brings smiles in the downpour". KCPQ Television. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- Mufson, Beckett (March 27, 2015), "Just Add Water: Rain-Activated Street Art Hits Seattle", vice.com
External links
edit- Official website rain.works
- Video on YouTube