Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Random Acts of Artfulness - Guerrila Artist Identified


Secret to the Mystery of found art.

Last week I posted on Facebook a piece of art I found while biking south on Lawrence Expressway right before Prospect Ave.  What
 looked like a fish, was perched upon an exposed manhole cover four feet off the ground.  It was made of various car and other metal and plastic parts.   

Well this morning Patty Fisher, a columnist with the San Jose Mercury News may have answered the mystery.  It appears a Guerrila artists who goes by the name of Harry P. Rymate (get it ...gorilla) has been creating these works of art and leaving them around the valley.   It seems as soon as he leaves them out someone will just pick them up and take them home, just what the artist intended.  Any way if you see any of Harry's work leave a comment or take a photo.



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