All Colors Of Painted Loopers
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (KTVI) - For Henryk Ptasiewicz the key to get people`s absorption is color.
'All I`m accomplishing is putting a covering of acrylic on them to attending respectable,' says Henryk Ptasiewicz, artist.
Actually there`s about 704 keys in the Delmar Loop.
'There`s additionally some in the Central West End and on Cherokee and downtown,' says Lisa Houdyshell, Serendipity Art Gallery. 'It was aloof a nice way to get bodies out and accord these pianos a nice adieu account already they`re done they`re activity to the piano graveyard.'
The eight pianos forth the Delmar Loop are allotment of the Loop Arts Fest, a four-day accident adulatory all the arts in St. Louis, blame off with Accomplish Music Day on June 21st.
'Cause we`re recycling the pianos that`s the accomplished point,' says G. Ganache, artist. 'They`re not in excellent condition. So, a lot of the keys are falling off on some. Some falling down. I put argent names all bands still actuality authoritative music some for labels and some in confined and stuff.'
'They`re out on the trolley stops except for the one in the exchange and at the library,' says Houdyshell. 'So, it`s affectionate of a way to admonish bodies the trolley is coming.'
The Loop Arts Fest appearance arcade walks, mannequins busy from recycled products, comestible arts and demonstrations. And of course, some blithely corrective pianos that accept been accustomed new life.
'This is not a allotment of accomplished art,' says Ptasiewicz. 'It`s aloof to acquaint anybody it`s actuality and to appear and comedy me.'
To see, apprehend and comedy for yourself, you`ll accept to accomplish your way about St. Louis.