MMDA gives green light to 10 renowned artists to re-design walls and pillars of Edsa 04/29/2011

MMDA gives green light to 10 renowned artists to re-design walls and pillars of Edsa

04/29/2011
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has given the green light to 10 renowned artists in the country to paint the walls and pillars of Edsa with the aim of providing a respite from the drab surroundings of smoke-belching vehicles and billboards and a refreshing contrast that can help commuters and motorists calm down when they’re stuck in traffic.

The MMDA with the support of a leading paint manufacturing company, top-rate science and art have put together an urban renewal initiative, dubbed the Edsa Project, that will enable not only huge artworks to be posted on eight strategic locations along Metro Manila’s main road artery but will also lessen air pollution through the use of a local breakthrough air-cleaning paint as well.

This year-long Edsa Project will be launched on May 7, in Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City to coincide with the village’s Community Day celebration.

The artists will compose eight artworks and execute them with the Knox-Out paint by Boysen, a paint that uses sunlight to transform poisons in the air, particularly nitrogen oxide, into a harmless residue that is easily washed away by rain..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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