New Tampa Patch The Story Behind the Eye-Catching Art at I-75 Exit 266 Tampa Florida. Folk artist Joe Brown, better known as "Hong Kong Willie," makes art with a message at his home/studio near I-75's Exit 266. By Tristram DeRoma Sometimes, it’s...
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Tampa gallery practices the art of creative reuse By Kerry Schofield The year was 1958. Joe Brown, 8, lived next to a county dump site in Tampa, Fla. Brown found old junk, fixed it up and sold it. Brown knew he had a higher calling in life — he was...
LANDFILLS LIVE FOREVER The Dump i lived on still today exist ,but buried with all of its secrets. Artist Born for this time, Lived on a landfill as a child. Landfills are forever, like massive coffee percolators. This is the reason we should explore other uses of our...
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HONG KONG WILLIE THE NAME OF THE ARTIST. IN 1958 HIS MOTHER TOOK HONG KONG WILLIE TO AN ART CLASS. THE NAME STARTED THEN. AN ART TEACHER WHEN DOING CRAFTS OUT OF GERBER BABY BOTTLES, MADE A STATEMENT, IN HONG KONG REUSE WAS COMMON. AT THAT TIME HE THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY...
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