Trends come and trends go, and some of them involve “outdoor art” using trees and plants. One new trend is called yarn bombing. This involves using knitted or crocheted yarn to “decorate” outdoor structures, like lamp posts, benches and… trees. Are you wondering whether yarn bombing trees is detrimental? Read on for more information.
You can think of yarn bombing as tactile graffiti. That’s why it is sometimes called guerrilla knitting or crocheting. It involves decorating trees and other everyday objects on the street with brightly colored yarn using knitted or crocheted pieces. When you see knitting on trees, it is likely the result of someone yarn bombing trees.
Those involved in yarn bombing are thrilled with crocheting or knitting for trees and using this with a way of bringing street art and craft together. They say it is a form of activism that combines an authentic desire to relate to humanity with tactile beauty. The use of yarn has elements of familiarity, intimacy, immediacy, or closeness.
Some say that yarn bombing is about reclaiming cold urban places and making them personal. It involves creating art in a fun and unusual way, causing people to stop in the pursuit of their habitual activities and look at something unexpected, friendly, and beautiful.
In many places, there are no laws against yarn bombing trees and other objects on public property. However, in other jurisdictions yarn bombing is illegal when done in public places, just like graffiti.
For example, a yarn bomber wrapped pieces in Cancun’s Underwater Museum, saying that it was part of a campaign to save the seas. But both the authorities in Mexico and the Underwater Museum discussed pressing charges since the artist had tampered with the museum’s art
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