Imagine 2005
Gilson lives just up the street and is well known for the gaily-colored house he occupies which is as much for the delight of...
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Gilson lives just up the street and is well known for the gaily-colored house he occupies, which is as much for the delight of the neighborhood as for his own pleasure. Moving inside, to his Gestures space, he brings color, hopes, art and a twist of Lennon.
Randy Gilson is the creator of Randyland, an art museum located in Pittsburgh, PA. Randy Gilson was born in Homestead, PA. He moved to Pittsburgh’s Northside in 1982 where he was a community activist planting over 800 street gardens and 50 vegetable gardens. Gilson purchased the property that would become Randyland in 1995. He uses dumpster diving and upcycling to fill his home with colorful oddities that include pink flamingos, mannequins, and plastic dinosaurs. The houses and fences of Randyland are adorned with murals depicting neighbors dancing and smiling.