a flickr comment on this pic above that I took a while ago (raw toast coming soon!) got me started on a new project exploring the artistry of graffiti. I looked at the commenter's stuff and found some interesting shots like this:
and this:
which led me to wander to places like this flickr freight train graffiti set (or this one or this and this -- thx guys). there's some talent out there busy dopin' up the drab canvases of boring soCal infrastructure. public art for us all to emote upon. hey, I appreciate the work y'all are doing. I'm gonna hunt down some pieces myself and post soon. BTW here's a pic I took quite a while ago that still is kinda fun:
of course that's nothing compared to the beauty of pieces like this:
anyway, I understand why people call it vandalism... it sux when nice places are defaced. on the other hand there's a lot of creative juice bursting to be expressed, and it's all temporary anyway. kids... ya gotta love 'em!
Friday, August 17, 2007
graffiti...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Love graffiti. I'll have to dig up my old photos from NY.
http://www.50mmlosangeles.com/
http://www.woostercollective.com/
You've probably seen both of these sites, but they are pretty cool. You have to look through Wooster to find most of the graffiti but you may find them interesting.
I love the palm tree art. wow.
Last time I was in London I saw the most incredible art, ehmmmm, graffiti. I thought it was beautiful!
Post a Comment