Culture Making items tagged graffiti

NY Department of Bridges

2008-11-21T15:30:46Z

Nate: “Here we have the desecration—or is it transfiguration?—of a New York City Department of Bridges plaque. I do find it interesting how well the muralist has tied his rework into the apparently official pinkish red of the surrounding metalwork.”

"the best piece i've seen in two years," photo by Flickr user jakedobkin, 24 March 2007

No. 8 Rue Franklin, Nantes, France

2008-11-21T15:30:46Z

Nate: “Mixed emotions here: it's sad to see the beautiful panelled doors at No.8 defaced with graffiti—and yet how thrilling that our vandals have done such a great job of matching the wrought-iron scrollwork of the balconies above!”

Rue Franklin, Nantes, France, Google Stret View

Taggers abhor a vacuum

2008-11-21T15:30:46Z

Nate: “The best way to change culture is by making more of it. So, beset by continual graffiti on their Highland Park, LA storefront, the Antonio family hired a crew of muralists to decorate their market with something the taggers might respect. The end result, as LA Times columnist Steve Lopez reports, wasn't quite what they had in mind, but the taggers stayed away ... that is, until the city cited the business for excessive signage and had the mural covered over with dull beige paint. Presented with a blank canvas, the taggers soon returned.”

photo by Jacob Antonio Jr., from the article "Los Angeles thwarts family in fight over graffiti," by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 August 2008

Underground beauty

2008-11-21T15:30:46Z

Andy: “Photo by Brian Murphy of a tunnel in Atlanta where graffiti artists have created what Jeff Shinabarger calls "a free haven of true and raw creative talent." Part of a collaboration between Brian and Jeff—and, in a real way, with the unseen graffiti artists themselves.”

from "Tunnel of Beauty," by Jeff Shinabarger, 21 July 2008