Across trains and bridges, rooftops and billboards, the graff writer purges his pent-up emotions. His tragic losses unravel in streams and clouds of colorful paint. The nozzle becomes a vehicle for his catharsis, and he might as well be cutting for the paint is a synthetic blood. All across America, he cries out in wild […]
A Beautiful Collection of Graffiti Pictures
Several years ago, I photographed a lot of graffiti. I like to think of it as an act of listening. The writer Brenda Ueland said it's the only way to really love someone. And, graffiti artists need and want to be heard.
So, for a few years I documented their work and listened to what the graff writers and artists in my community had to say. I learned a lot from all that listening and a lot of graff writers wrote to me. They wrote to me more than anybody else ever has. Among the subjects I photographed were:
- Street and guerrilla art
- Sticker bombs
- Wheat pastes
- Trains
- Cellophane graffiti
I hope you enjoy these posts. What do you hear? By the way, the cellophane graffiti was my favorite. First and last time I ever saw it was in the park that day.
Also, the more I listened, the more I heard. Everywhere I went for a two years, I saw nothing but this special form of street art. When I stopped listening, I stopped seeing it.
Parasite Generation
Masahiro Yamada is a Japanese sociologist (born in 1957), who coined the term Parasite Singles. It refers to people who mooch off their parents after the age of 20 and basically live a life free from responsibility and obligation. The artist Milline Low has extended the phrase to an entire generation. She features the parasitic […]
Picture of the Day: Oklahoma City at Rush Hour
Oklahoma City Rush Hour: Trucks, Cars, Buses, Trains | Near the Oklahoma State Capitol