sleeze - enjoyed this post as much as I always do. Nice to meet a
sharp pin amongst the balloons of self importance . . .
Now I hate spray paint
however must take issue on this. The finest well crafted graffiti I
have seen in years are on the sides of boxcars, amazing intricate
enormous works of art, done (just as 30.000+ years ago) in the dark,
in a hurry and under pressure of detection and punishment. The best
of their kind - and that is a great many - maintain a purity of line
and creativity even under those pressures. They also joyously
express their culture's values whilst utilizing the substratum in
delightful ways. They do in fact, exactly what their greatly valued
graffitti ancestors did - create subline expressions of art using the
themes, materials and surfaces available to them.
next time you are stopped at a train crossing take the time to be
thrilled by the art.
nw
