howcouldiknow » graffiti http://www.howcouldiknow.com/blog (perpetuallyunderconstruction) Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:21:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Street Art http://www.howcouldiknow.com/blog/2008/08/22/street-art/ http://www.howcouldiknow.com/blog/2008/08/22/street-art/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:11:00 +0000 Jessica Pierotti http://howcouldiknow.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/street-art/ I was reading a New York Times article about Swoon. She does amazing wheatpaste street art.
swoon by shilly shally.swoon by niznoz.
  The article was talking about street artists creating complex installation projects, that take time to execute in public.  They referenced the artist Revs, who creates 3-dimensional installations of his tag as well as some very impressive graffiti.  

I am intrigued by this world of urban guerilla art.  To make something and unleash it to the world to be loved, hated or destroyed. It feels very real and special.  
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We stop at Burger King before we hit the border and see a man with a completely tattooed face.

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All four of us cram into a full bed hotel room. Two on the floor, two on the bed every night.

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We walk over to see a group of boys and men break dancing in a parking lot while a DJ spins.  Slowly we realize this is no average parking lot party.  We have ventured into something exceptional.  Heading around the corner we find scaffolding hugging the walls, the smell of fresh spray paint and a crowd of beautiful people.

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There is something so satisfying about eating and drinking outside, sitting on the curb.

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Confident, friendly, smooth-talking almost?  I become the person I want to be all of the time.  Two beers drunk in a dream world, if I wasn’t going to come out of my shell now? when then?

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I am high from the human contact, the kindness of strangers.  The vibe in this place is palpable, unlike any other group dynamic, it feels safe despite the true unpredictability of the situation.

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Then we return, along the back alley. there are a series of staircases up to the back of buildings with little groups revolving around them.  These people give off a different vibe, slightly menacing, unapproachable, not the right people for us.

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She tells us to picnic in the park and bring some beers, “It’s fine as long as you are having a ‘picnic’ so just
bring a baguette.”


To Be Continued….  


P.S. 

Under Pressure, international graffiti festival (This is where we were)

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