Street Art…

[neph93]

Most towns have some right? Post your town’s street art/graffiti. The good, the bad and the ugly.

Bodø had a festival a few years back and some large buildings were used by some of the worlds best.

[Oaktavia]

Nice topic idea, I dig it.

[endo]

[neph93]

@endo just glorious. Nothing more evocative than rotting rolling stock that has been beautified.

[Matt]

I also love art on garbage.

This is not that, but it’s my fave pic from the hometown heroes comp…

[Matt]

Except for that random shot of @scooter I’m just now noticing. Hahahaha. Im gonna leave it.

[goosehd]

Couldn’t figure that one out, but a picture of Scott gives you a pass

[neph93]

I mean, @scooter is a piece of work, but I’m not sure he’s a work of art.

[scooter]

@neph93 said in Street Art…:

I mean, @scooter is a piece of work, but I’m not sure he’s a work of art.

[sabergirl]

[SKT]

Great pic @sabergirl love this thread

[Bigdog]

my little towns claim to fame.

[neph93]

Love it @sabergirl @Bigdog

Here’s mine for today…

[Inorganic]

oh this thread i dig. when i was younger (read as less lame) my friends and i made a documentary about san francisco's graffiti scene - telling the story of it's past, tragedies and (then) current state. we got to travel to Berlin, Madrid & many places in the US to show it at festivals.

definitely one of the highlights of my life and I made life long friends.

trailer:

movie:

[neph93]

Oh damn @Inorganic must be a great feeling to have something like that under your belt. Thanks for sharing.

[Inorganic]

@neph93 i re-watched the trailer just now and realized that it captures people that have passed away. sobering to watch, but its good to have their art/opinions/stories memorialized.

[Matt]

This is awesome. I’m def adding it to my list @Inorganic

[Inorganic]

@Matt right on! let me know what you think if you end up watching it (disclaimer: we were in our early 20's when we made it and it was the first film any of us made, so its definitely rough around the edges - which i think is true to genre - enjoy!)

[neph93]

There’s a a Banksy inspired artist in my town who does lovely stuff, but while horrible sharpie tagging often gets left, his work tends to get covered up. Go figure. One reason may be that he seems to use less weather resilient materials so it fades quickly. Another may be that the content may be unsettling for some of the bourgeoisie. Either way I’ll try to find some.

He had a great piece in a dirty back alley that functions as a little used entrance to the the mall in the centre of town. It was called The Outsider and was a comment on how young kids mix with experienced drug users and other “untouchables” in the mall. The alley stinks of piss and vomit but has a huge variety of street art in a very small place. It’s a pretty interesting sociological capsule. Her are some snaps of what is there now…

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[ARNC]

This appeared in my town last summer, then it was modified and “restored”. (Photos not mine)