Graffiti is one of two things – either an ugly eyesore on the nearest McDonalds wall or an interesting and uniquely civil disobedient form of artistic expression. As an unruly teenager, my friends and I briefly experimented with spray painting band logos and stupid phrases underneath various bridges*. Observe the glory:
Like 10 years later, my crappy tag remains
We also used graffiti art to make political statements:
Fo’ real tho, Keith is a bitch
Graffiti and grammar don’t always go together:
You’re speling suckes
Graffiti has close ties with hip hop and rap. Since I’m a metalhead I’m rendered basically illiterate when it comes to deciphering more complex graffiti art:
What does this say?
Can you believe all of those pics are from the very same bridge? Amazing! I used to live right near a train track that ran directly through the middle of downtown Fort Collins, so I got to see a mobile gallery of graffiti art. One of the most interesting pieces featured a flaming roll of toilet paper with the phrase “Shit Ticket To Ride” spray painted on the side of a train car. I wish I could’ve snapped a picture, because that roll of toilet paper was the graffiti equivalent of the Sistine Chapel. Ever since witnessing that masterpiece, I’ve wanted to create my own graffiti art. How to recreate the magic without the inconvenience of going to the hardware store, purchasing spray paint and finding a troll-free bridge? I know! The computer is my answer!
Since I don’t have a cool tagger name or anything, I drew the word “space” for no reason at all. You may know this already because it’s way too legible. There’s also a spacey space alien and a rocket. Graffiti is pretty fun style, so I’m going to fire up a couple old Tupac albums and see if I can create more/better graffiti art.
*Bridge pics courtesy of Daniel T.
Want me to come over to your house and spraypaint something on your wall? Send me an email!
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