This week on I Heart Street Art, we meet four real live street artists, and they each talk about their reasons for embracing such a controversial activity. Steve Rotman introduced the panel saying something about civic pride, and I must say, for better or worse, and with full knowledge of gray area, I feel a strong sense of civic pride looking at the stuff these guys make:
i think the dude eddie makes a good point about offensive advert crap all over the place being OK because it’s bought & paid for, and wanting to be “part of that dialog”.
still doesn’t cover the “other poeple’s property” issue.
otherwise, everyone’s just saying “me me me me me”.
that said, i do like those fish.
like this:
http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2009/05/12/advertecture_your_blight_is_our_cheap_billboard.php
fucking gross? yeah. better than a boarded up store? not so sure…
ZInZIN,
As i have said in the past. I generally work on publicly owned surfaces or derelict spaces. That covers the issue for me. You won’t find me on your store front or your garage door. That’s just me though.