We spent the morning at a motocross track to check out the grandson’s latest riding progress. The track is off a freeway in a large dirt field out in the countryside, so these photos I’m posting look like I’ve been crawling around under freeways and railroad tracks.
Being out here in this dirt pit in 90 degree weather had a bonus in this art that I found.
I’ve just recently watched the movie, Exit Through The Gift Shop, about the street artist Banksy and the story of Thierry Guetta, and I’m hooked on graffiti and street art; always looking for it now.
It’s incredible to me the art here, the time it must take to paint it, and at what hour it’s done.
I see blank walls on buildings, and now bridges, and think “what a pity”.
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I love it…see it more as ART. The Daughter’s friend took a photo recently in Prague. The John Lennon Memorial wall It is fantastic.
http://www.prague.net/john-lennon-wall
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I do indeed think it is art. Thanks for the link about the John Lennon Peace Wall in Prague! That is great history that I didn’t know.
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I agree: concrete looks better with graffiti on it!
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It’s amazing how my mind has shifted in the last 290+ days I’ve devoted to daily photos, and looking at other posts on photography. I’m trying to remember what I used to think when I saw graffiti before….probably didn’t really “see” it. Now, I look at things like this railroad bridge, and highway underpass walls and see the art work and creativity there.
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Great work! thanks 🙂
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Glad you liked it Jose. Have a wonderful week.
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Thee’s something quite beautiful about gritty urban street art out in the countryside – that overpass looks wonderful Angelinel 🙂
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I think it’s stupendous! Just the free reign, the creativity! I can only imagine what it feels like to have a canvas like this. I was thrilled as we drove in to the track area and saw this.
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Some of it is absolutely brilliant! Do you follow Layyla over the Rooftops? She compiles some of the best street art from around Europe (mostly) and it’s mind-blowingly creative. I saw the other day that some street artists are fetching many thousands of dollars for their work (which sort of makes it a bit of a cheat, in my mind), but on the other hand, i’m not so keen on the stencil work I’ve seen either!
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Thanks for the tip on Layyla, I hadn’t found her blog….I will definitely go to see it, sounds wonderful.
Well, I guess if the street artist starts making thousands of dollars, they’ve worked up the ranks and gotten their just due. It is a bit of a shame that this probably impacts their art….no so free-reign anymore I would think.
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But if they’re selling their work, it has to be portable, so what medium will they use to paint on? I’m not completely comfortable with the idea of portable street art – seems ersatz, and as you say, must logically lead to a downward spiral toward complicity with the status quo 🙂
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Huge canvases I guess would be their medium, or wood panels…maybe that’s where more creativity comes forth. But then, it’s not really street art anymore.
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No, I don’t think so ! Selling out, I’d say, really 😦
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I would also like to thank for tip on Layyla.
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In case you’re having trouble finding her, the URL is http://layylaovertherooftopsoftheworld.wordpress.com
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Thanks. I was able to find her in a round about way. But I know Cardinal Guzman is also interested.
Layyla has a great blog. Thanks for that tip.
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I also like a lot of what Free Tag Zone posts http://freetagzone.wordpress.com/ – I don’t know whether you know them?
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Thanks for another wonderful lead! I’ll check it out.
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🙂
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