Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Grafitti

1. Mary Poppins




This picture is truly beautiful.  Notice how the red dress she is wearing corresponds to the red dumpster on the left, allowing Poppins to successfully blend with the environment.  Above all, however, is the beauty of the idea itself.  Notice how grimy and blackened the rest of the parking area is.  The presence of Mary Poppins indicates a wish to simply pick up an umbrella and rise above all of it, above all the nastiness of the world.  In this piece, that wish is granted, which makes it not only beautiful, but also a celebration of the human spirit.

2.  After Lives



Here we have another thoughtful piece.  What the artist did well here was complement the term "After Lives" with a series of pictures that evoke mystery and a sense of barriers.  The after life of anyone cannot be understood or truly known while we are here on earth, thus we see in this piece a jungle which shrouds our ability to see beyond in, while the black and white checkered pattern suggests a wall which cannot be  seen past while we are living.  Also, notice how perfectly the location fits in.  The wall faces westward, so as the sun sets we see the orange glow which complements the orange coloring at the top, evoking more thoughts of the great beyond.

3. Bad #1



Possibly the only compliment I can give to this piece is that the artist had some skill when it came to forming his letters so they looked dynamic and textured using some shadow techniques.  This can especially be observed in the letter B.  However, besides that, I don't see the piece making any sort of statement.  It does not touch me on an emotional level or engage me intellectually.  Ugliness can be beautiful when used wisely, but this is just ugly.  The only reason it fits in with the area is because all of the work around it is just as wasteful.

4.  Type



This is just horrible.  The word "type", written in this way, inspires absolutely zero thought.  It is a lone word with little graffitti around it, meaning that it fits in horribly.  Even the type font of the type doesn't inspire any thought.  Just worthless.

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