So with lateral thinking I soon arrived at politicians, an ex one in particular and thought about a montage with some of his errors / disasters showing through his face... but realised this would be too big a challenge...
...Then 'trans-parent' (others have done this before with a split portrait combining both sets of ancestors in one face) so back to the drawing board...
Think conventionally...no.. that's not me...but until I take something specifically for the week how about this:...
...The notices were intended to be read through the transparent plastic coverings, but urban artists have had other ideas. So now only some of the important information remains 'see through'... while the remainder surrenders to 'K'...
So who was 'K'?
Are you intrigued; ... and what about the hidden notices: ... why were they there? ...What did they say? ...What is private? ...Why university? What ground...And why have they not been made visible again?
I suppose one could say it is a transparent act of vandalism ... but a short distance away was a monstrosity of a building that the graffiti artists had significantly improved ~ nothing transparent here - but wait a minute transparent also means 'obvious' and that really is one thing you can say about the graffiti building...
very interesting take on Carmi's theme.
ReplyDeleteI see graffiti on the train cars -- and I always wonder what city it was sitting in and who did it and what does it mean.
Pamela, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI suppose that grafitti is one of those a glass is half empty / half full concepts. Vandalism or Art, depending on your point of view. Some of them should clearly be working in design ~ others well...
I can remember going into Bern in Switzerland and being surprised at the railway grafitti there. London UK, yes: Bern Switzerland, no but why do I have those preconceptions?
But doesn't the railway system provide the basis of a great travelling art gallery...
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ReplyDeleteYes -- I thought the little red car gave the spiders view that little splash of color!
Great take. I love the pastiche of graffiti - and what appears opaque at one time becomes transparent after time.
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