Twelve weeks, a dozen drives through the Lincoln and Holland Tunnel, hundreds of images, and a hand full of JPEGs later:
This body of work is coming together quite nicely as I am pleased to broadcast. The graffiti art-photography that I have been working with within urban landscapes has been broadly sensuous, unexpectedly informative, and most importantly, really really fun. Throughout all of the shooting, I have been asking myself questions about this street expressionism, its status within the visual arts, the skills and dexterity of its artists, and whether or not this medium may be considered art, OR spray can vandalism? On what degree can we deem this procedure a genre of art? Or is it solely illegitimate and illegal?
Well my friends, I now consider myself a spray can advocate thanks to all of the time I have spent exploring the streets and investigating the graffiti culture. What I have learned during the creation of this body of work is more than impressive. From taggers, to bombers, to muralists, to abstract expressionists, and every inconceivably precise label of spray-paint practitioner in between, there is a level of respect and admiration undoubtedly due across the board.
Certain spray-canned works that I visited were so scrupulously painted that I was seriously speechless. The time and precision that was so clearly applied to create certain walls is awesomely stunning and totally respected in my eyes. In zee near future (like later today) I am going to be uploading some images to publish on this bloggy. Take a close peep at what I publish and maybe you will understand why I am so ardently in support for this genre of street art. Stay tuned!
