I always (kind of) feel bad about photographing graffiti, especially if it's beautiful, because it feels as though I'm stealing someone's art. On the other hand, it's part of the culture of an area and is there to be appreciated.
San Francisco is teaming with gorgeous stories sprayed on many of the area walls, staircases, and construction fences. It blows my mind the talent it takes to create some of this work.
That (the talent required) is a whole other thing that I didn't mention in my post. It is incredible, made even more so by the transitive nature of what happens to the art once it's made and even more-more so when you think of the accidental art that occurs when a poster goes up.
Thank you Jeff for once again sending a superb submission of great photos and excellent words that go descriptively well with them,, I enjoyed all of them very much, will comment here on the 4th one down; It had powerful graphic quality from the spray paint grafitti , the texture of the peeling paint surfaces, The powerful black spray paint, and at the end of that stroke almost in the lower center was a preious bit of grafiti that had been spared out,,,Very Neat !!
Wow, Jeff, stunning photos. If I once knew 'graffiti' came from Italian, I had forgotten. How perfect. Before our Puglia trip, I saw graffiti in Pompeii. It was pretty amazing to think we have always had the urge to make a mark (an inappropriate sometimes illegal one). Loved this post.
The graffiti is like the city it adorns, messy, chaotic and tinged with risk or that's its reputation. The layers of it tell the city's story on purpose and by chance. The mix of artful intent and happy accident is gaudy and alive.
I always (kind of) feel bad about photographing graffiti, especially if it's beautiful, because it feels as though I'm stealing someone's art. On the other hand, it's part of the culture of an area and is there to be appreciated.
San Francisco is teaming with gorgeous stories sprayed on many of the area walls, staircases, and construction fences. It blows my mind the talent it takes to create some of this work.
That (the talent required) is a whole other thing that I didn't mention in my post. It is incredible, made even more so by the transitive nature of what happens to the art once it's made and even more-more so when you think of the accidental art that occurs when a poster goes up.
A. Interesting study. Great eye. 💚
Thanks, Kate!
Thank you Jeff for once again sending a superb submission of great photos and excellent words that go descriptively well with them,, I enjoyed all of them very much, will comment here on the 4th one down; It had powerful graphic quality from the spray paint grafitti , the texture of the peeling paint surfaces, The powerful black spray paint, and at the end of that stroke almost in the lower center was a preious bit of grafiti that had been spared out,,,Very Neat !!
Thank you, Andrew! I’m glad it resonated with you!
Wow, Jeff, stunning photos. If I once knew 'graffiti' came from Italian, I had forgotten. How perfect. Before our Puglia trip, I saw graffiti in Pompeii. It was pretty amazing to think we have always had the urge to make a mark (an inappropriate sometimes illegal one). Loved this post.
Painters gotta paint, right? Glad you liked this one… thanks!
The graffiti is like the city it adorns, messy, chaotic and tinged with risk or that's its reputation. The layers of it tell the city's story on purpose and by chance. The mix of artful intent and happy accident is gaudy and alive.
Thanks, Steve… it’s a great and supremely vibrant city made so by the people who live there… in the shadow of Vesuvius.
Love these images and your words are so perfectly descriptive!
Thanks, Carol! You’ll get to see it up close and personal when you’re there this fall!
Love this!
Thank you, Adrienne!