good artists borrow, great artists steal

street art is huge these days. i first became aware of its monstrous existence a few years ago when i was living in copenhagen. as i travelled to different cities i found an abundance of crazy talented artists using various mediums to produce colorful, in your face, rebellious art.

and my personal favorite...

tonight i watched the much talked up flick 'exit through the gift shop'. essentially it was promoting the idea of street art as a serious form of art. its not simply something a person can decide that they want to take part in because of the scene and popularity of it. i back that. i also hate when i see random tags all over street signs. that is by no means innovative and adds nothing aesthetically to the world. in this case, thank goodness for sandblasters and white paint. but when it came to me discovering that a banksy graf was removed from the building i was living in london, well that was a different story.

anyway, in a round about way im trying to relay my appreciation for street art. it is a creative outlet to some very talented and thrill seeking people.