The Desert

The desert stretches your mind, letting you look at the soul of things and your own....

Type of Graffiti

TAGS - Graffiti artists street name

 

 

STICKERS - Graffiti placed on stickers then attached to walls

 



 

 

THROW UPS - Quick graffiti often done by artists on run. Little definition.

 

 

 

PIECE - More eloborated graffiti artists street name renditions

 

 

 

WILDSTYLE - Interlocking connecting points often only able to be read by other graffiti artists

 

 

 

BLOCKBUSTER/ROLLER - Large pieces almost always done in block shapes with two colors

 











"Reflections on a Flowery Couch"

Graffiti Wash

My camera could not stay away from graffiti. The art of the street, it often conveyed social messages, cultural changes, territorial tags, or just artistic renderings. The colors, patterns and effect on the city were addicting. Graffiti is both revered and fought over. Makers of graffiti move fast trying to stay ahead of law enforcement. Cities create tip lines and rewards to stop it. Still it persists and multiplies. Since marquee artists like Ty Towmbly moved the art from street to canvas to gallery, art advocates have tried to legitimize graffiti art. What I came to enjoy the most about Graffiti was the outfall from the attempts by property owners and sometimes artists to eradicate it. Property owners usually painted it over, the technique called “Graffiti Wash.” It resulted in colors different from the original walls. Other Graffiti artists seeing these efforts often added swatches of another color, a technique called “Blockbuster” or “Roller.” Graffiti Wash, Blockbusters and Rollers are enjoyments when found and provided me inspiration for photography and painting. Please enjoy the slide show below on this art.

Photographs Paintings by: David Young ©  
Music: "Sunspark"

Dan-O at http://danosongs.com

"Note on a Back Wall"

"A Poem Left Alone"



BOSTON

I met my wife in the wilds of Montana. She was from the East and I the West. She introduced me to the East and her hometown Boston. For a westerner, the swirl of buldings, and transportation are adicting. It was the people though and her family that made the experience rich for me.

Photographs by David Young
Music "Forgive Me Great Spirit" by:

Dan-O at http://danosongs.com