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Monday, September 10, 2007
a beautiful crimedefine what "art" is. it might seem like a cliché exercise but ask yourself "what exactly is art"? is it or should it be exclusive only to aristocracy and highly-educated, snotty-nosed folk for appreciation? does art have to be a painting you couldn't decipher but only played along with in pretending like you knew what the hell was all about? is that the yardstick to measure the difference between what good and bad art is? i'm not an artist, i'm a scientist but i can still appreciate and define what art is to me. art to me is something that i simply like. it can, but doesn't necessarily have to be brilliantly detailed; it can be as basic as a family painting from my 10 year old niece or a ball-pen sketch from my 6 year old nephew. art can be a song i hear on the radio or a 4-verse poem i read engraved into a cubicle at the library. all evoke an emotion and in the above cases, happiness. can anyone do art? is art anything? i could piss on a sidewalk or flick my snot on the wall, but that's not necessarily an artform. art goes beyond self expression. art is when the artist is able to create an actual connection between the viewer and his or herself. that's art to me. some art sucks, some art is good. but who's who to make even that statement? it's all based on your personal perception. personally, i like art that makes me feel good and grafitti is one of those things that i'm a sucker for. i can appreciate handstyles i see in marker or in aerosol - on walls, desks or bathroom stall doors. i love stencil work and stickers and wheat-paste postings. graffiti is a crime, but it's a beautiful one at that. when you look at graffiti a lot of you probably think it's trashy, juvenile garbage. when i look at a piece of graffiti, whether i'm walking down the street or on the bloor line riding the subway - passing the hall of fame, i ask myself, "what the hell is that?....how did they do that?...what were they on when they thought of that?" some pieces are amazing. whatever the case, being that you like graf work or not, you can't deny the fact that you look at these pieces. it all has to do with the colors and details of graf work; they pop out at you as you walk down the grey and brown bore of many city landscapes. the moment when a piece of grafitti captures your eye is the moment it becomes art. graf artists strategically place their pieces to be seen by the most people at any one given time and that, in itself, is an artform. on top of a building, or even on a passing train -- these are all places the artist has chosen to "get up" up or build their rep. imagine how many pairs of eyes pass the wall of fame every morning to and from work? graffiti is a pretty heavy subject, but i hope it's something you'll think about and take into consideration the next time you see a tag you feel is juvenile. on fries'n'gravy, i'd like to take a moment to pay homage to this artform that anyone can appreciate. enjoy... kings and toys (25mins) below is a documentary i came across entitled, "kings and toys". i do hope you take the time to enjoy and maybe even understand (a little more) what the hell grafitti is all about. "just" - mark ronson super-dope cover of radiohead with an even super, freshererrrrrr dope video. "wrong side of the tracks" - artifacts ahh, one of my favourites, taking me back. "can it all be so simple" - wu-tang clan grafitti as memorial and message. Labels: art jay d [
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