Tag

Tag

there is power

in this naming

what you say

and what you don’t

what is etched

in stone

carved in limbs

and what

is left unwritten

what is permanent

and temporary

makes the message

no less important

makes the memory no less keen

inform the unwilling

chiseled stones

scratched words

carried ink

one message:

Remember us.

Banksy Says:

Banksy Says:

banksy says:

it’s a free country

paint over things that

don’t belong to you

I don’t believe in anything

I’m just here for the violence

stop me before I paint again

this revolution is for display purposes only

laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge

last graffiti before motorway

reciting old proverbs

makes you sound like a twat

welcome to hell

banksy says:

graffiti is only dangerous

in the minds of politicians

advertising execs and graffiti writers

this’ll look nice when it’s framed

I remember when all this was trees

blank walls are criminal

What are you looking at?

people who wave flags

don’t deserve to have one

this is not a photo opportunity

fame is a byproduct

of doing something else

banksy says:

we the people affect the making

and the quality of our culture

but not our art

the broken window theory

blended with zero tolerance attitude

makes your neglect visible

when people look confused

and slightly cheated

I feel like a true modern artist

art is made by a select few

leaving you a tourist

admiring their trophy case

Brandalism

Brandalism

 

you lobbed Christmas

into my summer

knocked me over the head

as santa co-mingles

with swimsuits

apples and chalk

billboards

larger than my house

assault me with golden arches

bind me in pink ribbons

with cell phone plans

and push-up bras

call this number

to meet curious singles

who are home tonight

talking about you

because you bought

the wrong phone

I will not ask

for permission to

keep your rock

will not ask for consent

to take, rearrange, reuse

what is forced upon me

you’ve pinned my eyes open

I can’t avoid the view

this public advertising

now belongs to me

The Shooting of "Art Crime"

Originally written to be performed live at our event, someone had the brilliant idea to shoot my script as a film short.  This is some of the footage I recorded (under Jeff's arm) at the gallery.  What you can't see is the gallery "art" - an attractive, nicely framed clown painting.  The graffiti on the wall is done by Mario and applied with collage glue.  Note:  pink ink and Windex makes a lovely pink smushy on gallery walls.