A bit of whimsy for the weekend…
Graffiti isn’t always pretty – in most cases, it’s offensive and anachronistic and destructive.
But sometimes it can be quite beautiful, fun and stunning. I admire the vision and creativity of artists who bring life and beauty to places that lack it. In their special way, using the talents given to them by God, they spread joy and humor and hope into corners of the world that so desperately need it. They are telling us “Beauty can be found in the most unlikely of places, if you only have the eyes to see.”
Enjoy these images that a friend emailed to me – I don’t know where he found them. Hopefully they’ll brighten your day as they did mine. And try not to smile.
Very cool. Thanks for posting those, Larry!
No problem, Kim! I figured you’d like ‘em.
Second and third “look wrong”– usually an indication of CGI. Still, awesome!
Funny you should mention that – I have a hard time figuring out that one with the steamship. Something about the angles and such – still cool to look at though.
The one with the zipper though – is it because the paint surface is too smooth and there’s no texture of the bark that makes you think it was just photoshopped?
The sad thing is, I’d have to drag my husband from MacGyver and spend half an hour figuring out why it looks “wrong.” I can’t put a finger on why things look “wrong” 90% of the time, they just don’t look right. Annoys the piss out of me, really. (It’s wrong about… oh….2.5% of the time? One in 40?)
It’s called anamorphic art. The picture only works from a single poitn of view. Looking at it from any other angle, and it would look all wrong, here’s a link to some more art of the same kind.
http://blog.eatflylove.com/2011/10/anamorphic-chalk-drawings-by-julian.html
I love this stuff!
I thought of you when I posted this!
Those are really clever!
Anachronistic? I’m not sure I’ve ever heard graffiti being accused of that flaw! Did you mean anarchistic?
Perhaps in another time, I meant anarchistic.
Haha, the first one is brilliant. …actually, they all are.