42 Works of Geek, Temporary & Reverse Graffiti

Web Urbanist is a great website that covers urban activity in general and art in particular. This specific link takes you to a page of various street artwork - stencil, light and paint - that has humor, outrage and overall energy. Check it out.


"As graffiti and technology evolve alongside one another more and more innovative street artists are mixing media to create radical hybrids of graffiti art, design and technology. Some employ high-tech equipment to project giant graffiti murals while others use it to enhance their street art stealth and portability. Some use tech less directly – as a source humorously geeky inspiration and subject matter."

Beer and Graffiti?

Graffiti-Style Beer Ads Anger Parents

It used to be Joe Camel. Now advertisers are getting into graffiti type advertising to entice kids to use products. Graffiti-style malt liquor ads are drawing fire from parents and anti-blight advocates in a city known for its colorful murals.

Colt 45  is the most recent culprit. The ads for Colt 45 malt liquor show comic book-style characters clutching bottles and cans of booze. "Works every time," reads the slogan. I am very ambivalent about these ads, generally hating all advertising whether street art-like or not. As a photographer of street art however, I am outraged. I think it denigrades the art form. Okay, maybe that's just me.