A couple weeks ago I was walking around Valencia, Spain, looking for
street art, when I came across an ancient Roman bridge with graffiti all
over it. First it struck me as offensive, like
who would dare deface something so old and hallowed? But then I started thinking about the epicness of it. It's a juxtaposition we'll just never see here in the new world -- contemporary street art on a thousand-year-old structure. Moreover, it's everlasting vs. everlasting! Everlasting Roman ingenuity, and the everlasting tenacity of paint-can-wielding vandals. Epic!
Valencia's got loads more to like as well. High-concept arty stuff like this:
Great tags (such confident lines!):
A boring wall improved with a line and some dots:
A boring wall improved with a mess of lines and a spiral:
Complex, slightly disturbing paintings:
Simple, highly disturbing cartoons:
Fun with colors:
And a wee bit of cute broken English (or is it?):
Next week: BARCELONA!
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