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Showing posts with label minimal graffiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minimal graffiti. Show all posts
Thursday, March 07, 2013
minimal graffiti #20 - non-processed meat just kills animals
Meat is murder
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Metro
London
Go vegetarian now
Metro
London
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
minimal graffiti - theoretical update
In this project, I have opted to use or create slogans which represent a certain form of extremism; although I am not binding myself to this. As a person, I am usually very skeptical of extremists but as a theoretical person (I hesitate to say as a thinker or, worse, as an intellectual!) I relish the impact extremists have on the majority.
In general I think of the extremes as a very necessary evil to prevent the masses from falling into complete apathy. Extremes provide inspirations and generate debates; they are what enables the majority of us to be thoughtful without being extremists! Their passions highlight our own inconsistencies and continuously encourage us to reevaluate our own actions and commitments however disapproving we are of their actions and commitments.
On a personal level, I find that feminism remains one of the most potent and grounded critical stance and I will always find it easy to use it as a result. The LGBT voice is represented as a direct consequence of that (and the fact that I am particularly fond of those graffiti documented by Jill Posener in Louder than Words). Marxism, pacifism and environmentalism will also feature prominently. In general, the line is likely to be seen as leftist and liberal but it is unlikely that a single coherent message will emerge as a result of so many agendas being represented.
Finally, this project rests on the assumption that what is once read can never be unread and is a tribute to the original graffiti:
In general I think of the extremes as a very necessary evil to prevent the masses from falling into complete apathy. Extremes provide inspirations and generate debates; they are what enables the majority of us to be thoughtful without being extremists! Their passions highlight our own inconsistencies and continuously encourage us to reevaluate our own actions and commitments however disapproving we are of their actions and commitments.
On a personal level, I find that feminism remains one of the most potent and grounded critical stance and I will always find it easy to use it as a result. The LGBT voice is represented as a direct consequence of that (and the fact that I am particularly fond of those graffiti documented by Jill Posener in Louder than Words). Marxism, pacifism and environmentalism will also feature prominently. In general, the line is likely to be seen as leftist and liberal but it is unlikely that a single coherent message will emerge as a result of so many agendas being represented.
Finally, this project rests on the assumption that what is once read can never be unread and is a tribute to the original graffiti:
If your back is up against a wall, turn around and write on it.
Friday, February 01, 2013
minimal graffiti #3 - internship is slavery
If you want to work long hours for no money, start your own business.
Metro
London
Metro
London
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Minimal Graffiti #1 - this is not a supergirl
Supa Girls have brains and they wear flat shoes. Clearly, Supagirls don't give a fuck for style magazines.
Stylist
London
Stylist
London
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
New Idea Alert - Minimal Graffiti
It's time to dust this room and get Modest Thoughts back on track.
General Improvement has been a little more active in the past few months and this is the ideal platform to (temporarily) keep track of it all.
I started a project looking into degree zero of graffiti (or a minimalist take on graffiti). Inspired by the works documented by the great Jill Posener in the late 70's and early 80's, I "edited" several copies of Stylist and Metro with identical slogans and left them on the seats/tables for whoever came after me. Exposure is minimal but the effect on the individual is very similar to that of a sprayed billboard - a brain wave that lasts the time it takes to read the message.
The minimal exposure to an audience (only a handful of people will ever see it) grants it a fragility and spontaneity which reinforces its impact. the minimal graffiti is repeated as many times as I encounter the support.
General Improvement has been a little more active in the past few months and this is the ideal platform to (temporarily) keep track of it all.
I started a project looking into degree zero of graffiti (or a minimalist take on graffiti). Inspired by the works documented by the great Jill Posener in the late 70's and early 80's, I "edited" several copies of Stylist and Metro with identical slogans and left them on the seats/tables for whoever came after me. Exposure is minimal but the effect on the individual is very similar to that of a sprayed billboard - a brain wave that lasts the time it takes to read the message.
The minimal exposure to an audience (only a handful of people will ever see it) grants it a fragility and spontaneity which reinforces its impact. the minimal graffiti is repeated as many times as I encounter the support.
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