Saturday 28 March 2015

From the Vault - Sullivan's Quay

A quick post today with just pics and no analysis....

I've pulled a few old photos from the "vault" to post here.

These photos were all taken at or around Sullivan's Quay in Cork in June and August 2012....







 
 








 
 
That's all folks!

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Stories: Graffiti Spell-Checkers, Banksy's Background and Google Street Art

Hi all, I'm back again from winter hibernation...
 
Just a quick post today, sharing three graffiti-related stories I've seen online at the Smithsonian magazine online (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/).
 
The first is about vigilantes in Quito, Ecuador, (called Acción Ortografica Quito) that are on a mission to correct the spelling and grammar of graffiti artists and writers in the city:
 
"Vigilantes in Quito Have A Mission to Correct Graffiti Artists' Spelling and Grammar"
 
And here is a related article in Colors magazine online, with a gallery of good photos of examples of the corrections:

"The Graffiti Professors"

Closer to home, the Smithsonian has another article about the background of Banksy:

"The Story Behind Banksy"

Finally, I think I have already mentioned in a previous post how Google has a project underway to preserve street art. Well here is a Smithsonian article about it:


Also, here is a link to the actual Google project page....


That is all for now. Ciao.