I had recently purchased a copy of Banksy's 'Wall and Piece,' for £8 from Virgin!! BARGAIN!! This opened my eyes to other implications that street art can be a very powerful from of message. The idea of messages and pictures being put in places that is not the intention of the architecture, and strangers reading it, not knowing who did it really struck me. It reminded me of about a week ago whilst in a pub toilet, reading and admiring (or at least finding it amusing) toilet graffiti.
I loved how someone would start with a little phrase or picture, and how over time people would add, re-interpreted and evolve it into something that could cover a whole wall. As I said earlier, i like the stranger interaction element. people's comments can vary on a huge scale. Some say bold and profound statements ( or they like to think so) such as " trust no one except yourself." Then on a different level, someone may reply "but i trust your mum, as she gives head!!" You get it! This is a common occurrence of sexual, and mum joke themes. It can be argued that people express exactly what they want to say in these situations as their identity will be unknown.
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Check out Julian Beeever, he is a contemporary english artist who has created many chalk drawings on pavement that use this technique to create illusions of 3d when viewed from the right location. Its really cool, i think you'd like it and would help in the direction you are thinking towards!
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