One
of these is known as "Ope". His caricatures,
quite simply leave one breathless. They're cute, foxy,
sentimental and cosmic at the same time. One could
go on and on, but one won't, so one will shut up now.
In the world of "graffiti", there are many levels. The
lowest is the common tagger who simply scrawls his initials
in as many places as he can - generally pissing people
off in his immature attempts to mark his "territory". These
annoying scrawls are often performed in the context of
vandalism or messing up bus windows so people can't see
out of them.
Next up is the Bomber who also flaunts his encrypted
"name" but in a more flambuoyant and artistic way. The
highest level is the "muralist" who paints figures, creatures,
cityscapes, abstract artforms - something a little more
generous than simply, "I Wuz Here". The
artist above, and other similar styles are the "creme de
la creme" of graffiti, and convey talent, vision and humor
- supplying a viable and inspiring alternative to the drab,
one-dimensional walls of Big City Life. |
