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7 (More) Unusually Geeky Approaches to Graffiti: From Remote-Control Robots to Digital Pixel Writing

What qualifies something as unusually geeky street graffiti? In some cases it is the content but in many instances it is the methods employed in its creation. Here are seven more geek graffiti projects that comment on and employ tools of the digital age to reinterpret traditional street art approaches or convey contemporary messages via […]

7 Unusually Geeky Street Graffiti Projects: From Digitized Spray-Painting to Physical Hyperlinking

(Above [Citation Needed] Wikipedia Graffiti from Flickr via Snarfd)
What makes great graffiti into geek graffiti? It can be the approach, using nifty computer equipment to generate graffiti (for example). It can also be the content, as in the case of pixelated, projected or or even “physically hyperlinked” street art. The following examples span the spectrum […]

Brad Downey Brings Wonderland to Life: 7 Surreal Urban Street Art Installation Projects

“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change,” exclaimed Alice. While his work may seem as amazing and fantastical as something straight out of Alice’s Wonderland, Brad Downey’s creative street artwork does have a rhyme and reason beneath the madness. Downey is a New York street artist with a twist: his […]

The Graffiti Report Card: Controversy and Critique of an Unusual Urban Street Art Project

The subject of graffiti often brings out strongly polarized reactions from urban dwellers, who either support it as art or criticize it as vandalism. Brandon Baunach of DesignCrack has developed a project based on an idea of Drew Heffron that has amazingly drawn both fire and criticism from both sides: Graffiti Report Card stickers for […]

Stitching Together History, Culture and Graffiti: A Look at Urban Street Art in San Francisco

San Francisco has a rich history and culture that spans a diverse set of groups time periods. Today, San Francisco is known to be one of the most welcoming and liberal cities in the world. Some of the history behind this truth is sketched on the walls of the city. This history is at times […]


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