Friday, April 20, 2007

Street Art vs. Grafitti

April 20 PM Walk
When you combine a sparse population with lots of vacant wall space and plenty of artist's lofts, there tends to be a lot of graffiti. But not all graffiti is graffiti-- some has got to be defined as public art. Far too much time and intent goes into these projects-- with the artist knowing all too well that the project may be stripped from the walls the next day, may be sandblasted to oblivion, or may never be seen by anyone else but the artist, and maybe a dog walker. Chester and I ventured to our normal spot, the dog park in Carroll Gardens for some dog time. But along the way, we wandered down Bond St. and came across some pretty neat art. Chester insisted that he pose in front of the naked girl. Who was I to argue with a 114 lb. dog with inch long canines?!
Spring has finally Sprung! 4th Pl., Carroll Gardens, BKLYN
Chester's favorite. Bond St., Gowanus, BKLYN

Can you spot the art installation? (Hint, it's not black and brown with a red collar).