First of all, go down and read the two graffiti posts and look at the Bob's Big Boy mailbox. I'll wait.
Okay. When I posted that Bob's Big Boy mailbox yesterday I thought it was gross, it was wrong, etc. This morning when I posted the London phone booths photo, I thought it was a powerful statement of art. (In both cases, I'm somewhat overstating the case, but I think I'm accurately stating what the programmed response is supposed to be)
It got me thinking about the '76 ball preservationists that we spent so much time with last Saturday. Isn't there a real parallel between what they are doing within the cityspace and what street artists do? Aren't they rebelling against the system by trying to force Conoco-Phillips to respect its past. Aren't they trying to make an impact on our surroundings? Even if its a questionable cause, one might also say that not all graffiti artists have to be as talented as the best -- there is a political as well as artistic aspect. Same thing with city preservationists, including the '76 ballers.
At least think about it. I know it's not the exact same, but there is a connecting thread.
Also, for those who have no idea what I'm talking about re: '76 Balls, click here. There's also a BBC story on the history of the balls, with interviews with our Project1947 friends, Kim and Nathan, here. The BBC piece makes a better argument for the cause than any we heard the other day.
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