This week at Pixel Dust Photo Art Bonnie challenged us to use graffiti in our art work. I thought I might write something outrageous on my wall but when push came to shove I wasn’t moved to. I expect when the challenge isn’t there to play with I will want too…contrary me.
I have been taking a few pictures of graffiti lately, they were in my library, quietly waiting for the day they would be the very pictures I would need.
Right near my home is an underpass that goes from the school to the shopping precinct. At one time it was preferable to be at the mercy of the traffic on top of the pass rather than use it. Now it has been painted with wonderful graffiti by the local school children. It is beautifully lit and safer for us all to use. (and photograph!)
I spent a rainy afternoon playing, here is my contribution to the gallery this week. Not graffiti by my own hand but graffiti I have seen and played with in photoshop.
This is my favourite piece this week and the one I would like to hang in the gallery please Bonnie.
And I did this just to see if I could write on the wall. I wasn’t going to post it but I saw that Bonnie had written the exact phrase on her wall, I sent it to her first earlier in the week.
I can’t wait to visit the virtual gallery this week to see the writing on the walls.
I love all the bright colours that the kids painted and they work really well in your twirls and manipulations. And great work writing on your wall
Such a cheerful and creative post – I find myself smiling while watching your photos.
Thanks for your comment – it made me happy.
This is such a colourful eyeful today! I love both your own work (especially that last one) and the children’s one by the underpass (Yeah for imaginative local councils!). You really are not afraid to experiment :).
Very creative wall art by the children. I like what you did with your own artwork, very colorful! 🙂
What a great job of the underpasses the children made! Love your graffiti too
Alison xx
Amazing work. The wall the kids did is so much fun. I love how you experimented and created some really interesting and artisitc interpretations of Graffiti.
Boy, you are the clever one … awesome array of Graffiti and wonderful play time results. The colors and designs that came from your dabbling are magnificent … Applause, applause 🙂 and I agree … Photo Art Friday does Rock!
Andrea @ From The Sol
Very cool. You made this even more vibrant!
rinda
Amazing examples of graffiti, Miriam! Love the ones done by children, but especially loved your edited ones. Beautiful.
oh I am so very glad I got in here today!! I couldn’t get your site to come up at all yesterday and so I am late in seeing your wondrous graffiti!!
I had long forgotten underpasses though they were places of my childhood and your photographs reminded me of a slew of memories I’ve long since let drop away. how nice!! [especially at a time when I seem to keep “losing my place” with this wee addled brain of mine]
I think your work is amazing, Miriam, and I am, again, so glad I got to see it!!
xoxo
I love street art. The colors in some of these is so vibrant—just wonderful!
A bit delayed on my comment. These are fantastic. Great graffiti.
Hi Miriam. Finding some time this Easter holiday to pop in and catch up. Boy, the colours on this blog post are brilliant! Sometime Graffiti is overlooked but can be a work of art in it’s own right. Thanks for sharing.
Andy.
Wow – what a great collection of graffiti!