New Yorkers didn’t invent graffitti – pretentious French cavemen did like half a billion years ago. I’m no archeologist but I imagine they were sitting around eating cheese, smelling poorly, and figuring out what they wanted to surrender to and BOOM graffitti. Regardless, while the NYC didn’t invent graffiti it’s done it’s part to perfected it, advance it, and evolve it. From Taki 183, to Wild Style, to the Graffiti Research Lab, NYC has and continues to play an important role in pushing the medium, and expanding how we view its application.
Now comes the next step – Run Graffiti. Also known as run bombing or fleet-ffiti, the art form involves using a GPS device to track a run, that once mapped creates faux lines, letters, or designs. For instance, the above work by an anonymous runner seems to be spelling the name “Paul”. There’s no telling who this Paul character is but chances are he’s pretty rad.
PLe1derland will continue to track this and other trends in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
Since I refuse to leave my couch this weekend with the exception of feedings and the UM/FSU game, I’ve watched a lot of TV. And since all I watch on TV is the Discovery Channel and Food Network I’ve seen every kind of food related challenge and 60 shows about how the world is coming to an end. Seriously, It’s all they show at this point.