maurag.com

OK. So. The other night..after getting home..very late..I met a member of the graffiti team “SWS”. For real. Kind of ironic..really. Literally the day after my run in with the Inca Boyz.. A dog..running in the street…I pick him up..hear a whistle..next thing I know..I’m face to face with a real live graffiti artist who was a super, super nice guy..and the dogs owner. And a neighbor. And I didn’t tell him about my recent run in..or my thoughts..but I THINK this is a piece of his work…(if you happen to be reading this..correct me if I’m wrong SWS)  Pretty sweet anyway. This is what I’m talking about.

Then..Wooster’s Facebook page posted this on Tuesday..

Graffiti, Street Art, Tagging..where are the lines? ..And is it just me..or is there something strange afoot in my world?

Update…no photo..but an update…ran into 1/2 of the Inca Boyz again ..at the park. The good half. He came…with his 2 dogs, one of which looks like a crazy hyena…he sat at the picnic table for awhile and watched me throw the ball for Halle until I turned around and tried to talk to him..asked him his name…it’s Doug. He says. “Doug?”, I said.  He then smiled, stood up…walked across the park, pissed on a tree and left.

Well all right.

Doug. Tattooed face Drunk Doug.

Hope to see you again Doug.

So..the other evening at the park I busted the creators of this piece, and confronted them..and almost got my ass kicked. While they thought it was their right to be proud of their family and put their families name all over the place, I thought they should keep it to alleys or garages or something. It got a little tense at one point, with these two large menacing men peppered in facial tattoos and big muscles, but for some unknown reason..even to myself..I felt it important to face off. After 5 or 10 minutes it all ended fairly well..they suggested I add to their mark by spray painting my dogs name along side..they didn’t mind..thought it would be good for me to add my love for MY family. (which apparently is my dog) What I didn’t cover with them..is that I love graffiti. I do. But it has to look good. Put a little effort in boys. Come on. This..is pissing on the plant in your kids kindergarten class to make it grow. If you are going to “represent” shouldn’t you put a little care into your craftsmanship? It is your family that you are showing everyone..right? I don’t get it.

Which is why I went looking for them today. I’m gonna find those boys. And we’re gonna have another discussion. I want to get it. I do.

Saw this on a train car in Santa Fe a few years ago. Thought it was gorgeous.

Not that great of a shot..but I LOVE how my neighborhood landscaping matches the graffeti. Seriously awesome color palette no?

This guy is so good. From Wooster.

Here is his Myspace page..which is awesome.