I have a love hate relationship with ’street art’. Half of me loves seeing people think outside of the spray can by creating witty cartoons, wheat pastes, sculptures, and other creative things on the street. The other half gets angered thinking about a 22 year old Pratt student from Wisconsin sneaking out of his college dorm to wheat paste [...]
Glow in the dark paint
How about a glowing light source that lasts for 15 years instead of the typical 15 minutes of a glowstick? GlowPaint’s newest product does just that and is also non-toxic and inexpensive and doesn’t require a recharge via solar or electrical sources for its entire lifespan. According to the company, “This has potential to save [...]
Banksy’s “Cans Festival”
Some are saying, “Show of the Year. Show of the Decade. Possibly Show of the Century.” Bansky is calling his show the “Cans Festival”, and is encouraging visitors to contribute their own graffiti starting Saturday. He has already brought together many artists like Faile, Blek, among others. It’s not a complete free for-all, as there [...]
The MoMa approves of graffiti
The New York State Penal code says that the accused’s “malicious intent” to damage property constitutes the difference between a fourth degree misdemeanor charge and other more serious misdemeanor and felony charges for criminal mischief (i.e. graffiti). Practically speaking, this demand to prove destructive “intent”, makes these judges-turned-curators ask a variation of that dusty, old [...]
