tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post4757164861164818735..comments2023-10-25T03:38:09.523-04:00Comments on Unedit my heart: Noticed: The Art of Self-PromotionLeah Sandalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-65088533756943888422009-07-23T10:31:49.827-04:002009-07-23T10:31:49.827-04:00Thanks for the feedback, guys.
You're right N...Thanks for the feedback, guys.<br /><br />You're right Nick in that this didn't seem totally new to me -- just newish in that it was quite forward in terms of an individual promoting their own creative brand. (I also struggled with whether to mention this -- in doing so it is working as promotion for the dude, eh?)<br /><br />LM - that's very funny. Nice.<br /><br />Aleks, I'm interested in your distinction between stencilling and graffiti. I do think some stencils are most def art, and that graffiti is promotion to a small community. But maybe, if we extend this argument, we can say that all art is a form of self promotion (or can be viewed as such in some lights) whether it's in public space or not.Leah Sandalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-7249541854527034672009-07-23T09:07:41.893-04:002009-07-23T09:07:41.893-04:00Stenciling is just advertising. Graffiti is not me...Stenciling is just advertising. Graffiti is not meant to be legible; the merit of a tag is often based on its illegibility. Only those in the know, know who it is, or can decipher it. But way to go for those who take advertising into their own hands to promote themselves.Aleksandra Rdesthttp://aleksrdest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-83987291676692601052009-07-23T09:03:04.511-04:002009-07-23T09:03:04.511-04:00My favourite piece of graffiti in this city was cr...My favourite piece of graffiti in this city was crudely spray painted on a brick wall on Queen street years ago: "Consider alternative advertising."L.M.http://www.digitalmediatree.com/sallymckay/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-89108618548825785142009-07-23T01:00:04.713-04:002009-07-23T01:00:04.713-04:00Pretty old news as I see it. Shepard Fairey's ...Pretty old news as I see it. Shepard Fairey's Obey Giant campaign began as a critique of the rampant commodification inherent to skateboard culture and ended up as its own endgame (Obey jackets and hoodies anyone?). I remember a certain nightlife website used to stencil its logo all over Vancouver in the early 2000s (I refuse to mention their name so as not to further their self-promotion). This is, and has always been, obnoxious as much as it is a grey area in the realm of street art. Folks like the one you've observed tend to get weeded out.Nicholas Brownnoreply@blogger.com