Indeed

Seems appropriate for Friday.  Spotted in Central Park.

Invocation of the Two Way Dialog, OR: Sophomoric Display via a Sharpie

 

Let embark on yet another journey of that which is fit for the lowest common denominator.  Ad defacement is a way of life in the New York City subway system.  Their presence in the system proper is so ubiquitous in fact, that these defacements are really the only reason I notice the ads to begin with.  Some of these graffiti artists that end up getting busted make claims that what they do goes beyond mere vandalism of public property, but since we get bombarded with these ads, they claim to turn them into a two way dialog.  I, yours truly, doesn’t quite know about that, but I will tell you that some of these lowbrow scrawlings have been known to lighten up my commute.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, some of the material here may be considered offensive by some individuals.  If you are one of those types, you may want to look away from this one.

Ooooooh, how subversive.  You could have just drawn a basic phallus and left it at that, but you sir (assuming the artist is male) are a complicated man.  Admittedly, I do kind of see the logic in this; the expression of the subject bares that of a subtle wince of someone who is receiving micturition from a third party (relationship notwithstanding).

More vulgar subway a defacements involving women!  This ‘gem’ was found at station in my very own neighborhood.  Hmmm, I wonder what the artist is trying to express here?  Perhaps it’s someone conveying their dissatisfaction with the crass commercialization of Christmas?  Maybe it’s the work of a tortured misogynistic soul who compulsively scrawls on subway ads?  Could it be a sophomoric teenager with Satan worshiping tendencies sporting a broad tipped sharpie?  Either way, how could I once again resist the lowest common denominator.  Needless to say, you will probably have to view this photo large.

Air travel with an enlightened, accepting philosophy.  Forget politics and legislative changes promoting equality, the only thing the LGBT community really needs is someone with a sharpie riding on the C Train.  This photo should also be viewed large to see the detail.

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Taken on a sidewalk in East Harlem...

Sedentary

Are these NYPD officers permanently affixed to these barricades live barnacles, or are they just making sure they don't float away. All I know is that they better watch it, or they might begin to look like the guy on the left if they aren't careful ;)

Best if viewed LARGE, you may click the photo to do so...

Fun With Cinder Blocks

A small collection of cinder block buildings around town...

On Michigan Street, close to the Barton Towers...


At the corner of Meridian and Morris; this site was recently featured on the blog American Dirt.


On East 1oth Street, near Woodruff Place.

On West 10th Street, across Senate from the Stutz building.

The closed Superior Distributing building on North Alabama Street.

Crappy Graffiti

I love looking at and photographing good street art and graffiti, but these are neither. These both on the south side, and provide me a chance to pawn off some of my useless pop culture prowess ;)

"He's never early, he's never late...The one thing you know is you always gotta wait"...Bonus points to who can identify that song.

Taken near the corner of Union and Morris.

OMG, they stimulated Kenny!!!

Taken along the Pleasant Run Trail, near Shelby Street.

Illinois and Walnut

When walking down Illinois Street, I noticed something I never noticed before...This building, which is right along the new stretch of the Cultural Trail, has a pink outline around each entrance. I have walked by this location countless times and never noticed...