tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25220098.post7567943047078039629..comments2023-10-02T09:09:12.963-07:00Comments on NonprofitEye: GRAFITTI OR SOCIAL CHANGE?P. Ashlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08849994782572188510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25220098.post-50191862382511694812007-02-24T13:34:00.000-08:002007-02-24T13:34:00.000-08:00The magnetic paper also permits stickering of movi...The magnetic paper also permits stickering of moving vehicles, as long as you can be discreet as you slap them on. I've only done this once, but it was fun. I also give my magnetoDarwins to my kids, and nobody ever, ever looks twice at a cute little kid pasting stickers around. That's why they make such good drug runners, too, but that's an unrelated issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25220098.post-62189506167486185922007-02-09T23:53:00.000-08:002007-02-09T23:53:00.000-08:00It feels good to be bad (and that's bad with a sma...It feels good to be bad (and that's bad with a small b). I think that's some of what's behind the Obey/et. al posters. Going out and "illegally" plastering them on electric boxes and other public-domain-type places (after midnight) produces a rush. I think "the message" is secondary.<BR/><BR/>With that being said, I'm pretty mischievous but I'm also pretty law-abiding (DOH!), so I'll just share a couple potential pranks that I'm enjoying right now solely in my imagination. First off, there are the big advertisements for a certain organization across the street from the Staples Center. Those are ripe for tinkering with. The trick would be to modify them, but not so drastically as to stand out without a second look. The current text reads something like, "There goes those kids in those green shirts again!" or something like that. I'd like to modify the original with something like, "There goes those kids in those green shirts again--WTF!" :) I just get a sweetly subversive kick out of that, I don't know why. One part of me imagines a board member from that same organization exiting a Lakers game, after spending the last couple hours in their luxury box, and proudly pointing out "his/her" sign to their carmates on their way back to Brentwood. I'm not even sure there'd be any bewilderment of their part, and that's part of what makes the second version funny to me. From another angle, however, the second version also seems a fitting phrase for "those kids in those green shirts." WTF really is going on in that department?<BR/><BR/>I also think the new corporate logo for the same organization is also ripe for manipulation. An easy one is replacing the plant leaves in the middle with a marijuana leaf. That seems a truer fit on many levels. I'm sure there are many other possibilities, as well, that perhaps we can conjure up over lunch some time. :) By the way, I really like that idea of magnetic printing "paper"--I could definitely see some office possibilities with that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25220098.post-21690735340427429132007-02-09T09:39:00.000-08:002007-02-09T09:39:00.000-08:00My solution to the question you pose is to put the...My solution to the question you pose is to put the art on magnetic inkjet paper. The "stickers" only stick to iron-containing metals, but the advantage is they are trivial to remove, and indeed I hope that people _will_ remove them (and take them home for their refrigerators).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25220098.post-64103017559697238962007-02-08T20:35:00.000-08:002007-02-08T20:35:00.000-08:00A moment of enlightenment.. If you follow or aspir...A moment of enlightenment.. If you follow or aspire to "Obey" posters then you are a lamb among blind sheep(His SHEEP!). Best said here.."Slapping a thousand posters up to protest an injustice seems like a cool idea, but what if that is really an ad campaign. Does the intention behind the act justify it?" The real deal.. John Carpenter's "They Live".. NOT SHEPARD FAIREYS' IDEA..as if he's capable of one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25220098.post-38292300948825682692007-02-07T22:16:00.000-08:002007-02-07T22:16:00.000-08:00Hmmm. Perhaps activism, much like art, is a very ...Hmmm. Perhaps activism, much like art, is a very subjective matter. One persons' activism is another persons' advertisement. Slapping a thousand posters up to protest an injustice seems like a cool idea, but what if that is really an ad campaign. Does the intention behind the act justify it? (yes I know we have all heard the "does the end justify the means argument") But let's be honest. There is no way of truly proving anyone's intentions. So it would seem to me, that in all fairness, public displays of activism/art/advertisment should all fall under the same jurisdiction. If you post anything in a "PUBLIC" location, then it should be done in a legitimate fashion. On a slight tangent, how come people never slap these posters on a private house. Why has this line never been crossed. People don't have a problem defacing a building that is owned by a big company or a rich individual, but never have I seen someone putting this so called artwork on an indivduals home (at least in the suburbs). Maybe these posters should move to more daring locations to really prove a point, or are they just too afraid to risk the vengance of homeowners?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com