Bombshell Poison Buffed

That area behind Poison Girl has been buffed again.

Luckily, I got some flicks a few weeks ago, which I'll post in the next day or two.

Last night I walked back there to take a look at the damage, and suddenly I heard a loudspeaker come on and saw a flash from above on a telephone pole.

"This is the Houston Police Department," the speaker said. "Your picture has just been taken. Leave now."

And then there was another flash that was timed quite cleverly, taking a photo right when I stared up and found the camera.

I'd never seen anything like that before. Must be a new weapon in the War on Graffiti.

AFRO

Fresh work from AFRO in Louisville.

ArtCrawl, Part Deux

ArtCrawl, Part One

The ArtCrawl is a yearly event in which Houston artists open up their studios and invite the public to have a look-see.

It's also a perennial opportunity for street artists to flex.

GFX came out big, doing some more of those wooden signs.

















This last one got tagged over...



...along with a separate response.

Robinson Demolition

And so it goes.

The End of an Era

The wrecking ball has arrived; Robinson Public Warehouse is getting torn down.

The building had been derelict for years.

It's a good thing they painted over all the graffiti a month before demolishing it. You'd hate for the workers to have to be subjected to all that pesky vandalism.

I'll post some flicks soon.

The Guys from California

Knitta

I’ve been meaning to post on Knitta for quite a while, but I had a lot of trouble getting a good flick of one of the crew’s more clever creations: a pair of knitted shoes dangling from a power line off Hawthorne.



These next two flicks come courtesy of Groovehouse.





Here’s a link to “Knitta, Please!” the original story I wrote for the Houston Press.

The phenomenon got picked up by the Wooster Collective and in tons of other places, eventually winding up on Saturday Night Live. You can see the SNL video here.

(Photos 2 and 3 by Groovehouse)

Mr. Fangs

I'll admit I've been slacking when it comes to posting flicks from Atlanta, which is a damn shame, since the ATL is one of the most paint-dripped cities in all of the South.

Now it's time to make amends, so I'll start with Mr. Fangs, whose geist icon is one of my all-time favorite street memes.

But first, many thanks to Michael Cameron for sharing these flicks.











Click here for an interview in which Fangs discusses what each color means.

(Photos by Michael Cameron)

AFRO and FONDA

Here's a collaborative piece from the Bluegrass State.

GUTS

It's time for another look at Southern Freight Revival, the group of artists scattered across the South who focus on trains.

These flicks come from an undisclosed location in southern Mississippi.







I love the way the pieces in these last two bounce off the frosty corporate framing.

JEWS

JEWS has been on the Houston scene for quite some time. He reps Def Threats, Graveyard and Half Dead.

This first flick comes from a spot called Robocop, so named because that's where parts of the movie were filmed.



And I might be mistaken, but it looks like this second flick comes from our old friend Robinson Public Warehouse.

Tier

Tier reps Buk50 in Nashville, although he's also been up in Atlanta and Memphis.











This last flick is my favorite. I had to stare at the building for a while to figure out what exactly was going on.

NOLA Represents

Kari Cesta shares this flick from New Orleans.







I'd love to see more of NOLA on this site. Maybe even some shots of National Guard graffiti.

Cough. Cough. Hint. Hint. I'm talking to you, New Orleans.

Show me what you got.

(Photo by Kari Cesta)

MEAT and VERB

Back in 2003 and 2004, MEAT and VERB ruled the Montrose roost.

Momo Tags All the Way Across Manhattan

You know in the movies how the serial killer always leaves a pattern when you view his victims from above on a map?

Well, former New Orleans resident Momo just freakin' killed all of Manhattan, dripping paint across the entire island.



Click here for the video.

D.C. Represents

Terrell Abbott snapped this flick while hanging out in Washington, D.C.



Technically, D.C. isn't part of the Dirty South, but it's close.

Happy Halloween

Dusti Rhodes sports the latest in Halloween fashion: graffiti.





(Artwork by GONZO247)