Thursday, October 6, 2011

Yarn Bombing

An interesting response to graffiti that I've seen around Philly is called yarn bombing. You might've seen it around, or heard of it by now! As a knitter I'm particularly interested in this phenomenon. Below is a link to a website of user submitted photos from Philly. I think this form of "vandalism" or taking of public space is more accepted/ less threatening than graffiti because it seems more temporary/removable and also because it can be quite charming. Admittedly, I've done a bomb or two myself. Thoughts?

www.http://crochetguevara.com

2 comments:

  1. Very cool! On the subject of contemporary graffiti, here's a link to a TED talk that I really love. It's about this French graffiti artist (mostly working in wheat pasted photography) and his socially-and-politically-motivated street art that he creates in towns and cities around the world.

    http://www.ted.com/talks/jr_s_ted_prize_wish_use_art_to_turn_the_world_inside_out.html

    I like this video because 1. I love his work, 2. it speaks to how other countries (in this case France) have adopted this part of hip hop culture, and 3. it's a great example of how today's graffiti often has a strong social message or theme.

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  2. I love the knitting! I'd be happy to have such a form of public art in my neighborhood. Someone did a beautiful job of painting one of the big trash containers on Lombard and it looks great. I guess I could say that unlike much graffiti, I think the knitting is better art. But maybe that's just my taste.

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