BROOKLYN STREET ART LOVES YOU MORE EVERY DAY
Sometimes we refer to Street Art as part of an ongoing conversation. Who will argue?
Whether it is clever wordplay, a lovelorn cry, a dire warning, or raging rant, artists are addressing us with their written texts in public space.
RERO. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A reflection of our collective state, our worries, our values, our unquenched fires, when you happen upon these words they are as much a part of the public as they are personal.
Somehow, even if we do not know what they mean exactly, they deserve to be seen and heard. Photographer Jaime Rojo shares with BSA readers some of his recent collected missives on the streets.
What do you have to say?
WRDSMTH. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sara Erenthal. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Venom. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SacSix. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Boring N.Y. Co. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Boring N.Y. Co. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Boring N.Y. Co. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DmirWorld. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DmirWorld. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Loveism. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Tipsy Gardener. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (can’t read the tag). Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Timothy Goodman, Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Captain Eyeliner. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Captain Eyeliner. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Captain Eyeliner. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Wordy Rappinghood, by Tom Tom Club (1981)
Words in papers, words in books
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don’t go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me.
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