Comments on: Owns’ Structured Graffiti

By: Bisco

Bisco — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:29:42 +0000

Owns Rocker! wduuup!

By: Stephen Truax

Stephen Truax — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:51:01 +0000

Genius photo for gorgeous image. I think that these more complex images require so much time, energy, planning and innate aesthetic sensibilities that they are elevated beyond “tagging.” Taking a big sharpie to a Subway window and scribbling two letters intertwined hardly compares to making these mural-sized images of richly colored text.

By: Nino

Nino — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:39:48 +0000

I can see the exact same thing, assorted tossed colors in a junkyard or a train wreck.
Thats what this crap looks like.
The urge to tag is like animals marking territory.
These so called “artists” need some good doctors and medication.

By: Eps

Eps — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:38:42 +0000

Great article and great photo! Like it or not it’s sooo much better than glancing at bland deteriorated industrial walls! Not a graffiti fan but, I can certainly appreciate the colors and the skill behind it.

By: sweetser

sweetser — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:01:52 +0000

Chillin, all I want to say is that this is art, which by nature is subjective. Not everyone’s going to like it, and I don’t think you need to rationalize your opinions on it. Personally I think the flashy colors and graphics brighten up what’s an otherwise bland, industrial area, but it’s totally cool if you think it’s an eyesore. Also, the difficulty in deciphering what the letters say makes it more intriguing and esoteric, which is some of the appeal for bombers. To see some cool pieces in Bushwick that may be more accessible check out the two big murals at the intersection of Wilson and Noll.

By: chillinoncentral

chillinoncentral — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:29:28 +0000

There is much to be appreciated about anyone’s genuine desire to improve an area’s appearance, and recognizing that effort does not escape me. BUT, LOL… The graffiti phenomenon is amazing. What is it that motivates someone to spray paint unintelligibly letters? For the life of me, I can’t find the beauty in scrawled “art” that is closer to ugly, has destructive overtones, and is unreadable to almost everyone. I’ve witnessed this type of visual pollution popping up on buildings and walls all over Bushwick for many years and a small percentage of it seemed thoughtful, comprehensible, imaginative and attractive. But the majority leaves me in pursuit of something creative or entertaining to value or write about and it seems I’d be trying to be politically polite instead of honest. Owns is doing the above with a positive outlook towards improvement on approved “legal walls” and many do appreciate the results… I commend him for it. But, the results, at least to me, seem closer to rebellious, unpleasant vandalism and a waste of paint.

By: Nino

Nino — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:33:46 +0000

Spray can “art” my ass it looks like that old factory in Long Island City the streets and storm drains of East LA.
Whats wrong with paining a wall a simple earth tone and putting some of that energy into power washing, sweeping and planting some trees ?

I have yet to see these vandals who call themselves self “artists” pickup a broom, plant or use a pressure washer.
They should have simply painted the wall brown, tan or green if they wanted to help the hood.
The time and chemicals in all that spray painting could have killed all the bedbugs in those Moore street lofts

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:44:23 +0000

It’s all really intricate wild style shit though. That’s cool and all but I’d rather see illegal throw ups, fillins, tags, etc. I don’t really like wild style.

There is much better ILLEGAL graffiti around the morgan avenue.

By: Andrushka

Andrushka — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:53:18 +0000

Awesome photo – like the photoshop skills, black and white really bring out the color of the graffiti