Urban Graphics - 'BLEED'

I took this today (15/04/10. I would like to know where you guys stand with images like this?
For me personally, shooting urban graphics like this is valid photography, and done well and without direct representation of another's work is all fine and dandy with me. I don't in any way wish to photograph gaffiti or poster art just for the sake of it though.

I seem to remember the work of Richard Prince but with advertising, which struck a chord in this respect, here: link

I'd be interested to hear what you guys think?



'BLEED'

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I think it has a long and honourable photographic tradition, Walker Evans springs immediately to mind, Paul Strand too, I think.

Photography covers a broad spectrum and fades into a bunch of other arts. Personally I like this kind of thing and its interesting. Like a picture collage with rough edges. This is ephemeral and capturing it creates a document. I'm minded of readymade art, sending stuff to people with instructions, eg leave this book on your balcony for the wind and weather to blow and age the pages. If you tried to create something like this you'd probably fail. Yeah its all about Man Ray, Duchamp and Picabia, readymades and taking pictures of each other's work, signing it and creating a new work. Its all art!

I'll leave another thread to decide what is art.

I like your urban abstract too.

Ken your right about Walker Evans, he put out a book called 'SIGNS', which included street graffiti, but I don't think Paul Strand did anything like that. Cheers.

Thanks Doug, thanks for your response, I agree.

Some stuff I see on walls reminds me of Dadaism and photomontage, too.

I like it.

I think photography of street art is very valid. Unlike more mainstream art, which can be seen anywhere my anyone (via something like Google image search), street art generally relies on you having to have been there, which means so much of it goes unnoticed. If someone can capture it in an interesting manner and retain the look of the original work, then I'm all for it.

I think that's exactly what you've done here Pauly.

I think it is a valid subject matter. Personally if it brightens up dull area's and does not destroy or deface the building and is art not just a scrawl then that's fine with me (or cost on my taxes to remove it)

Another colour one Paul, are you converting over?

robbie, that is a refreshing view and I agree with you. Cheers.

Colin, yeah I guess so for this sort of thing, but I like to apply a subtle 'film effect' sometimes, like those from Agfa, Velvia and Provia etc.
I agree with you about names and tags! Cheers.

Paul,

I'm with Robbie on that. It's enjoyavble going out and finding 'good' street art to photograph. Enhancing its accessibility is good too.

Thanks, i-berg.

I'm off out later today, volcanic ash permitting!