Hai folks!!! It's been a rather busy week that I even forgot to update..... Until the lady of fortune saved me from the land of oblivion. Obviously I wasn't intending to post late, but since I'm quiet absorbed by the Illustrator homework........ I forgot..... well not NOW! HA!
This week's theme is~~
"GRAFFITI"
yes yes, graffiti! I found the process quiet interesting.... since I had to test my sense of surroundings (aka I had to go on roads... IN THE MIDDLE of the road to take pic, aware of the incoming cars and motors). That stupid moment of this task, I brought my DSLR with me..... it was dead 6 A.M. ride in the morning when my mom told me,
"Let's turn over to this road. I remember there were graffitis here..."
and I jolted from my ..... precious..... meaningful...... and deep slumber. I unconsciously took out my cellphone and started taking pics in my zombi mode and then when I came back to the car.... I looked at my DSLR.... and I feel so... stupid--- literally scolding myself.
"I should have used that instead of this!"
Too late, my mom drove away from the road.... leaving the graffitis. I sat dumbfoundedly..... regretting why I couldn't get a faster OS for my brain (I was looking forward to this task!)
"I should have used that instead of this!"
Too late, my mom drove away from the road.... leaving the graffitis. I sat dumbfoundedly..... regretting why I couldn't get a faster OS for my brain (I was looking forward to this task!)
Oh well, My cellphone itself is enough for documentation I think.... Altho I still prefer DSLR...... oh whatever
Now, I'll present to you, the little adventure of the pink piggy on the Gayungsari street!
Apparently, the street I went was a one stop shot place. I just need to walk forth and I will found em all. But because of that... Some of the graffitis are alike and they all look old and they all overlaps .... and not forgetting the bushes were on my way! Compared to the ones ..... 2 kms from my house, these are nothing. But since I cannot (YET) drive on my own, I couldn't do much to take the other graffiti near my house.
Graffiti is an interesting style of art. It's free, lively, and inspiring. I, myself, haven't tried to make one (because I believe my head is not meant for these stuffs-- It takes me hours to make a decent one). I envy those people who make these. Even if my art workshop teacher told me if I can do better than they are, but I still feel something missing if I make graffiti. It's like I don't get the taste of the 'street' and 'pain' of it (usually graffitis are related to rebels rite?). I saw ones in ...... what? the....... wait.... wall of..... it divides Yerusalem... and what? It's near Bethlehem (forgive my.... oblivious... brain), thing is.... every graffiti has their own style, but universally they're all the same. I think I took some pic from ones of the divider wall near yerusalem or so, but I don't know where I put them.
I heard these people who make graffiti, they make it in the mornings... like 2 AM, or so, when the polices weren't around, and just like in movies, they'd run at once if found redhanded! haha! gladly in Indonesia these graffitis were considered dust in the wind. Not much people pay attention to them (oh irony irony) so they don't get cleaned off properly.
Talking bout their existence, there's this hotel, "arthotel" at Dr. Soetomo street. It's a conceptual hotel based on contemporary art. The stairs were painted with graffiti! and.... there are lots of elements of the hotel which contain street graffiti. It's a cool hotel. There are some pieces showed in the lobby. I haven't been there (not inside) but I have passed in front of it times. they quote, "earth without art is just 'eh'." and it's true!
AAAANND~~ I'll give bonus pic since I don't wanna waste my effort on taking pics.
here~
now I shall bid my good bye, and see you next week!
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