Honest Abe

Sep. 28th, 2008 10:36 am
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I finally made the time to see one.




What really astounds me is the level of detail. I mean, he can't spend gobs of time spraying it up, right? But he takes the time for little things, like overspraying the old tags to get a full "canvas". This one was big, too. As tall as me. Interesting side point: you can see the flood water line around Abe's waist.





It was just too cool. I'll soon catch the others. One sad note, though. I was told, but this is unconfirmed, that the ice box kite picture was painted over.

Date: 2008-09-28 03:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mollyf.livejournal.com
So awesome! Thanks for posting.

I'll bet the time is really in the stencil. Spraying probably goes quick: background to foreground.

Date: 2008-09-29 05:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rivetonfire.livejournal.com
me=green with envy
me also=pissed we lost another one

Date: 2008-09-29 12:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nawlins-penguin.livejournal.com
Yeah, though I haven't confirmed. For sure, I know of five:
-gas mask brass band (over-painted by owner)
-girl on life ring (defaced with bright orange spray paint)
-turtle (door stolen)
-boy with trumpet (door stolen)
-rat (siding stolen)

I think their days are numbered. I have to tell you, the work is pretty amazing up close. It'll never happen, but I'd love to see him in action. There so much fine detail in the stencil, I can't imagine how he frames it up. And you know he's got to be fast about it and not screwing around taking his sweet-ass time.

I'm going to put some more in the next couple of weeks. We've got to get you here to see a few.

Date: 2008-09-29 12:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nawlins-penguin.livejournal.com
Whoops. Take it back. The trumpeter was on siding as well. In any case, it's supposedly gone.

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