inspired by pigeons under the pass

Posted on January 26, 2008

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I don’t know about you, but I largely subscribe to the theory that pigeons are rats with wings. It turns out these creatures can be inspiration for some, though, such as the artist who produced fantastic graffiti on this Davenport Ave underpass wall.

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The vines on the wall add to the imagery.

It looks like this piece may have been an artist collaboration. Does anyone know whether this was painted in different phases? I have a feeling the simpler illustrations have been there for longer and the multi-layer complex graffiti parts are newer.

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Underpasses are usually so ugly. This one sure is fun to look at. (The white spots are snowflakes.)

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This shot portrays what I previously saw – a blur while driving by.
But this time I stopped to inspect the details… and now I like it even more.

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  1. AMP Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:44:41 UTC

    News from my friend Janna bout your pigeons: “Its Ron and Baron from a graffiti transformation project in 2006″

    here are some sites, I used to frequently visit when I had no walls to look at in Maui:

    http://www.artcrimes.org/
    http://www.bombingscience.com/graffiti-shop.htm (got lots of great mags)
    http://www.styleinprogress.ca/ (maybe u wanna volunteer for next year?)

    my faves:
    http://www.elicser.com/
    http://www.jamelshabazz.com/
    http://www.bagoftrix.ca/

  2. AMP Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:48:46 UTC

    News from my friend Janna bout your pigeons: “Its Ron and Baron from a graffiti transformation project in 2006″

  3. Burr Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:47:51 UTC

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  4. Katrin Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:21:27 UTC

    Thanks for commenting! Visitors are always welcome :)

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