scyf:
i actually really like this
I love this man, okay?
He seems to love what he is doing, he obviously loves to get others to share his joy… or even just have a nice relaxing time with him or others.
Pure love.
hello tumblr
can we have a conversation about how it is incredibly hard for me to draw myself since I have no realistic and healthy view of my own body? I know I am fat and I am okay with it. But from drawing thin people only almost my entire drawing career I have no idea how fat I actually need to draw myself. Not even talking about how I am probably still drawn too thin here because when you draw yourself you usually want yourself to look pretty(er than usual).
i don’t even know, you folks. I don’t even know.
Help?
Maybe put it on a canvas instead of someone’s property, and we can all be happy.
who paying for these canvases or the art programs so these kids can have that? Why should it matter if these run down buildings that never get fixed up anyway get graffiti’d?
Therein lies the issue. Art programs, both visual and performance based, are the first programs to be cut. Canvas ain’t cheap. Neither are the supplies. Much of the graffiti that takes place IS on buildings that are run down. The gov’t didn’t place any value on these properties and yet get pissy with dudes “vandalizing” their shit. You can’t have it both ways, ya dig.
My father was a garment contractor in LA. In the late 80s, he owned the building where he had his factory. He thought it would be a cool idea to commission local graffiti artists, usually young Black and Latino men looking to stay out of trouble, to paint murals on his buildings. After all, he runs a garment design/manufacturing company, and creative signage is great advertising.
One day, he showed up to the building and the city just painted over the murals without permission or notice.
First, the city told him he couldn’t have graffiti art on HIS building because it brought down property value. After he complained, then they said: ok you can do this, but you need a permit. After he got the permit, then the city said: ok, but you can only use these artists. Of course, these artists were all White graphic design students from USC, and of course they charged 3x more.
There is a prejudice against this type of art, and it’s racial. Banksy vandalizes folks buildings all the time, and folks treat him like the Messiah. He ain’t doing nothing new that Black and Brown folks haven’t done for decades.
