Today, as promised, San Francisco’s Warm Water Cove, aka Tire Beach, aka Toxic Beach got a fresh new coat of paint. Mayoral candidate, Chicken John Rinaldi, weighed in on the whitewashing and I fully disagree.
My retirement plan includes a three-wheeled bicycle equipped with a basket-full-o-paint sponsored by Frazee to “white out” the careless mistakes intended to voice protest or tag ones’s ego to a wall which only serve to erode the esteem, hearts and minds of the community with each step towards the playground, work or worship.
Graffiti is as welcome as a sidewalk Jesus with a megaphone. If we want it, we’ll buy for it. Chicken John should step off his soap box and put his balls to the walls… of his home sweet home. The City is Our House. And, WE WILL PROTECT THIS HOUSE - Under Armor and Over There! I say we pay John a visit at the “Chicken Ranch” to stencil, pen and paint what we want, when we want, wherever we want. I doubt very much, he’ll enjoy my genius at work… commissioned above the headboard and tentatively titled, John’s Mom Nude.
I’ve heard the whole Graffiti is to Art what Jazz is to Music bullshit before; and I don’t buy it. In fact, can’t buy it. If anyone’s confused about the difference between Graffiti and Art, a good rule of thumb to apply is to look for a price tag. Graffiti costs us all. Genuine Art is framed, hung on a wall and most importantly you can buy it!
Check out Brian B’s work at Rye at 688 Geary Street or rent the movie Basquiat or even better swing by my place and I’ll show you my Bornacelli.
Got an opinion or want to make a donation? Call Chicken John 415-215-1632.
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Wow. You’d better be really cute to be that wrong. Check out some graffiti artist… lets start with Swoon:
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/new_york_new_york/paper_faces_paper_cities.php
Her stuff is in the MOMA, the Smithsoniam and countless others. And it’s not cheap, Jack.
Some of her work was covered up today.
Enjoy the new Sacramento/San Francisco. San Fracramento. Kinda like a Frappachino. How goush.
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