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| Authentic street art |
Updated: 03/03/14
Since writing this post, and subsequently deleting the
waffle, I’ve taken a personally hypercritical leap of joining Twitter. It’s a woman’s
prerogative to change her mind, which is what I’ve done.
As syncs go, they arrive again. I searched for an update
on the new Batman movie and what appears on my screen but an image of the above
Batman graffiti – the very same one.
I haven’t enabled location, so that can’t explain it. Of
all the pictures of Batman that could appear after a search, I get this.
Today I’m speeding around town and spot another piece of
street art by the same guy, JPS Artist. This one’s called something like, ‘Use
the force’.
All hail Synchronicity!
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Whilst treading the broken pavements of my old home town,
in search of a pharmacy, I came upon some enchanting graffiti along a narrow
street called ‘York’.
As the artist confesses, it was ‘Painted on a Dark Knight’.
I chuckled at first sight. Drawing closer to the image, I noticed the fine
lines and accurate depiction of a comic Batman.
It’s not a ‘Banksy’ work-of-art, that famous
street-artist lives just 25 minutes away from here, but it’s comparable in
pop-art, irony, and superb expression. So far, I’ve not found a similar graffiti image on the
websites, but I’ve posted it here for your enjoyment.
…Later, at the Pharmacy…the assistant tries to sell me
Beyonce’s new perfume, ‘Rise’. I say no thanks, I’m not keen on Beyonce…she
shoves the bottle into my face regardless…Its golden glass, and shiny plastic
top, are reminiscent of a NYC sky-scraper or a cartoonish Manhattan (perhaps in
flames). “Does Beyonce wear it?” I ask… The assistant looks at me blank-faced…
If things weren’t bad enough in our over-controlled and media-saturated
society, the pop queen is now bombarding us with a new scent. I know I’m not
the first to make these connections, but it’s always intriguing to see them pop
up again and again. Now reinforcement, in luxury goods.
The journey to mankind’s enlightenment is fraught with
surprises, and danger. A bit like a trip to the pharmacy. Who can save us now?
