‘IM ON FIRE’ has been graffitied on street names in Winton, in an artistic act of vandalism.
The culprits not yet known, stencilled with black spray iconic phrases on to the back streets of Winton. The sign Heathwood Road now bared the message ‘facebook ITS COOL.’ This is an unusual case of vandalism, unlike ‘tags’ a popular form of graffiti, this artistic style has not been used maliciously. The work slyly hidden within the names acts as a test. It tests how observant we are as a society.
The work has obviously taken time to produce. It was well thought out, with each individual letter perfect in size and shape. Remarkably it is not just letters that have been produced. The sign for Edgehill Road may look normal but on closer inspection you see a slight spray of black ink coming off the dinosaur figure next to the crest of Bournemouth. Extreme care has been taken to blend this figure, with accuracy and precision into the road name.
Just metres away from these roads are Bournemouth University and Bournemouth University of the Creative Arts. It would be no surprise to find that the individual may attend either one of these. The artwork is contemporary and conveys Bournemouth to be accepting of various forms of art and people, but for how much longer will the artwork stay before it is destroyed?
The culprits not yet known, stencilled with black spray iconic phrases on to the back streets of Winton. The sign Heathwood Road now bared the message ‘facebook ITS COOL.’ This is an unusual case of vandalism, unlike ‘tags’ a popular form of graffiti, this artistic style has not been used maliciously. The work slyly hidden within the names acts as a test. It tests how observant we are as a society.
The work has obviously taken time to produce. It was well thought out, with each individual letter perfect in size and shape. Remarkably it is not just letters that have been produced. The sign for Edgehill Road may look normal but on closer inspection you see a slight spray of black ink coming off the dinosaur figure next to the crest of Bournemouth. Extreme care has been taken to blend this figure, with accuracy and precision into the road name.
Just metres away from these roads are Bournemouth University and Bournemouth University of the Creative Arts. It would be no surprise to find that the individual may attend either one of these. The artwork is contemporary and conveys Bournemouth to be accepting of various forms of art and people, but for how much longer will the artwork stay before it is destroyed?
Dinosaur stencilled neatly on Edgehill Road sign.
'Facebook ITS COOL' has been stencilled on to all of the Heathwood Road signs.
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