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Lauren reminded me that in our very own neighborhood, we have a graffiti star: Ellis Gallagher (aka Ellis G.). Known for his chalk outlines of the shadows cast from everyday stuff, those of us in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens have loved Ellis’ outlines of hydrants, street lamps, and bicycles found on the local sidewalks for years.
Ellis used to be more of a traditional street tagger, using subways and other public spaces as his canvas but when his buddy and fellow tagger Hector Ramirez was hit by a train, Ellis changed directions. We’re really glad you did, neighbor!
D.
Love this - thank you for sharing. I miss living in the city amongst urban artists. It's been around for some time, but have you seen reverse graffiti? http://www.ready2spark.com/2007/07/clean-graffiti.html
Posted by: Lara McCulloch-Carter (ready2spark) | February 26, 2009 at 09:57 PM
No, but I look forward to spending time on the site! Thanks for sharing back and keep giving us feedback.
xo
D.
Posted by: david stark | February 27, 2009 at 04:45 PM
I saw this technique last year in my own town...the artist used neon colored chalk to outline shadows of objects around town, and left them unsigned. Art just for arts sake.
The idea of using cleaning products to create "reverse" graffiti should be capitalized by the Method guys as a marketing tool.
Posted by: no1uno | March 10, 2009 at 02:58 PM
AGREED!!!
D.
Posted by: david stark | March 11, 2009 at 12:13 AM