“Community Art”

Searching for graffiti is easy. It’s everywhere once you really start looking.  We walk past conditioned to ignore. Hoping it will go away in most instances, but graffiti has been with us since ancient times dating back to before the Roman Empire. The range of expression running the gamut from political protest through abstract art forms.

With so many choices my initial tendency was to narrow my point of view. Come close to highlight a smaller frame and avoid the chaos the larger picture was creating in my mind. However stepping back. Taking in the whole view I found a beautiful piece of art. Silhouetted against a darkened wall.  A three dimensional metal canvas layered with paint aged by rain, rust, and weather  Pushing into this otherwise strictly human environment. Mother nature adds her two cents worth with a soft contribution at the base. A juxtaposition to the harsher world above.

It’s interesting to consider the many people that contributed to this canvas. A community art project of sorts and I just another participant in the evolution. Another rendition or layer added to the many that proceeded me.