THE DOAN BROOK GORGE JUST ABOVE MLK BOULEVARD ISN'T ON THE SHAKER LAKES REGIONAL NATURE CENTER'S CUSTOMARY TOUR. THE AREA IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO, VERY PRIVATE, BUT APPARENTLY APPRECIATED BY THIS ANONOMOUS PETROGRAPHIST. NOT LOOKING FOR A COMMISSION, NOR A GRANT FROM THE GUND FOUNDATION, NOR GALLERY SPACE, NOR SALES - YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIRE THE INDIVIDUAL'S ENERGY, DEDICATION, AND PASSION.
IS AEROSOL LACQUER ON A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AN "APPROPRIATE" EXPRESSION IN THIS "NATURAL" AREA? IS IT DESTRUCTIVE OF THE "NATURAL" AREA? WHAT IS A BETTER USE OF THIS CONCRETE PALETTE? WOULD I WANT IT ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE? WOULD I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PAINT AS DRAMATICALLY?
ARE THE ONLY APPROPRIATE OUTLETS FOR INDEPENDENT EXPRESSION AND POLITICAL SPEACH THOUGH COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS AND THE CULTURALLY CORRECT MEDIUMS? SEZ WHO? ARE TELEVISION AND THE PLAIN DEALER GRAFITTI?
Aug 2, 2007 Note: The image may not be the original image which first went up with this post. I noticed that the original image no longer appeared, somehow its url became detached, so I have today uploaded one of the original images I took in the Doan Brook at the time the December 2004 post went on the internet.
Links:
[1] http://realneo.us/blog/jeff-buster/lady-bug-mural-or-graffiti-at-playground
[2] http://realneo.us/dear-peter/dear-peter-lets-make-neo-the-worlds-aerosol-art-capital
[3] http://realneo.us/New-neighbor-at-W-45th-and-Detroit