Graffiti

I have been photographing street art and graffiti for several
years now. My interest is in the artistic quality of the work and
the desire that people have to leave their mark. In art history
books there are examples that date back to ancient and
prehistoric times.
After seeing frescoes and “graffiti” in Pompeii and Rome, I
realized that throughout history this genre has been a way to
express love, political views, artistic expression and a way to
mark one’s territory.
None of the pieces in this collection that can be attributed to a
particular artist will be sold. They are here to be viewed for
their anthropological interest. Whether they were painted in
Florence, Israel, Spain, and created with spray paint or stencils,
the effects are stunning. Often, I am not aware of the language
or what is being said; it is the letters and marks and faces that
have been scratched or painted onto the wall of someone’s
home or an abandoned building that gets my attention. Usually
the pieces are cropped to fit my own aesthetic but I am always
respectful of what I am photographing.
As an artist I can truly understand the desire to leave one’s
mark of personal expression in a colorful, visual art form.
Graffiti art surpasses boundaries that have been created and it
speaks a universal language of humanity.