Thursday, October 30, 2008

letter to a friend

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NARK

nark is a north jersey graffiti artist who has been around for the last few years. i've seen his tags all over in my travels, though unfortunately, most of the time i see them while i'm driving and can't stop to record them. i've gotten a few shots though, this being the newest. while not the best of his work i've seen, it still made me stop take notice and isn't that supposed to be the point?

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photo: overlooking the passaic river- little falls, nj- october 29, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

is that a fact?

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photo: carroll gardens, brooklyn. august 30th, 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008

if i break down all that i am


someone asked me the other day....do i still think about her?



every single day....every single day. every time i laugh. every time i cry. every single day.





slm...........

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photocopied from an anatomy book and drawn on by me.

inspiration- alex pardee





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i don't like alex pardee's work. which is exactly why i love it. i feel repulsed, yet drawn in at the same time to his creepy and disturbing images, so much so...that they almost seem whimsical to me in a way. he has that raw imagination and skill with a pen/paint brush, as well as the tenacity to put it all out there, that in taken in combination is rare, and that i wish i had within me.

his work has appeared in Juxtapoz magazine, he recently published a book of his art Awful Homesick, he has worked with TwentyTwenty Skateboards and Hurley International (on a clothing line that will be available at Macy's stores), and he has done album art work for several bands, though he is best known for his artwork for The Used.



Monday, October 20, 2008

it can't matter anymore


so it just doesn't.

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the remnants of you slowly start to disappear......burning as they break apart....


e v e r y t h i n g

w i l l

c h a n g e.


e v e r y t h i n g

a l r e a d y

h a s. . . . . . .

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detail from mixed media piece "burning" (pen/ink/wax on collage/paper- 11x14" 2008)

Friday, October 17, 2008

last one standing


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photo: wooster st. soho-nyc
8/2008

Thursday, October 16, 2008

harlem


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harlem, nyc. september 2007

think (let tomorrow bee)

Could I hold on, or should I hold on to you?
Ask, I'll tell the truth; there's nothing I should hide
And if I move too slow, if you're bored I need to know
I'm weak to hide inside, to force what I don't feel

If all we have is a question, there's no hope to find a future

But something in me cries for you
It feels too real this time
I think I love you, though I don't know what love means
Girl of my dreams, or a friend that one day leaves
Could I trust this when I've lied to myself before?
Will I do it all again to taste what I've imagined we could be?

Look what I've become; this pressure that we feel
In a world of possibilities, this may not prove real
But could we give enough, backed against a wall?
Too close to breathe, but too far to fall
All I ever wanted was to feel you closer to me
And it's sad to feel this resistance
What once before had felt so free
Let tomorrow beeI can't be so impatient
Pushing every answer, when there isn't any question
Let me feel good now
And though this may have to end, I hope I'm always with you
Honestly your friend
I think I love you

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louis barlow "think-let tomorrow bee" (from sebadoh's "bubble and scrape" album and one of my favorite songs of all time. they have been in serious heavy rotation on my ipod for days now)

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

ain't it the truth


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photo: outside the TapRoom 10/11/08. mifflin st, south philadelphia

Monday, October 13, 2008

keep laughing


even when you realize just how bad you fucked up.....never let the truth on....they'll never know if you never say...

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(photo- brooklyn, ny 8/2008)

Saturday, October 11, 2008

peace


one of my newer paintings.

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acrylic. caulk. collage on canvas. 11"x14" 9/2008

jennifer, wednesday evening


Monday, October 6, 2008

72 wooster st., nyc


doors lead to questions....are you willing to open one?

Saturday, October 4, 2008

things happen


between the raindrops...be careful.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

callowhill st.

i added a little bit of art to the streets of philadelphia. here is one of the spots i thought could use some color and the hoos touch.

friend of the night

mogwai. philadelphia. 9/19/2008