DUKE CITY GRAFF MAG IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!

I DON’T CARE IF YOU READ THIS OR NOT, I JUST WROTE IT TO WRITE IT BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WE DO....

Graffiti is seen as a blight of society by the majority of people, if it is noticed at all. When a new building is constructed, it is expected that the building’s exterior walls should remain blank for its lifetime. I am undoubtedly biased towards variety in the visual field, however would we really all rather stare at blank walls and advertisements all day than marks made by people who passed? 

As a first step into the field of graffiti publications my aim is simple: expose the art that is found on the streets of Albuquerque. Capture it, share it. Graffiti is art, and it is more comparable to performance art than our conventional idea of art, which is only visual. Those who realize the process that goes in to graffiti can appreciate (or depreciate) any piece they see instead of seeing only the visual that is in front of them. We do this by comprehending the work it took to make the piece. Along with aesthetics and style, this is how we judge our appreciation for a piece.  Lifestyle would be an apt term for the on-the-ground person who actually sees the graffiti and digs the deeper understanding out of any piece. Yadda yadda yah enough with the romanticism already.

Give it up for the writers in Alburquerque because they are everywhere, and if you start to notice them, try to appreciate them, at least a little bit. They’re the underdog at this point, and the authorities are the alpha-bitch. But the underdog is hungry, and it’s getting bigger everyday. You never know what might happen next.

Agustín O. McCord

6/3/2012

Rasta House, Montclaire Dr.