Press Start to Begin

Today, former State Rep. Doug Dean (pictured above) and some “concerned citizens” convened on a mural organized by Living Walls and approved by both the City of Atlanta and the owner of the wall on which the mural was painted. The mob half-assedly painted over the mural without any permit, citing their status as neighborhood residents and, in Dean’s words, taxpayers as permit enough.

You can see the mural, painted by French street artist Roti, before it was defaced here: 

http://www.streetartnews.es/2012/09/roti-nuevo-mural-en-atlanta-usa.html

And here’s the Creative Loafing article on the mural’s defacement:

http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/11/09/rotis-living-walls-mural-in-southwest-atlanta-painted-over-by-community-members-without-a-permit

And for the punchline the community organized itself this afternoon and proceeded to remove the grey paint with scrubbers, soap, and pressure washers (courtesy of the GADOT):

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/community-unites-to-save-mural-defaced-by-former-s/nS3Tr/

Yay Atlanta for functioning in spite of the efforts of people like Doug Dean!

One of several images I created which made the cut for the Atlanta edition of The Billboard Art Project. 

Thanks to Monica at Living Walls for letting me know about this, it was a lot of fun!!! 

The Japanese text in the image says, from top to bottom:

New Game 
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America
Presidential Election 

One of several images I created which made the cut for the Atlanta edition of The Billboard Art Project. 

Thanks to Monica at Living Walls for letting me know about this, it was a lot of fun!!! 

The Japanese text in the image says, from top to bottom:

New Game 
Continue


America
Presidential Election 

One of several images I created which made the cut for the Atlanta edition of The Billboard Art Project.

Thanks to Monica at Living Walls for letting me know about this, it was a lot of fun!!! 

The Japanese text in the image says, from top to bottom:

New Game 
Continue


America
Presidential Election 

Today at work I was asked to draw something on the chalkboard near the store entrance. I tried to tone it down and it wasn’t happening so I let it rip.