I remember driving around the valley as a kid, staring tiredly out the window of my mom’s Mazda Protegé, disgusted by the graffiti that littered Rosco Blvd.  The three letter gang tags haphazardly sprayed upon the walls often crossed out and covered over by a rival gang.  I remember thinking it to be like dogs marking their territory, and I always thought it looked ugly.

20 years later, and for some reason unknown to me,  I don’t see nearly as much of that junk graffiti.  What I do see is a movement of artists using the urban landscape as their canvas, blessing cities with a sense of wonder and awe.  I’ve just recently entered this rabbit hole and I am enamored by the beauty and baffled by the vision of these clever zealots.  If you are already privy, forgive me and carry on, but for the rest of you, take a second to revel at the imagination and vision of these captivating urban artists.  Let the yarn bombing and graffiti animation begin… Oh and don’t forget about the inflatables division.  You’ve got to see this.

The Inflatables Division: Featuring Joshua Allen Harris

Yarn Bombing by the Ladies Fancywork Society

Amazing Street Art Animation by Blu

Words by Michael Bucher