“In My Opinion…” a little Valentine’s screen print, for the lovers. Pirate Vereker
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“Having made illegal street art for years without being caught I’d started to forget that it was a crime. So when I was arrested earlier this year I began to think more seriously about its criminality. This interest grew into a ‘side project’ which quickly blew out into the largest street art campaign I’ve undertaken.
I started by searching through the police documents at the South Australian State Records. The photography of the early 1920s stood out immediately for its technical qualities so I narrowed my search to the record GRG5/58/unit103.
I began selecting criminal’s mug shots based mostly on the immediate impact of the image. Whether through their defiant pride, amused irreverence or shamed humiliation some faces drew me in and those where the ones I chose. I was also attracted by the more innocuous offences, especially those that have since been decriminalised. Judging by their expression, the dubious offence of ‘idle and disorderly’ seemed as laughable then as it does now. Likewise, the supposed ‘offence’ of ‘attempted suicide’ or ‘sodomy’ seemed to confuse the convicted as much as their criminal classification offends us today.
By evoking the power of nostalgia and the notion of historic value I knew I could use these images to confront the idea of the criminal as an outsider, especially in the context of street art as a criminal act.
I began pasting up the posters at night before I realised it would be much safer during the day dressed as a legitimate worker. This approach also seemed more fitting to the theme of questioning the criminality of street art. So when I donned the high vis vest and went about my business I didn’t feel like a criminal, I felt as thought I was performing a public good.
Adelaide’s Forgotten Outlaws from Peter Drew on Vimeo. Read the rest of this entry »
Awesome time lapses by DKNG studios based in Santa Monica, DKNG
“Limited edition screen–printed A1 posters. Each designer was asked to represent a musical genre using one element and one typeface (stating the genre).” available to buy here… Read the rest of this entry »
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In a shameless fit of self promotion, these are my first ever screen printed posters, Wehay! I did a limited run of 33, on French Paper Company’s ‘Dur-O-Tone’ 80lb Cover stock, 12.5″ x 19″ – printed by my old pal ‘Handsome’ Ron at ghosticorn in Tempe, Az
you can buy them while available here…
