東京

第1章

ここは私の東京のインスピレーションとアイデアのための場所です。

大都市のグラフィティ――油性ペン、ペイントペン、そしてチップ収集家たち。ここでは法規制が厳しいため、磁石付きスプレー缶で描かれるカラフルな「ピース」は東京では見られない。とはいえ、かつて単色落書きや鶏の爪痕と呼ばれたものが、今やそれ自体が芸術作品となっている。このスタイルは時間と資金の制約から生まれた。縄張りを示すタグではなく、最も芸術的なタグを残すことが目的だ。」

これらの数多くのストリートアーティストたちは私を楽しませ、教え、刺激を与え、そして私を、やや小さく、しばしば見過ごされがちな第五次元へと逃避させてくれる。

(∩`-´)⊃━☆゚.*・。゚

Tokyo Machida grafitti girl in red
MACHIDA

STORY : She was on easy print home sticker paper, pealed off and placed on a light pole. I have also seen her on vending machines and power transformers. The original creator has been busy distributing them around the town in the dark areas of the city.

Places you would not otherwise look. Which is interesting becuase she is a looker, as you can tell. I added a bit of hair, but other than that and the duplication and brand framing, it is the original artist's work recreated.

Tokyo Machida grafitti Art Hiragana
MACHIDA

STORY : This fine piece of scribble gana kana was found in one of the dirtiest alleys Machida has. Some dives that actually produce some of the best cuisine and atmoshere. However, it has a Kawloon City vibe, smell, and scenery to accompany its flair for excelent chefs with a flair for cheap rent and succulent dishes and potent potions.

The outdoor restroom is to die for. Quite literally, if you found a dead body or zombie dead body, you would not be surprized. This area of Machida is known as little Golden Gai, which is an identical area in Shinjuku with the same small bar, city code ignorent, but great get loose people who love a bit of anonymity. Love this place and Golden Gai.

Tokyo Machida grafitti Art Hiragana
MACHIDA

STORY : This... is not even grafitti. It's city worker unintentional art. On the streets of Machida where they have not repainted the kanji/gana of the communicated meaning in white on the street, it becomes left to the treacherous tear of nature resulting in what I see right as God's Grafitti.

"Let it be, let it be. These simple words of wisdom, let it be." Inspiration is everywhere, just go out and touch grass once in a while. A wise and nice designer once educated me on this concept, and it works.

Tokyo Machida grafitti Art Hiragana
MACHIDA

STORY : This is another back alley scribble, but with a heavy stroke on my brush on my drawing tablet. The original artist's version was much more slender, but I saw potential for this. I played with it for a bit, and digitally painted this out.

As far as the meaning, like all, or most of the Japanese grafitti I photograph, I usually have no idea what this is or means. I can read hiragana, katakana, as well as some kanji, but most of these works eludes even the most astute Japanese linguists. It is quite literally art.

Tokyo Machida grafitti Art Hiragana
MACHIDA

STORY : A big phatty. Veluptuous and full of heart...s . The artist may have communicated some meaning in the overrall, but deffinitly in the sign. Also, the kanji character, potentially fire, is understood. The number I changed to my fave for personal reasons.

The reason I liked this one was because big and bulky type is a go-to for me. You can see it from far away, and it has a footprint like Bigfoot... Big and impactful. A presence you cannot erase. Good luck battling permanence. Let me know how that works out for you.