SELL THE HOUSE. SELL THE CAR. SELL THE KIDS. FORGET IT. I’M NEVER COMING BACK. FORGET IT.
Artists: GARRO (read about Houston Street Art: The Wheat Pastes)
Photographer: O Texano
Location: Unknown
And, I’m reminded of this song by Austin artist, Bob Schneider.
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Typically we would save a photo like this for the Street Art of the Week, but we really don’t like to take the spotlight away from you other independent photographers. Wednesdays are just for you. We won’t crash that party.
Paul came across this combination of new and old Garro when he was going home the other day. Even with his skeleton army about to take over, it seems that Garro is dusting off some of his old material and finding a good wall to paste it on.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Garro faces off against a bleak economic outlook by raising an army of skeletons. We will surely become enslaved at any moment.
Artist: Garro
Photographer: reiswigPHOTO — Flickr
Location: Unknown
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These days, some of us live through social media. We’ve created personalities for ourselves that border on the fringes of reality that we show to others through @ signs and photo albums. In person, each one of us attempts to live up to the easily accessible selves that we’ve projected on the internet, but sometimes it’s just easier to live in the shadows behind a smart phone or laptop. That’s why we relate to the artists that have taken over our street corners and abandoned buildings.
The buzz surrounding Stick ‘Em Up, a documentary about Houston guerrilla wheat paste artists, was not surprising. Street art has been a hot topic lately with Exit Through the Gift Shop sneaking into Academy Award contention and Houston struck it big (at least in internet standards) when a proposal in front of artwork by Ack! went viral. But when Stick ‘Em Up – directed by Alex Luster and produced by Tony Reyes – had to add a second screening and then a third to its debut, my lack of surprise was replaced by being impressed.
Welcome back. Not only is it Wednesday – which means it’s time for Street Art of the Week – it’s also the eve of the Stick ‘Em Up screening. We hope you got your tickets. I’m not sure if Garro makes an appearance in the documentary for tomorrow, but thanks to Shannon Reiswig the artist makes an appearance here.
Location: Unknown
Artist: Garro
Photographer: reiswig PHOTO
When I jumped head first into an obsession with Houston street art it was easy to realize that I had only made it into the kiddie pool. There were a whole host of other photographers, writers and, most importantly, the artists themselves that had been making waves without the aid of floaties for a long time. Luckily for me, the pros were rather accepting and willing to show me the ropes – even while they created new ropes altogether.
Welcome to Street Art of the Week. We’ve done our fair share of coverage on Houston street art, but we want to up the ante a bit and let you have your say. The Loop Scoop will run this column on Wednesdays. Add your street art photos to our new Flickr group. Show us what you’ve found.
Location: Washington Corridor
Artist: Garro
Photographer: O Texano
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In trying to decide how to break this all up and put it together, there was a bit of debate. Would the best way to account for Houston’s scene be to classify it by medium, neighborhood or just give a play-by-play of each hunt? There’s no right answer, but a decision had to be made. The photos will take some of the steam away from the words below, but I’ll fill in the gaps with the names, places and other information that I’ve come across in my month-long adventure.
