Monday, 12 September 2011

Vandalism or Art!

Graffiti is a very touchy subject for most people, some is pure vandalism, while other pieces are seen as modern art using the world as a canvas.
Whatever your personal experience, there is no denying Street Art is now a recognisable "style", and can be very attention grabbing.
At The Butterfly Effect this week they have suggested Street Art as an inspiration point...
so here's my simplistic take on it.
I used a rose making template, and mica spritzer sprays to create the spray paint effect background(hard to see because of the shine), then drew over with black pen.
I coloured the rose and it's leaves with sakura souffle pens (fluorescent pink/orange/yellow/green), then edged the lettering with a silver pen. These sakura pens give a lovely opaque matt finish, and contrast beautifully with the sparkly mica splatter effect :D

I would like to enter this piece for the following challenges; (grief! it seems ages since I last typed that phrase!)
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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous12 September 2011 at 11:43

    Oh my goodness, this is stunning, love love love the pastel colours in this street art style piece. You are such an inspiration to me
    have a fantastic day my lovely friend
    hugs June xxxxx

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  2. Šolanje na domu-Waldorf12 September 2011 at 19:13

    Way to go Gina! :) Great piece!

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  3. Poppet12 September 2011 at 21:01

    Gorgeous work Gina, love the spritzing and your images are wonderful. I think like everything graffiti has it's place and that isn't one someone else's property unless they give permission. I like the man who goes around graffiti-ing on dirty walls. No chemicals used just water and elbow grease. I once saw an interview with him and he said a Council once tried to get him sectioned because they couldn't get him on anything else. (Yus m'Lord we want to charge him with cleaning our city!! wouldn't go down well would it! )

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  4. Unknown12 September 2011 at 21:24

    wtf? where did my comment go?

    everytime i enlarge a photo my comment goes *poof*

    dammit.

    now i was Saying that i loved your flower power. but blogger ate all of my important words.

    xx,
    amy

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  5. Leovi12 September 2011 at 23:30

    Delicious and delicate your picture, yes, the graffiti can also be. I consider it as a form of expression, sometimes quite subversive.

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  6. Tamara Morton13 September 2011 at 07:02

    Gorgeous project!! Thank you for joining us at ACB this week
    Hugs
    Tamara

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  7. Denise 13 September 2011 at 09:59

    Very pretty project - love the mica sprayed background.
    Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week xx

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  8. Silvia(Barnie)13 September 2011 at 11:06

    That's a beautiful piece, great colors.

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  9. Tenny Kusuma14 September 2011 at 19:49

    Such a beautiful project. Thank you for playing along with DYSU challenge. Tenny.

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  10. Unknown15 September 2011 at 02:00

    Such a sweet card. Thanks for joining us for the Do You Stack Up Challenge Blog Texture Challenge! Please join us again for the next challenge!

    ~Heather
    Kurly-Q

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  11. Nicola15 September 2011 at 16:33

    Gorgeous creation Gina, love this street art style!
    Thanks for entering our Flowers and Swirls challenge over at Allsorts this week and good luck!
    Love Nicola xxx

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  12. Lesley16 September 2011 at 10:07

    Very pretty, I love the shimmery background! Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

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  13. Jill16 September 2011 at 19:32

    Great card
    Thanks for joining in at Allsorts this week for my Flowers and swirls challenge!
    Good luck and I hope to see you again
    Hugs, Jill

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  14. Natasha16 September 2011 at 21:01

    I love your flower Gina!!

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