Christopher Ellis once used to paint on subway cars. He said he saw it as a gesture of defiance at a time when entire blocks in the South Bronx had been obliterated. Now, he sells his work to serious collectors for as much as $25,000, and find himself in the enviable position of turning down work.
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Scattered throughout Chicago are more than 30 woolly fabric as "crochet graffiti" by an underground artist group Micro-Fiber Militia.
So here’s the obvious question: is crocheted art a form of vandalism?
Unlike spray-painted graffiti, which is more permanent and can be considered destructive to property, Kristin argues that her pieces don’t actively destroying anything and are more fleeting. She prefers the term “artistic littering.”
“I’m sewing it on,” she said, acknowledging that her work can be destroyed by a quick snip of the scissors. “It’s not buttons or Velcro that people can’t take off easily.”
The Chicago Police Department tends to agree. “Since there is no criminal defacement to property, it would be difficult to categorize it as vandalism,” said Monique Bonds, a department spokeswoman.
Designer Teruhiro Yanagihara exhibits his new “Graffiti” products exploring the concept of “dirty”; a sofa that retains the marks when scratched.
source: yanko design
