Underrated.
Stopped by Supreme to pick up a shirt for Ralph and guess who we saw, Tyler the Creator. Yeah, his voice really is that deep. If you don’t know who he is, watch the video here. He’s known for his strangeness and gore and all that weird shit. Kid’s doin it though. Anyway, walked a few blocks for some Calbi! Mmm, my favorite! We found some Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson X Supreme posters with a bunch of other street/pop art and took some photos and footage for ‘ABNO’. We met some people who were what they called, “treasure hunters”. Not the money and gold type but the art lover type. They were much older than Ralph and I but were pretty much doing the same thing as we were. Running around LA looking for this ‘treasure’. We had a long talk with them and they really did inspire the both of us. And Ralph brought up a really good point. People nowadays don’t really value street graffiti and pop art and a lot of people wouldn’t even consider it art. Things don’t become popular or accepted until the artist is dead. I’m sure a few of Picasso’s first paintings made people say “wtf”.
These are the people out there doing it. Showcasing their work, giving us a glimpse into their lives, trying to send us a message. This is their best work, all this street art that we’re seeing now. I remember last Friday we were driving past Joyrich (who were renovating) and Banksy fucking raped their store front. I was screaming with excitement because I had already heard that Banksy was in the area but to see his new work was pretty amazing. I’ve seen the Atticus one before but Joyrich was plastered with his work from one end to the other. We walked by Joyrich Saturday and it was all gone. In LA I’m used to seeing the same pieces up at the same spots for awhile but Banksy is up and down in about 24 hours. My guess is that collectors and big fans rip them down to keep. I mean, I would. Do you realize how much that stuff will be worth in a couple of years?
