Trendhunter’s Top 50 Graffiti & Counter-Culture Artwork
April 8th, 2009 by Rick
Trendhunter Magazine presents the Top 50 Graffiti Trends and Counter Culture Art in Q1 2009. The report reflects the ranking of several million monthly views they receive at Trendhunter.com and their Graffiti Trend Database which has an incredible 2,508 graffiti trends.
Once I saw the pictures of the Scottish Kelburn Castle, I knew I had to be in an alternate mindset to fully appreciate and understand them. The psychedelic artwork is aesthetically nuts and the story behind it being there is very cool at the same time. The castle’s located near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, also providing space for the current seat of the Earl of Glasgow.
The Crack Addict photography project was interesting as it depicted, what I can only assume, addicts and dealers in a naturally typical setting for the sort. Gritty and real with a very honest approach.
The third graffiti project, the illusory 3D Pavement art, is mind-blowing and challenges the viewer’s perception. Artist Edgar Mueller had a stroke of genius when he created his street art ice crevasse in Ireland. The huge 250-square meter picture, took 5 days to complete, working from sunrise to sunset with 5 assistants.
If you’re at all interested in graf art and the wonderful world of counter-culture, Trendhunter’s feature collection is definitely worth a peek; your eyeballs will thank us.
Florida Writer Wants Cops to Quit Raiding Headshops
January 6th, 2009 by Perry
Historic parts of Key West, Florida, famous for an abundance of counter-culture headshops, is losing the element of counter-culture it became famous for, due to scrutiny by federal and local officials.
Norman Kent, writer for DrugReporter, blames the mayor for rolling over to federal pressure, although the shops remain legal under broad interpretation of Florida’s statutory law with the aid of an ambitious local district attorney.
I don’t understand America. They gave me a license in Key West. I paid my taxes. I obeyed the law. Florida said it was OK to sell the things. But now people from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration come in and take everything away from me without even a notice to remove it first.
Without getting all preachy, the story is an all-too-common one these days, and the editorial makes for a worthwhile read while putting members of the counter-culture community on notice about the dangers of not becoming active in the local political scene as well as the national one.
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