Optical Illusion Graffiti
Clearly, most types of street art still have that illegal aspect to it. And if one day, you decide to alter a road surface marking, you will likely be fined or arrested. That’s the case with graffiti artist Roadsworth. He infringes the law every time he risks placing a clever stencil on pavement.
Notes about the artist:
Roadsworth began painting the streets of Montreal in the fall of 2001. Initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of “car culture” in general, he continued to develop a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape using a primarily stencil based technique. In the fall of 2004, Roadsworth was arrested for his nocturnal activities and charged with 53 counts of mischief. Despite the threat of heavy fines and a criminal record he received a relatively lenient sentence which he attributes in part to the public support he received subsequent to his arrest. Since that time, Roadsworth has received various commissions for his work and continues to be active in both visual art and music.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Keep working at this, great job! This was what I needed to know. We are all experts on something!