When people cover up graffiti, they’re rarely returning it to its previous state and most often creating a whole new image.
I like what is created as an unintended collaboration with the “creator” and the “concealer”. It sometimes makes for some dynamic minimalist shit if you look for it. For some of them, Mark Rothko comes to my mind.
Kingsland Avenue
Clinton Street (LES)
Essex Street (LES)
Meserole Street
Russell Street
i forget the graffiti artists name now, but there is someone whose tag is to paint these large ‘cover ups’! like in 3, 4, 5, and 6, except with neater edges, so it looks like a serious ‘cover up’, using bland paint that almost matches the original paint.
I-)
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