"Wishfull thinking"
The proponents of calligraphy and graffiti have been on a collision course for some time now. And by that I mean that there have been rapid advances in style in both camps which are beginning to blur the original descriptions that we still cling to. Although you have a general clue when you hear the words graffiti, street art and urban art, it doesn't begin to specifically convey a meaningful mental image of some of the new hybrid contemporary art that's being made. It's all Fine Art, but the above mentioned words and saying calligraphy and contemporary art still send your mind in quite different directions. It feels like there's a dire need for new and better labels as we make our way through this new hybridized, contemporary art scene.
And all of this makes me wonder where I stand; where I fit in.
The above 14 x 18 studio painting titled "Wishfull thinking" by Dean Aldrich (aka Adeaner), done with acrylics and graphite and colored pencils, seems to fit right in the middle of this whole conversation.
I might not have "street cred", but I certainly march to my own drum.
If you think urban art and street art are just more labels for graffiti, you need to check out the sites below.
Arrested Motion (surprisingly also carries posts about the likes of Damien Hirst, etc)
Graffuturism ( right away you'll see what I mean about style cross-fertilization and hybridism between genres )
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