Sticker Kick-off!
So last week I focused on murals, and believe me, there are many more to come… we haven’t even scratched the surface. But I want to take a 180 this week and talk about the very different world of small-scale Sticker Art.
While murals can be produced by individual artists, more often they are the products of collaborative efforts, with students and community members coming together to contribute to large scale efforts under the direction of one or a few professional artists. They can take months or more in the planning & production, and often live on in the public space for years, even decades… note our “Oceanus” entry from last week, first produced over 30 years ago and still beautifying Claremont Avenue (with help from a restoration in 2003).
Stickers, on the other hand, are fast and inexpensive to produce… perfectly bite-sized projects for the solo artist. They’re also easy to transport and affix in any number of places. And compared to large scale murals, they have rather limited permanence (depending upon the materials used), and will often fade, disintegrate, or simply be removed within a relatively short period of time.
We’ll delve into more details as the week continues… how to make ‘em, where to stick ‘em, famous sticker artists, and more. But for now, here’s my first entry:
Someone graced the speed bump signpost outside my home with this one… I love it!
It shows “2:AM” in the lower right-hand corner… don’t know if this signifies the artist somehow… these things are usually anonymous.
