I know graffiti is vandalism and illegal but I can hardly say all graffiti is bad since some of it is so artistic. I am not talking about the crappy tags of street names scribbled on a wall but check this out. You cannot tell the dimensions of it from the picture alone but it is at least 5 or 6 feet from top to bottom. It just showed up this week and is an obvious tribute by some friends for some friends that passed away. Remember that this week was Dia de Los Muertos and that is a day to celebrate those who are no longer with us. This graffiti is total art - it took premeditated design and execution and delivers a message - even if you do not know who the tribute is for. I spotted it downtown this weekend and so stopped right away to snap a pic. I do not know how long it will last before someone paints over it but I hope they do not for a while. I am not sure which is odder that I get so excited coming across new found art that others think is a eyesore to the city or that I always stop what I am doing to capture it in a picture -- or even better I always have my camera to do so! Anyway I like sharing my weirdo view of my city and can only image skewered view that those of you have of it based solely on my pictures.
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