May 22, 2007

• adopt-a-wall

  Malibu, CA - Yesterday.
  
  Driving back and forth on10 freeway, from Alhambra to Santa Monica, I
  can't help but notice all the graffiti on the wall. It starts around
  Normandie and lasts till the Overland exit. Every month or two, they
  get repainted w/ a light beige color only to get revandalized once
  again. It's pretty damn retarded. Why can't they figure out a way to
  prevent this? We can put a man on the moon, create complex information
  system like the internet, but we can't out-think a bunch of bored
  highschool students w/ too much time on their hands? The parents are
  probably to blame at the most basic level, but they are prolly too busy
  handling 2-3 jobs just to keep food on the table. Putting the
  sociological, behavioral aspects aside, I've thought of some practical
  ideas to prevent this dumbass tug of war of paint from continuing.

  1. Grow vines on the walls where graffiti is problematic. I notice that
  the taggers leave the vined areas alone. Obviously spraying on them is
  useless bc their "artwork" will not stand out to the commuter audience.
  Or maybe they are tree huggers, eco-friendly at the core.

  Malibu, CA - Yesterday.

  2. Preemptive Graffitti. This idea is to paint the walls a certain
  design/color so that when they graffitti on the wall, the vandalism
  does not show up. For example, use colors that the vandalists usually
  use and make an interlaced design. I'm not sure how aesthetic the
  appearance might be, so this idea will probably not fly.

  3. Grow trees in front of the walls where there is dirt where they can
  be planted. Just hide the walls altogether. Let them spray all they
  want, behind these trees.

  Malibu State Lagoon Beach, Adamson House

   
  4. Adpot - a - Wall. Obviously, the municipal government isn't
  resolving this problem. I'm not sure if this is because of lack of
  funding, lack of ideas, or a corruption occuring where the
  manufacturers that are selling the paint to the goverment is getting
  easy profits. In any case, let corporate america get a piece of this
  action. Those walls can be good for advertising. Let them adopt a wall
  and take responsibility for them. In exchange, allow them to advertise
  in that area.

  5. Dig a ditch infront of the wall where there is dirt. (bb's idea)

  Adamson House - Malibu, CA.. frontal.

  6. Round up civilian vigilantes who will monitor the walls each night, and taser anyone who tries to spray on the walls.

  7. Spray over the graffitti, with de-masculinating (is this even a word) messages in hot pink.

  Adamson House, rear.

  8. Create areas in the inner city where kids are freely allowed to
  create artwork. Designate walls that are graffiti-friendly and let them
  spray to their heart's desire. Get it out of their system.

  I think the vine and tree ideas are the best. It's good for the
  environment, so the general population will be accepting of it. It
  doesn't require tasering kids in the middle of the night. And it is
  probably cost effective. Spend a few dollars vegetating our freeways
  instead of using that same money re-painting walls for decades to come.

  rockstar, hollywood..glamorous-glamorous

  most pictures had nothing to do w/ my blog entry. just wanted to stick them up there, for the sake of sticking them up.
    chisaku-han, yesterday.

  i think my dad has been clandestinely feeding chisaku-han, non-dog food. she has been looking extra plump lately.

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