Sunday, November 1, 2009

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.


When riding on the underground in London this past weekend I noticed various posters with poems, works of art, etc... This made me happy because the government in London sponsors this, they fund a program which gives people something to read or look at while they worm about beneath the surface. It made my subway experience a tad bit more enlightening anyway.

... It's the little things in life (:

I saw and liked this one by W.B. Yeats a lot.

Her Anxiety

Earth in beauty dressed
Awaits returning spring.
All true love must die,
[Alter at the best]
Into some lesser thing.
Prove that I lie.

Such body lovers have
Such exacting breath
That they touch or sigh.
Every touch they give.
Love is nearer death.
Prove that I lie.

Then, on my way home I flipped through on of those magazines they stick in front of you on airplanes and found an article on post-graffiti in Madrid, Spain. So, essentially, random transportation in Europe has shown me a whole slew of things I didn't expect to find. Like SpY, basically the Spanish equivalent of Banksy. Anonymous. Active since the 80's. Political, humorous, and plays with the urban landscape. I like him. And 3ttman, a French artist who also works in Madrid [first picture is his]. Cute shit, I like him too.


C'est tout pour ce soir. Je suis le tired.

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