#13: Defacer Profiling

Ok, so check this out.  This is a poster for the World Wrestling Federation or something like that.  They are promoting their upcoming TV season.  Its a big campaign, you can find these posters literally EVERYWHERE in the subway system.  Now, my problem is that I have not been able to find ONE SINGLE defacing of these posters.  Not one!!!

In a previous post I wrote about how some celebrities with 'street cred' were safe from getting defaced.  But come on... these guys get immunity!!!?????  Is this some kind of indication of who our anonymous artists really are?  So our defacers are "WW Smack Down" fans!!???   I have to say I'm a little disappointed.  No, ...not really.  Actually, I just find it hard to believe that UMAGA, has "street cred".

UMAGA is the silly looking guy in the middle, with the painted face, in case you can't read his name in the photo.

If someone finds one these posters defaced, please send me a picture.

#12: Cutouts

This idea is one of my personal favorites.  They cut out a chunk from a poster and then stick that piece onto another poster beside it.  Not only it's really funny, but I think it's very creative and beautiful.

I have another example of this technique, in a picture that was sent to me by a friend and fan of this blog.  I'm planning on saving contributions from friends and posting them together.  So if you live in NYC and find one of these cool works of ephemeral art, go ahead and pull out a camera, even a cell phone camera, take a picture and email it to me.  I'll give you the proper credit.

#11: New York Marathon

I wanted to dedicated this post to defending New York Marathon champion Paula Radcliffe, who won her third title today.  I also want to thank her for lending her image to beautify the NYC subway system and inspire our beloved anonymous artists, who in turn beautify this blog.

#10: Devilish

Devilish.  I've always loved this cheesy word, ever since Michael Jackson used it to publicly insult music industry heavyweight Tommy Mottola, a few years ago.

I figured this was an appropriate subject, since I'm posting this a day before Halloween.  The devilish part, not Michael Jackson.

My apologies for the lack of postings this past few weeks.  My work sometimes pulls me away from everything else in my life.

#9: hilarious!

man... this is one is just hilarious!!!  it's so funny how... oh.. wait...  oh, sorry... this kid really IS missing a tooth.  ...oops...  sorry... nevermind, false alarm.

#8: Unibrows Are Sexy

Just check out these hot babes.  

By the way, notice that one of those was actually done inside a train, not at the station like most of the others.  These are rare. Posters inside the train are hardly ever messed with.  Artists can be so shy sometimes....

#7: See no evil. Speak no evil... Smell no evil???

...well, it is New York City.

By the way, can you see where her nose ended up?  It's on the other girl, next to her.  That is actually an evolution of that 'cutting' technique I showed before.  They cut out elements from one place and stick it back somewhere else.  In a later posting I'll show you some great examples of this method.