That’s just sad. I’d like to imagine the new grey as a positive thing, a new blank canvas, but really its a poor substitute for the colorful interactive background of bookspines.
I had the same reaction–oo, a blank slate! But what makes the original so great is the intermingling of tags and the colorful books: traditional writings meets new and unconventional. Maybe it was getting a little out of control… but I have a feeling no one will take the time to paint those books on ever again. It is an invitation to be “ruined,” though I wouldn’t call it that myself.
Gabe
June 22, 2009 at 12:11 pmThat’s just sad. I’d like to imagine the new grey as a positive thing, a new blank canvas, but really its a poor substitute for the colorful interactive background of bookspines.
megh
June 22, 2009 at 8:20 pmI had the same reaction–oo, a blank slate! But what makes the original so great is the intermingling of tags and the colorful books: traditional writings meets new and unconventional. Maybe it was getting a little out of control… but I have a feeling no one will take the time to paint those books on ever again. It is an invitation to be “ruined,” though I wouldn’t call it that myself.
I am curious how long the books had been there….
Vesper de Vil
June 22, 2009 at 9:22 pmum…where did the art go?????
Gabe
June 29, 2009 at 8:22 pmMan, I didn’t even realize those were painted books, I thought they were really in a tagged-up window.
I spse the people behind the original book painting felt pretty bad about the tags, but it was still beautiful in its urban entropic way.
The new gray coat feels like a rebuke.
“You’re the reason we can’t have nice things!”