street art
once the old bastards die…
By baruk on December 21, 2011
an interesting thing happened while we were watching the finals of the rugby world cup on marsden wharf earlier this year. this was the third wharf set up with large screens, but there was still a massive crowd, and this about an hour before the game started. we thought we were lucky to get to [...]
Posted in uncategorised | Tagged aotearoa new zealand, auckland, graffiti, maori, street art | Leave a response
review(ish): miffy the tagger
By baruk on April 15, 2011
“If your kids are fans of the Miffy books they won’t be disappointed by this one. It’s a cute story with Bruna’s classic iconic drawings.” – J. Washington “Simple declarative text and rich primary colors stand out on bright white paper. This is a cute, positive message for young children.” – K.G. Cutler Ever since [...]
Posted in etc | Tagged art, graffiti, miffy, review, review(ish), street art, tagging
street art/authority
By baruk on February 25, 2011
i usually limit my public political commentary to nodding along to marty mars, scott hamilton and will de cleene. i tend to feel i do not know enough to comment just yet. however the attack on non-sponsored street art in auckland has gotten me pissed off enough to speak up. for background, the new mayor [...]
Posted in uncategorised | Tagged askew, auckland, authority, graffiti, len brown, onehunga, poynton terrace, rant, resist, resistance, street art
street art map, auckland CBD
By baruk on August 13, 2010
been a while since i did a map, and this long weekend i’ve had seemed like the perfect time to do one that’s been on my mind for a while. auckland’s CBD (central business district) has a whole lot of art going- sculpture on almost every corner and art galleries on any space left. there [...]
Posted in maps | Tagged auckland, graffiti, street art | 1 Response
