THE WALK

What should you properly call that vividly spray-painted signature –

Is it stylewriting or tagging? Could it be etching or a throw-up? Maybe it’s actually wildstyle.

And –

What’s the right term for its genre? Street art? Plain old graffiti? Is calling it ‘urban art’ kind of low-key racist? How does sanctioning (or lack of it) affect genre distinctions, or the connoisseur’s regard?

Then –

While we’re talking public art, where do branches like murals and busking and wheat paste fit in?

Art.

It is a lot.

Yet here in Reynoldstown, we are living within and alongside a complex, internationally known artistic ecosystem. Critiqued, admired, and copied around the world, our local fences, tunnel, and walls reward serious consideration. The deeper you dive, the further it goes.

WWRE 005 will help you learn the lingo and spy the telling details as Curt Jackson, the creator of the Krog Codex, walks us through the subtleties of ‘Paint.’ Just how far-reaching is this walk? Well, for the first time ever, we’ll venture beyond our neighborhood’s limits, by one full block, all the way down to the Krog Tunnel. So I guess we can call this stroll a…

Wide Ranger.

WWRE 005 ‘Paint’ is on June 19, at 6pm, and lasts 90 minutes.

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