And some extras...

Sorry for flooding the blog tonight. I found these in my album and I felt they were relevant to this class.

1. This roadbed in hawaii was covered by molten rock. The only way to tell where the road lies beneath is this telltale sign sticking out of the rocks. The sign remains, reminding any drivers that parking there is illegal, fufilling it's uty long after it's purpose has ended. Roadsigns are very interesting, as they are disigned to be plain, and straigtforward reminders of direction and the law. But, can even something with such a clear-cut purpose have it's meaning be totally changed?

The answer is yes. There is a sign right there that says so, without saying it at all.

2. and 3. The other picture that i tool was of this Truck that i saw in little saigon (this was actually taken for another project.)

This Truck was built and designed my a motor company. A business bought the truck. The truck was pure white and had large blank panels for sides. On the side of the truck, the business saw billboards. It added the company name and information to the truck. Later, "taggers" saw the side of the truck as a canvas, with which to create their tag. "If only the owners would not have tainted the canvas with advertising." thinks the tagger. When the owner finds their truck painted, they become dismayed and think "if only the tagger had not have tainted my advertising with their vandalism".

The truck continues its duties driving around, and in it's process I saw it. On the side I saw a struggle between two lifestyles, Both painting on the same canvas to create a piece that has perhaps more character, honesty and realism than a piece of fine art. I believe there is some beauty in that, though in the end it looks like a mess.