CULTURE

A Realm of Graffi ti in the City of Los Angels artography

Los Angeles artwork..................2-3

Map of LOcal Spots..........................4-5

Street Anarchist: An

Interview with Artist Eliot

Saachrian..........................................................6-9

A Threat To society?:

Thoughts on street art by

Los Angeles Natiies................10-13

Hollywood

Los Angeles

Leimert Park

Culrver City

Westwood

Hollywood

Los Angeles

Leimert Park

Culrver City

Westwood

In the midst of all the chaos on the streets or on canvas, artist Eliot Saarinen shares with us what it’s like to be in his shoes, his thoughts on street art, and self-expres-sion through the won-ders of his visionary world. Ro volorro vidicius exer-

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StreetAnarchistBy Christine Eusebio

In the midst of all the chaos on the streets or on canvas, artist Eliot Saarinen shares with us what it’s like to be in his shoes, his thoughts on street art, and self-expres-sion through the won-ders of his visionary world. Ro volorro vidicius exer-

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StreetAnarchistBy Christine Eusebio

How long have you been doing art?

well, since I could pick up a pen, really. uh, that’s a good question. I have’t asked myself that in years. I’ve been drawing for about 18 years.

18 years? Oh wow!

And uh, I started taking it seriously about 12 years ago.

What were your in� uences?

Mainly skateboarding, going around seeing you know gra� ti. And a lot of the skateboard videos had the mu-sic intertwined with the artform of skateboarding. And i found it very visually, and how would you say, auditory..just euphoric. What is your opinion on graffi ti, illegal or legal in LA?

I think it’s great. I fucking love it. Theres a lot of people doing it. It’s getting bigger and bigger every year. It’s get-ting more mainstream but it still represents a clash with what’s right and it brings out the social standard with what’s moral:with what’s ok to do and with what’s not ok to do and it provokes how much fear is instilled upon us to do the right thing, but this is living proof that you don’t have to necessary go about everything that your told to and through this it’s a humble form of art. And its huge in our culture, and it really give a lot of people who don’t have anything to write on a fuckin’ little sanctuary for the time it is and it give us a thrill from the police, to give us impor-tance in this big game of chess. You got the kings and the queens, they’re really high up there controlling parts of the world like capitalism. and it smashes on that idea.that’s just my opinion, but it goes directly social values and whats considered important and I fi nd graffi ti far more important than, you know, like an expensive cup of wine, or who has the nicest suit on. it not about who has the nicest suit on, it’s not about money, hoes and clothes its about who can climb the highest and who can create or generate the most beautiful and fucking thrilling art for the people who do it, and it’s not for everyone.

will it be more accepting? LIke mainstream art by society?

Yes, it has become more acceptable. People have not necessarily looked down upon it, aloof people. Like I have not met not one republican that likes it. which is strange cuz I wouldn’t really expect peo-ples opinion. Mainly liberals and demos. Families love it. I don’t know why but they do. They just say I like the art I just don’t want to see you go to jail for it. No matter who does it, it’s the same outcome for everyone. It’s illegal.

Any last words?

You’ll see them up. Trying to get shit done. Might as well speak.

that mornally we would just be brushed off and under the rug and standing up for our rights as humans and participating. And I feel more human because of it. It’s integrat-ed and becoming submerged into our main-stream culture. I don’t know if it’s a good/bad thing. the stakes have become higher because of exposure. a lot of more people are doing it. I don’t know the sole reasons, but when it becomes all about “look at me”, look at me, like fame, it alittle bit more disappointing because it distracts from the actual work. it just because about the ego.

As far as the artwork, how did the vision get generated?

(laughing) Well, it’s been a process. I go through one experience and, maybe not right away, but pretty much all my experiences generated different forms of work. I really enjoy working with color along with round-ed shapes, which as just means as a way to express my life experiences. You know, for instance, this piece right here up against the wall, it’s called Eugenia, who is my grand-mother. Now, I’d sat down with her and she was telling me about how she crossed over from Russia, and she went on a boat to Ellis Island and she immigrant, and her experi-ence traveling the ocean, and shed be telling about that, and I had my own realization and how waters are vital to the world around us so I made a river as a constant fl ow to rep-resent that communication and that relation between the two of us. And that is for my grandmother.

So that’s a whole different culture form every-day life?

Yes, it’s a subculture for sure. Try to talk to someone who has no clue like there’s someone so and so who hit up someone’s garage. But that where it comes from. You know originat-ing from NY or Philli i mean it really started in NY, the westcoast thing it started through gang graffi ti and that is the infl uence. I know me and the people I grew up with didn’t take ir solely in that direction. We wanted to create artwork in that medium. So it’s something that society can appreci-ate and see it as more than a tag on the wall or vandalism?

Yea. even tag is a form of art. Not everyone is gonna see it like that. It’s not who just does the most colorful piece. It can be about who’s got the cleanest bomb or fuckin’ throw up s on the freeways and who’s got the scribes actions to glass windows, leaving a mark on our society

How long have you been doing art?

well, since I could pick up a pen, really. uh, that’s a good question. I have’t asked myself that in years. I’ve been drawing for about 18 years.

18 years? Oh wow!

And uh, I started taking it seriously about 12 years ago.

What were your in� uences?

Mainly skateboarding, going around seeing you know gra� ti. And a lot of the skateboard videos had the mu-sic intertwined with the artform of skateboarding. And i found it very visually, and how would you say, auditory..just euphoric. What is your opinion on graffi ti, illegal or legal in LA?

I think it’s great. I fucking love it. Theres a lot of people doing it. It’s getting bigger and bigger every year. It’s get-ting more mainstream but it still represents a clash with what’s right and it brings out the social standard with what’s moral:with what’s ok to do and with what’s not ok to do and it provokes how much fear is instilled upon us to do the right thing, but this is living proof that you don’t have to necessary go about everything that your told to and through this it’s a humble form of art. And its huge in our culture, and it really give a lot of people who don’t have anything to write on a fuckin’ little sanctuary for the time it is and it give us a thrill from the police, to give us impor-tance in this big game of chess. You got the kings and the queens, they’re really high up there controlling parts of the world like capitalism. and it smashes on that idea.that’s just my opinion, but it goes directly social values and whats considered important and I fi nd graffi ti far more important than, you know, like an expensive cup of wine, or who has the nicest suit on. it not about who has the nicest suit on, it’s not about money, hoes and clothes its about who can climb the highest and who can create or generate the most beautiful and fucking thrilling art for the people who do it, and it’s not for everyone.

will it be more accepting? LIke mainstream art by society?

Yes, it has become more acceptable. People have not necessarily looked down upon it, aloof people. Like I have not met not one republican that likes it. which is strange cuz I wouldn’t really expect peo-ples opinion. Mainly liberals and demos. Families love it. I don’t know why but they do. They just say I like the art I just don’t want to see you go to jail for it. No matter who does it, it’s the same outcome for everyone. It’s illegal.

Any last words?

You’ll see them up. Trying to get shit done. Might as well speak.

that mornally we would just be brushed off and under the rug and standing up for our rights as humans and participating. And I feel more human because of it. It’s integrat-ed and becoming submerged into our main-stream culture. I don’t know if it’s a good/bad thing. the stakes have become higher because of exposure. a lot of more people are doing it. I don’t know the sole reasons, but when it becomes all about “look at me”, look at me, like fame, it alittle bit more disappointing because it distracts from the actual work. it just because about the ego.

As far as the artwork, how did the vision get generated?

(laughing) Well, it’s been a process. I go through one experience and, maybe not right away, but pretty much all my experiences generated different forms of work. I really enjoy working with color along with round-ed shapes, which as just means as a way to express my life experiences. You know, for instance, this piece right here up against the wall, it’s called Eugenia, who is my grand-mother. Now, I’d sat down with her and she was telling me about how she crossed over from Russia, and she went on a boat to Ellis Island and she immigrant, and her experi-ence traveling the ocean, and shed be telling about that, and I had my own realization and how waters are vital to the world around us so I made a river as a constant fl ow to rep-resent that communication and that relation between the two of us. And that is for my grandmother.

So that’s a whole different culture form every-day life?

Yes, it’s a subculture for sure. Try to talk to someone who has no clue like there’s someone so and so who hit up someone’s garage. But that where it comes from. You know originat-ing from NY or Philli i mean it really started in NY, the westcoast thing it started through gang graffi ti and that is the infl uence. I know me and the people I grew up with didn’t take ir solely in that direction. We wanted to create artwork in that medium. So it’s something that society can appreci-ate and see it as more than a tag on the wall or vandalism?

Yea. even tag is a form of art. Not everyone is gonna see it like that. It’s not who just does the most colorful piece. It can be about who’s got the cleanest bomb or fuckin’ throw up s on the freeways and who’s got the scribes actions to glass windows, leaving a mark on our society

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