{"id":721,"date":"2012-03-21T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=721"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:53:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:53:20","slug":"graffiti-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"Graffiti Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

My blog friend Jen<\/b><\/a>   has been posting on Wednesdays about graffiti that she finds in and around Oklahoma City. She has spent a considerable amount of time learning all about the subject. She has become quite passionate about the subject and I love reading about her trespassing and running down trains in order to document good examples of graffiti.<\/p>\n

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When she started posting about graffiti I was a little apprehensive. To me a lot of it is vandalism with paint as opposed to an art form. Although I have to admit many of the practitioners have talent and  I wonder why they haven’t been more productive with their talent.<\/p>\n

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(This isn’t graffiti, it’s a commissioned mural.)<\/p>\n

With Jen<\/a> one gets insight, summaries of research, access to deep thinking, insights, and great photography. Me, you just get snapshots, and  a link to Jen<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Above is the worst possible graffiti. On a rock face on my beloved Turkey Mountain in Tulsa. Ughh.<\/p>\n

I ventured to the Elm Creek Tunnel discharge into the Arkansas River. I had two purposes. One was to check out the graffiti, the other was to find a geocache hidden there. I find some graffiti, I have yet to find the geocache.<\/p>\n

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Lets just say that the most of the talent of the graffiti artists here is still rather undeveloped.<\/p>\n

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They are pretty good sloganeers though. I bet you didn’t know sloganeers was a word. Try it on Words With Friends if you get a chance. Let me know how it works for you.<\/p>\n

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I’ll have to do some more research to find the vivid examples that my friend Jen finds.<\/p>\n

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I like this sentiment, but the art needs a little work.<\/p>\n

Tulsa’s storm drain system also fascinates me apparently we have a very extensive drainage system that attracts urban explorers from all over. Below is a video of a party that was thrown about a half mile into the tunnel in 2010.  Personally, I think those attending the party are nuts. Attending the party in ankle deep water in the dark?<\/p>\n