Graffiti in Bucharest

Odd picture in a...

2011-07-22T12:23:00.000-07:00

If you can imagine where I've found this picture...

In a donut shop, which sells donuts and alike through a window... really odd one!!!

I'm a fat cat

2011-07-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

Hmmm... what kind of people would go here?... I'd vote for fun, original, antique (or vintage?) passionate people, men with sticks and ladies in black dresses...

Charlie Chaplin - great artist, nice representation

2011-03-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

One of the greatest actors - of all times

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin - The Classic Collection (Enhanced)

More eyes watching you

2011-03-22T13:04:00.000-07:00

Oh, yeah - the other pair of eyes was a little bit weird, right... There you go with something more okish:

Watching you too

Watching you

2011-03-21T13:01:00.000-07:00

I'll be watching you - the famous line from Meet the Fockers:

Watching you

Bad guy in town

2011-03-20T12:57:00.000-07:00

After such a big silence, there is now a bad guy in town:

Bad Guy in Town

In case some history is needed, there you go with a classical: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
plus the full collection of the bad guy as well:
The Clint Eastwood Star Collection (Fistful of Dollars / For A Few Dollars More / The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / Hang 'em High)

Kapitalism - Euro Capitalism

2011-03-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

Money and the power - a nice paraphrase of the power of comunism under the new era of capitalism and euro/money.

Kapitalism

Lack of money is the root of all evil. --George Bernard Shaw Money is power, & you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it. --Russell H. Conwell, Temple Univ, 1877
Money can't buy friends. But you can afford a better class of enemy. --Lord Mancroft
While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.
While money doesn't buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position.

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

A History of Money: From Ancient Times to the Present Day

The Corporation

Spring is here

2011-03-16T13:15:00.000-07:00

I've decided to break the regular flow of images of graffiti, and bring a real spring sign here:

Violet iris

Iris is the Greek name for "rainbow", thanks to the multiple colours that it can have.

Vincent van Gogh has painted quite a few of famous irises.

You can find the iris on the coats of arms of a few royal families: Florence, House of Capet, Brussels and Ukraine to name a few.

More details you can find as well at its dedicated wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(plant).

Or you can read about it here: The Gardener's Iris Book

Wild cat

2011-03-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

If you like cats in general, this one will definitely touch your heart.

And some quick facts about cats, as per this link: http://cat-secrets-revealed.com/:

There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with 33 different breeds.
A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.
More than 35,000 kittens are born in the US each year. Spay or neuter your cat!
When your cat is near you and her tail is quivering, its the greatest expression of love your cat can give you!
Cats knead with their paws when they're happy.

The Cat Behavior Answer Book: Practical Insights & Proven Solutions for Your Feline Questions

No more stealing

2011-03-12T09:41:00.000-08:00

Are you upset with how much some steal? With "some" you can think of almost anybody, but I would suggest to go with politicians and the great business men that started with some interesting initial funding...

Dating service - even more efficient advertising

2011-02-20T12:27:00.000-08:00

Continuing the series of efficient advertising, this time it's all about Dating without keeping any secret:

Dating service - or make your pick

My Band - efficient advertising I would say

2011-02-19T12:04:00.000-08:00

This kind of graffiti is quite efficiently used also for advertising. I have found a few in my trip around the city, and here is a first one:

Too bad there is nothing at the address - just some tracking code in the page source...

Run for Love

2011-02-18T09:18:00.000-08:00

Not sure if this was meant to show the repeatable chase of the perfect woman that each man goes through, or if this is just a sports contest that a lady is watching, or maybe just an indication that the direction is not right (the upper arrow). Either way, a quite nice drawing:

Run for Love

What is this? A prize if you can guess

2011-02-17T11:09:00.000-08:00

OK, this one is really cryptic - I have several ideas about what it might mean, but you might have a dozen others: so add your opinion about its meaning.

Meaning of life? Deadlines

2011-02-16T12:21:00.000-08:00

This is a strong one, with an interesting flavor. Any ideas how to remove the drawing on top of the graffiti?

Would you like a little bear?

2011-02-15T12:05:00.000-08:00

This one was very original - until I've found a second one. But I like it a lot, so here it is:

Session time

2011-02-14T10:51:00.000-08:00

Maybe it was session time? with lots of exams? There are quite a few of "session" graffiti around the old city - somebody obsessed... or really passionate about it. Anyone knows about the author?

Intro - Pirated edition

2011-02-13T13:36:00.000-08:00

Bucharest has a special flavour, and is really a not-to-miss capital city of Europe. You either love it or hate it, but you won’t be indifferent to it.
People love it for the old architecture and heavy history, for the turbulent night life and the day rush, for the nice people or the crazy ones. Or hate it for the same reasons.
I will only capture a small piece of it here: graffiti stencils collected in the last few years. One per day, so that you don’t get too overwhelmed.
I also welcome new additions – from Bucharest, but also from other cities if you can specify the city.
Here is the first one: