Urban Legends

I came upon this early one morning in an industrial area and was

reminded of the cubist work of Braque and Picasso as well as Paul

Strand's formalism. The picture feels like something of a curiosity

to me, but I'm still pleased with it.

Steve

If I wasn't living paycheque to paycheque, this is a print I would buy - big. It's a jumble of shapes and lines and time. It would be almost uni-dimensional due to the shadows were it not for the smoke stack with its tiny hint that there is texture and sunshine behind the wall. It suggests a sameness of dimension for those unlucky enough to live here. The mural offers the hope of entertainment, but the character's expression and costume would indicate that even that break from montony would fit within a well-understood continuum of tediousness that's pretty much unending. Even the character's cleavage is assexual as the hope of love seems to have eluded her, replaced with sterile carnality.

I really do love this picture. Thanks for sharing it. I hope someone who appreciates it as much, but who has some coin in their pocket, makes you an offer for it.

Love the overall geometry as well subtle tones of grey that come better in large size and would surely be even more striking in a quality print.

Like the way you've teasing, tantalizing (revealing just enough but not all?) way you've cropped the woman and the advertising copy beneath her.