Yesterday I found some interesting art in the stairwell of a building in Skanstull in Stockholm. I was very amused, as this is a “nice” building in a “nice” area and I can just imagine all the old ladies scurrying about in a frenzy demanding that it be removed.
In fact, it’s probably gone already, so as a permanent record for future generations, I took a photo on my mobile and will now present it for your perusal:
If art doesn’t offend, then it isn’t really art.
/ paddy
earthpal
November 11, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Lol. Super!
I can imagine the old dears fumbling for their specs saying . . . “what is it Mabel? I can see it properly.”
Martin R
November 11, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Defacing a pubic area!
ullis
November 11, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Men..
;)
Alex Foster
November 11, 2007 at 8:02 pm
“What is it Mabel?” … LMMFAO!
And man, what the hell kinda super mobile you got? The picture from my phone would’ve been twelve pixels square and completely unidentifiable.
Larry Ayers
November 11, 2007 at 11:00 pm
The snake-eyes and veins made this image particularly memorable. I’m glad you recorded it before it inevitably gets painted over!
paddyK
November 12, 2007 at 1:14 am
Everyone: Thank you for your continued support of the fine arse…I mean arts. And Alex: good camera mobiles are standard over here in “Europe” – that and socialism.
Glen Gordon
November 12, 2007 at 9:54 am
It’s fluid lines are the sign of a talented professional cartoonist. Perhaps you should ask around the area if anyone knows of a recently unemployed cartoonist, possibly mid-thirties hanging around stairwells. However, I’m kind of concerned by what it represents. I mean, the penis looks a little neglected and lonely to me. It’s not the happy penis that I’m accustomed to seeing. It hangs limp and lifeless for all the world to see, as if a cry for help. The way in which it excretes its profound sadness suggests a venereal disease, possibly syphilis. If anyone’s penis looks like that, I strongly recommend going to see the family doctor for a checkup and few shots.
ullis
November 12, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Hey, it’s the little newborn birdie that just threw up, you know. You’ve all seen it.
paddyK
November 14, 2007 at 1:00 am
Glen: I will keep my eyes open for a cartoonist who walks funny.
ullis: I would agree, if I knew what the hell you were talking about.
Martin R
November 14, 2007 at 11:33 am
Ullis is suggesting that the cartoonist has captured a recently employed penis.
paddyK
November 15, 2007 at 12:05 am
Martin: Ah yes…trust a female to spot that one…
ullis
November 17, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Hey! …. No wait, you’re probably right.