By Huwayda

Published: May 10th, 2006

It has long been the case with many artistic forms ranging from painting to clothing design to revert to the innocence of childhood and child-like imagination for inspiration. Recently however, this trend has capitalized itself with the issuance and success of artist designed collectible toys. Yes, that’s right, I said toys. For those of you not deeply rooted in the low-brow bed of art that has been blossoming rather rapidly over the last decade, the latest edition to this ever popular genre has become vinyl toys and figurines designed and inspired by graffiti, comic book art and low brow styles. These toys, while relatively inexpensive (usually no more than $100) are not the type of things one ...

By Huwayda

Published: March 30th, 2006

It’s hard to imagine walking the streets of Philadelphia without noticing the painted images that scatter the walls, bridges, trains and trucks. Some of these images etch themselves into our memories, inspiring wonder as to who these silent writers are. Modern graffiti had its dawn in Philadelphia and the first documented ‘graffiti’ writing is accredited to a Philly native, an artist by the name of Cornbread. Despite the well-organized efforts of the PAGN (Pennsylvania Anti-Graffiti Network), Philly has some of the most colorful streets in the country. On a stroll through Fairmount Park on any day of the week, one can look up, and bask in the splendor of the countless tags and characters on the rock walls ...