Pagan Moss : Peepshow Stencil

Stencil Art - Birmingham, Alabama
Originally uploaded by bhamgray.

I started the PEEPSHOW series of stencils as an homage to Pagan Moss. I've been a long-time fan of her blog and wanted to give her some love on the street. I think writers like Pagan - and their stark, honest, reporting on The Great American Skin Trade - have changed the face of 'sexy' in this country.

Pagan Moss : Peepshow Stencil

Stencil Art - Birmingham, Alabama
Originally uploaded by bhamgray.

Punch 70: Strippers Don't Carjack

The Sherriff in my area continues to assert pressure on local strip clubs. Meanwhile the largest city in his jurisdiction has been named the 10th most violent city in America. I can only assume that he believes Strippers to be the primary culprits behind our record number of homicides and violent crimes.

Stencil Art - Birmingham, Alabama

Stencil Art - Birmingham, Alabama
Originally uploaded by bhamgray.

Fafi

Fafi, rue Oberkampf
Originally uploaded by tofz4u.

Miss C

Miss C
Originally uploaded by asboluv.

Asian?

Asian?
Originally uploaded by mr_la_rue.

One For The Star Wars Fan

one for the star wars fans
Originally uploaded by deepwarren.

Bat People

Bat People
Originally uploaded by C-Monster.

Nos Han Asesinado

Nos Han Asesinado
Originally uploaded by C-Monster.

Stencil: Oaxaca, Mexico, December 2004

...based on a photo by Manuel Alvarez Bravo...

the text on the shirt translates to: "They have assassinated us without providing an explanation...for being conscious of dignity and justice. That is the truth."...

Luchador

Luchador
Originally uploaded by C-Monster.

George Bush Stencil

This is not a love song
Originally uploaded by Bright Tal.

It should never be forgotten that graffiti is, first and foremost, a brutal political tool...

Banksy

IMGP0858
Originally uploaded by eviltwin.

Banksy

IMGP0832
Originally uploaded by eviltwin.

Banksy

IMGP0818
Originally uploaded by eviltwin.

Banksy

IMGP0816
Originally uploaded by eviltwin.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Originally uploaded by it is what it is....

Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Originally uploaded by it is what it is....

Banksy in Los Angeles

Nashville Graffiti

Nashville Graffiti
Originally uploaded by yewknee.

Birmingham, my Birmingham

I love where I live. I love its history. I love its people. I love its streets. I love its possibilites.

But.

My city and the State where I live are on the cusp of a political Civil War. There are extremist factions who will, if left unchecked, pull our State farther and farther away from personal freedoms and toward a level of 'enforced morality' that will alienate and punish good people. In a society intolerant of personal freedoms we are all criminals. Alabama will once again be isolated from the rest of America by the poor choices of a few and by the lethargy of the many.

The irony that this is being written by a Conservative should not be lost on you.