Graffiti bench 1 - An art furniture piece. A tribute to graffiti containing several symbolic elements. Form and material used is symbolic of subway trains - the origin of modern graffiti. Influences from the New York City subway system benches. It holds 5 photographs of graffiti pieces from the city of Johannesburg and 1 piece created by myself, this layering is symbolic of graffiti as new pieces continually appear and are painted over, either by the authorities or other artists.
Graffiti bench 2 - An art furniture piece. A tribute to graffiti containing several symbolic elements. Form and material used is symbolic of subway trains - the origin of modern graffiti. Influences from the New York City subway system benches. It holds 5 photographs of graffiti pieces from the city of Johannesburg and 1 piece created by myself, this layering is symbolic of graffiti as new pieces continually appear and are painted over, either by the authorities or other artists.
Graffiti bench 3 - An art furniture piece. A tribute to graffiti containing several symbolic elements. Form and material used is symbolic of subway trains - the origin of modern graffiti. Influences from the New York City subway system benches. It holds 5 photographs of graffiti pieces from the city of Johannesburg and 1 piece created by myself, this layering is symbolic of graffiti as new pieces continually appear and are painted over, either by the authorities or other artists.
Graffiti bench 4 - An art furniture piece. A tribute to graffiti containing several symbolic elements. Form and material used is symbolic of subway trains - the origin of modern graffiti. Influences from the New York City subway system benches. It holds 5 photographs of graffiti pieces from the city of Johannesburg and 1 piece created by myself, this layering is symbolic of graffiti as new pieces continually appear and are painted over, either by the authorities or other artists.
Concept 1
Concept 2
Concept 3
Concept 4
Concept 5 - Development of "tag" and "piece"
Concept 6 - Development of "tag" and "piece"
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Graffiti Bench
Harold Smook
Johannesburg, South Africa