It took me a while to recover from my recent Bigfoot disappointment. (BLAST THOSE SCUM-SUCKING CON MEN!) But I'm okay now. It's time to move on. So today I'm going to profile some people who truly deserve a place on this blog.
Over the past three years, strange works of art have begun showing up on metal surfaces throughout Denver, Colorado (and a few other cities as well). Some are large, others tiny. But all were created by members of a (not so) shadowy organization known as the Magnet Mafia.
The Magnet Mafia are artists who choose to display their work on the streets where everyone can enjoy it. Their medium of choice? Magnets, of course. Which is fabulous. Why? Because it offers all the positives of "graffiti" (it's free, unexpected, and it makes you think) without any of the negatives (vandalism).
It's also really cheap to make, which gives me a few ideas . . .
Visit the Magnet Mafia's website and read more here.
PS: Cheerleaders are people, too!
Um, what's with the "cheerleader's are people, too" note at the bottom?
ReplyDelete;P =) :0 :-) 8) :/
ReplyDeleteThat’s awesome! I have to add that to my list of Things To Do Before I Become Boring, in addition to shop dropping...:D
ReplyDeletei live in NC (asheville), and i have two magnets from the magnet mafia.
ReplyDeletehey! thanks for checkin us out... if anybody wants to help us make magnets or put up magnets in their city, please hit us up for more info! hello[at]magnetmafia.com
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: There seemed to be some confusion in the comments attached to the last post. ;)
ReplyDeleteKitty: You're right, that IS cool. Thanks!
Anonymous: Same here, i missed something.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! a magnet mafia! I would love some magnets.
if anyone wants magnets, you have to email us!!! hello[at]magnetmafia.com
ReplyDeleteSweet! I live in Denver!
ReplyDeleteIt's BRILLIANT!!!! <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteJin Ai- What else is on that list?
Patsee: Haha. Um...I guess everything here: http://kikistrikeny.blogspot.com/2008/01/im-back.html
ReplyDeleteAnd...uhh...I'll get back to you on that when I think of something!
Jin Ai- I had forgotten about /that/ list. o.0 Oops.
ReplyDeletePoor Ananka! You should eat ice cream out of the carton. That always makes me feel better (though I am kind of sugar-dependant)
ReplyDeleteAbout the cheerleading thing... I am sorry about offending anyone. I just don't like the scimpy outfits and the cheerleaders who just yell cheers. I am actually a little jealous of the ones who can do all those awesome flips... think how useful that would be for self defense.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I sign up for the magnet mafia?
girlskickbutt!!!: if you write them an email they'll send you some magnets, as long as you send them pictures of your artwork. :D
ReplyDeleteThat is way awesome. Plus it's not illegal, so I won't get in trouble... I think I'll try that.
ReplyDelete" I just don't like the scimpy outfits and the cheerleaders who just yell cheers."
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, we wear turtlenecks at my school. I'm not going to say anything more, Ananka-Kirsten.
that is cool. do you think somebody could start their own magnet "gang", or is it copyrighted?
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! SADIE! THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT! I really wanna start a Magnet Mafia where I live... We have nothing here... TT-TT
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