Ramon and the Graffiti Monster
30 years ago, the Social and Public Art Resource Center distributed this booklet aimed at kids living in parts of the city overtaken by the "Graffiti Monster". It seems graffiti in Los Angeles was deemed enough of a problem in 1977 to warrant this type of outreach effort.
The main character is named Ramon and he definitely does not live in the suburbs.
The first graffiti writer we encounter is EL JOHNNY JOEY, catching a spot above LISA.
VIVA JOSE is up on the monster. Someone hit up the L.A. punk band THE WEIRDOS. The monster is composed of garbage and emits pollution from its dome.
Ramon's sister Rosita, does not believe the monster exists. (Incidentally, she has Rod Stewart and Santana posters on her wall.)
"Only those with artistic eyes can see The Beast," Ramon is told by a multi-cultural ensemble of muralists.
After being invited to join the crew in painting a mural, the Graffiti Monster gets offended and takes off, proclaiming that murals make the town too classy for his vandalistic ways.
The true artists cheer that graffiti has left and go back to work on their mural.
The main character is named Ramon and he definitely does not live in the suburbs.
The first graffiti writer we encounter is EL JOHNNY JOEY, catching a spot above LISA.
VIVA JOSE is up on the monster. Someone hit up the L.A. punk band THE WEIRDOS. The monster is composed of garbage and emits pollution from its dome.
Ramon's sister Rosita, does not believe the monster exists. (Incidentally, she has Rod Stewart and Santana posters on her wall.)
"Only those with artistic eyes can see The Beast," Ramon is told by a multi-cultural ensemble of muralists.
After being invited to join the crew in painting a mural, the Graffiti Monster gets offended and takes off, proclaiming that murals make the town too classy for his vandalistic ways.
The true artists cheer that graffiti has left and go back to work on their mural.
posted by eyeone | sh at 8/28/2007 10:02:00 PM
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