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Los Angeles Graphica 05: "Locals Only" Surfer Graf, Topanga Beach Bench

There's not much graf or street art in the beach hoods of SoCal. But this combo of surfer messages on a concrete bench at Topanga Canyon Beach, near Malibu, caught our eye. The "locals only" scratched into the bench is a warning from local surfers that outsiders are not welcome at this surf spot. Then there's the "818" illustrated scrawl, written in what looks like blue Sharpie. The number 818 is the area code of The Valley, the nearby suburban sprawl of LA, from where every summer weekend millions of people descend on the beaches of Malibu, Zuma and Topanga, (as opposed to the beaches of South Bay, where most city-dwelling Angelenos go). If you're a surfer from 818, local surfers hate you. Food fight, anyone?

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Posted by Supercore on March 1, 2005 11:50 AM | Permalink


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GLOBAL GRAPHICA: STREETART PHOTOS + VIDEOS + MORE « Los Angeles Graphica 04: The Grove Movie Theater Architecture + Exterior \| Main \| Los Angeles Graphica 06: Space Invader Street Art » Los Angeles Graphica 05: "Locals Only" Surfer Graf, Topanga Beach Bench There's not much graf or street art in the beach hoods of SoCal. But this combo of surfer messages on a concrete bench at Topanga Canyon Beach, near Malibu, caught our eye. The "locals only" scratched into the bench is a warning from local surfers that outsiders are not welcome at this surf spot. Then there's the "818" illustrated scrawl, written in what looks like blue Sharpie. The number 818 is the area code of The Valley, the nearby suburban sprawl of LA, from where every summer weekend millions of people descend on the beaches of Malibu, Zuma and Topanga, (as opposed to the beaches of South Bay, where most city-dwelling Angelenos go). If you're a surfer from 818, local surfers hate you. Food fight, anyone? Tyhoon Photo Posted by Supercore on March 1, 2005 11:50 AM \| Permalink	Save this page to del.icio.us	What is Street Art? Many people know street art when they see it. But what it is and what it isn't sometimes is unclear and often debatable at best. A definition of street art may be helpful. According to the Wikipedia's entry on the subject as of July 11, 2008, Street Art is defined as follows: Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to art of an illicit nature, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, stencil graffiti, sticker art, wheatpasting and street poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, flash mobbing and street installations. Typically, the term Street Art or the more specific Post-Graffiti is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art. Contact Send your picture submissions and inquiries to Global Graphica at streetartnyc@gmail.com About Global Graphica Global Graphica is a personally curated website devoted to photographically documenting the street art we see in daily walks in and around downtown New York City and in cities we travel to around the world. Images of other ephemeral art forms and visual culture are also posted to our site, as is information and commentary about exhibitions, events and media. Global Graphica was launched in 2004 as a spin-off web project of the pop-culture web magazine Air Massive. The site was set up to create a personal photo record of the ever-changing street art we encountered daily in our downtown New York City neighborhood and beyond. Global Graphica welcomes inquiries and submissions of images from readers and artists. 落書き写真 Credits Produced by Air Massive, New York City Production Producer + Editor: Ivan Corsa Photo Editor: Reiko Oishi Images + Words Jess Eddy Michel Monferrato Richard Gregg D. Carter Witt Typhoon Masumi Hawkins Rob Samra Reiko Oishi Ivan Corsa Original Site V 2.0 Massive Links Air Massive Bathing Ape Massive Soccer Massive Our del.icio.us Page Powered by Movable Type 3.2 © Copyright 2004-2008 Global Graphica. © Copyright 2004-2008 Ivan Corsa. All Rights Reserved. Copyright for individual images is that of the photographer. Produced by Air Massive New York.

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