Fuck the Buff: TA Wall May 2012

So the new season of buff is well underway and the TA Wall area was not spared. Well, the top wasn't this year. It was the first time the city had buffed this area so heavily since August 2009 when both the upper and lower wall areas were completely greyed out. The frequency of the buff makes no sense really and all it does is leave fresh canvass for writers to come back. It took a whole 24 hours and and there were some throwies on the pylons and wall. I give it a month and the wall will be pretty much covered up again.  Here are some shots from the last bit since the buff or in and around that time. This first couple of shots are from a day or two after the buff.

There was a couple of good productions up there from Icon, Vowel, and Snob as well as those nice chromes from Koal, Meor, and Opek. A week after the buff there was plenty up on the wall and more to come soon no doubt. The lower wall was untouched by buff and is still pretty active. Most notably was that burner from Maniks, great piece and execution.

The factory had some nice stuff in it too, the boys from DHS and 203 rolled through and did a couple of productions on the main floor. Otek and Phare killed it with that monster roller at the end of the factory though. Great stuff. More soon.

Stay posted.

TA Wall & Factory Jan 2012

Although it wasn't my first mission to the wall and factory this year, I thought that I would get at least some pics up of the spot. These are from last Friday. I finished up at work and decided to pass through the area. I didn't have my regular gear on me, just this new Nikon digital I picked up over the holidays. It's a bit of a throw back to when I first started out with my little Olympus digital (ahhh the memories...). I much prefer my T1i, naturally, but this little digital certainly got the job done. So forgive me if some of the shots are crystal clear. The battery died on me shortly after getting into the factory but I was able to squeeze out about thirty or so solid pics, including a couple of pans.

I love the factory during the winter, snow drifts pile up under the broken in sky lights, paint cans, bricks, and other refuse are half solidified in the iced up floors, and giant deformed stalactites of ice grow from the squared water drainage holes from the ceiling. This place feels the most like a sanctuary during the winter months, insulated from the cold winds and precipitation outside the factory provides a relatively safe and quiet spot to paint. The frozen state of the flooring keeps the cans and other trash from being kicked about and making any noise whatsoever leaving you with only the sound of crunching snow and ice beneath your feet as your navigate the interior.

Hope you enjoyed these latest shots, I got more coming so stay posted.