Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
HKHWFEFile size:
57.1 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 January 2017Location:
Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United KingdomMore information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins. The surrounding context encompasses stencil art, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, changing land use, public realm, graffiti heritage, public-realm art, visual street culture, visual archive, archival record, mural culture, regional identity, public art, and local history. Current relevance extends to gentrification and temporary works, particularly through how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after changed technology. The subject also sits alongside street-level design, creative placemaking, community identity, street creativity, contemporary social history, urban graphics, community art, and temporary artwork. References to generating, woman, backstreet, turbines, and power give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects gentrification and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. Its period value extends to graffiti policy and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom.