There are a lot things that I find fascinating about this project, but one of the biggest elements that keeps me intrigued is the different artistic styles that I come across. It's not really the unique styles of each artist that keeps me excited, although that certainly helps, but finding different styles by the same artist. I find it interesting that the man who did the Obey sticker, which I really should feature soon since I keep bringing it up, also did the Obama campaign poster from 2008. Or that while Chu, another I really need to get on top of, keeps his distinct tag on everything there are still interesting variations to his stickers and graffiti. That ability to change your style to suit the mood of the idea has always been an impressive feat to me. No matter what I'm photographing I do tend to have a distinctive style to it, which can be beneficial but occasionally problematic. I think it speaks highly of these artists' talents that they can be such chameleons with their work and yet still remain distinctive.
Tonight's sticker is another one by the mysterious 9. My first post with the housewife in a gas mask is the main one that I've seen of his. This find is actually the only time I've seen this particular piece though. While both of these stickers share darker themes, post-apocalyptic and wasting your life respectively, their styles are pretty different. Clearly using recognizable elements as bases, he manages to give you impactful images that still convey the impressions of being right out of a magazine and a sign. The simple nature of each one allows the larger theme and idea to shine through yet remind you of other things. As well as these two stickers there are also ones of a cartoon bird and a man with a projector for a head that share this tag. (Sigh, I know this post keeps getting more ridiculous since I keep describing things I've seen but haven't share. Bad me.) If it wasn't for that 9 hidden in each sticker I'm not sure I would have known that they came from the same person. I know I really shouldn't admit to having favorite artists but 9 continues to be one of mine. His work consistently catches my eye and does admittedly make up a decently sized portion of my collection. It's not only the style that I love though but the ideas he presents. This sticker in particular certainly hits upon a concern that I know has a tendency to freeze me up on a regular basis. I am by no means unique in this fear but I am consistently worried that I have managed to waste a good portion of my life. I admit that I have been rather lost since graduating college, unsure of what to do with my degree and too afraid of taking a misstep along the journey to legitimately pick a path. A lot of my friends and family members have dealt with this fear, so I know I'm not alone in it, but I feel like I've let it paralyze me for a long time. I've been attempting to take steps to remedy this feeling of stagnation, the blog being one of them, and yet seeing this image makes me wonder how successful these steps have been. Obviously there is no right or wrong answer to how I should beat this fear, what will be, will be in the end. I just need to keep using this sticker and others to remind myself that I just need to keep plugging away until I conquer whatever is holding me back.
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Maggie Ondrey
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