Tonight has provided me with an interesting conundrum. I didn't look into the pizza sticker at all, not because it doesn't deserve some attention, I just really didn't see how I would find this particular image. Also I kind of doubt I have that much to say about pizza. So I focused all of my attention on the City Slicker Press sticker. I don't quite remember the first time I found this sticker but this is probably my favorite shot of it. I love the fact that the river is in the background and you can just make out PNC Park on the North Shore. While this doesn't really deviate from my usual style, I think it's one of the few I've presented so far that gives you a decent reference point to find the sticker yourself. Takes some of the fun out of it but then again does prove that these finds are actually here in the city.
Obviously I want to find the story behind every sticker I photograph, but there are definitely some that intrigue me more than others. Actually tonight's sticker is one that has intrigued friends of mine as well as me. He ending up finding the sticker on his way to dinner in the Shadyside/East Liberty area and sent me a pic of it. It doesn't happen often but since I've managed to get my friends hooked on stickers as well, they will occasionally take photos of the stickers they've found themselves. Granted a couple of people feel like they can't share their finds with me since they assume I've seen everything and will just offhandedly mention that they're seeing more stickers now. So when someone I know shares a sticker with me, even if I've seen it before, I get rather excited. Partially because there's no way I've seen everything that's out here and a head's up about one that's interesting is always appreciated. It's also a great indicator that I might be on to something if someone else is just as interested as I am about a particular sticker. Now that I've rambled for a bit, I guess I should get around to what my conundrum is. It actually didn't take too much research to find tonight's sticker. The City Slicker Press is a local group of artists who publish illustrations, comics, magazines, photography collections, and a much more on their site. While I couldn't find this particular image on their actual site, I did find it on their Instagram. In fact I really didn't find out much about the group on their site. The fact that they're a collection of artists that work together to publish a variety of work came from a short blurb about them on the PIX: Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo site from this past April. Their site ultimately is just their products that they have for sale. I have to give them credit though on this apparent lack of online presence. Clearly they are quite the local staple and put a lot of effort into the work that they are putting out there. The lack of info online is just mildly frustrating since it does mean I don't get to find out why they chose to use A Clockwork Orange for a reference. While they could be referring to the novel, the image is a direct reference to the Stanley Kubrick film's poster. I am really curious why they chose to go with a violent dystopian future, where attempting to correct the issues of the youth by removing their disturbing urges backfires. Are they saying that they're the disillusioned youth out to disrupt society with their creations? Or are they looking to warn the public of the dangers of the society they see around them? I mean it's one of the Kubrick films I really enjoy, so I can appreciate it as a choice, I just wonder what they are trying to say with it. In the end, even though I did manage to successfully find the group behind tonight's sticker I don't feel like I've managed to figure out much about it.
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Maggie Ondrey
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