I have always stayed intrigued by graffiti and have always been a fan of it. The way that artists can use buildings or larger, public items as a canvas for their expression is really hip. I didn’t find Ortega’s “Physical Graffiti 1-3” to be ‘aesthetically pleasing’ but I did find it interesting. Especially in the picture above, I found it cool how behind the artwork, there was a building. I could almost envision what the art would look like on the building. However, I just couldn’t. The Graffiti was missing the colors, which is one of the most important aspect of graffiti. The artist’s twists, connotations, and vibes that the work creates is brought by more than just the words. However, Ortega plasters the words in your face so that that is all you can take in. I didn’t necessarily enjoy his pieces but I did find them intriguing. They helped me gain respect for graffiti on buildings and walls. It was almost as if he took the rudimentary aspects of graffiti and took them out and called it his artwork. There was probably a strong meaning to this, however, I just take it as a way of gaining respect and really stepping back to enjoy the artwork that graffiti is.
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