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More than anything, the 20th Street traffic-sign-graf gallery is a visual demonstration of how personal expression is overtaking cooperative communication. Who has time to read traffic signs when they are driving and operating a smartphone?
On the other hand, as you'll see below, who wouldn't notice a traffic sign decorated with graffiti flowers?
The two photographs above show the front and back of the same sign. Nearby, heart-shaped flowers bloom on the bases of streetlamps. Page down to see:In the photo above, The "No Parking" type forms a top hat sitting on top of a simple face framed by a double black curlicue signature hairdo. Elsewhere, the 20th Street bridge acts as a framework for collecting the autographs of infamous vandalartists...
As in all works of art, the devil is in the details. Tiny artistic flourishes pop up in even the smallest places across the 20th Street bridge. Check them out below: