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The TOY

DotmastersSeptember 2010

Nuart

Nuart
Stavanger, Norway

This piece by English artist Dotmaster is loaded with a double meaning, but only if you have knowledge of the slang used by graffiti writers. At first glance, the image is what it says on paper, a toy with a roller brush, writing its name. But for writers, a toy is a mocking term used to describe an unskilled graffiti writer who generates poor work. This piece from 2010 was created at a time when some writers were starting to work in a more commercial world as Street Artists, and were in consequence regarded as ‘toys’ by some of their graffiti peers.

Details

  • Title: The TOY
  • Creator: Dotmasters
  • Date Created: September 2010
  • Location Created: Pedersgata 123, 4014 Stavanger
  • Type: Mural
  • Rights: ©Nuart Festival, ©Brian Tallman Photography
  • Medium: Paint
  • Art Genre: Progressive / Abstraction
  • Art Movement: Street Art
  • Art Form: Painting
  • Support: Wall
  • Depicted Location: Industrial building

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