SOLVE
Posted By Fuzzy Gerdes On June 16, 2008 @ 1:05 am In Art, News | Comments Disabled
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It’s hard to walk a block in this city without seeing one of SOLVE’s eponymous stickers [2]. And that’s not all SOLVE did — there are other stickers [3], paste-ups [4], boards [5], prints [6] tucked into newspaper boxes. I never met the man, but I’m a fan of his work.
I only learned SOLVE’s real name this weekend, in the most horrible possible way. Brendan Scanlon was murdered Friday night [7] in Logan Square. Chicago is poorer for this loss.
A suspect has been charged with the murder [8].
- Video of SOLVE [9] talking about his work, via the middle mind project [10]
(Links via Gapers Block [16], Upset Magazine [17], Chicagoist [18]. Photo by josephp [1])
Article printed from Chicago Metblogs: http://chicago.metblogs.com
URL to article: http://chicago.metblogs.com/2008/06/16/solve/
URLs in this post:
[1] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumsinnow/431905616/
[2] eponymous stickers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/2329609746/
[3] stickers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/520765999/
[4] paste-ups: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/699151880/
[5] boards: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/2334475648/
[6] prints: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/2362621413/
[7] was murdered Friday night: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1006463,stabbing061408.article
[8] charged with the murder: http://www.wbbm780.com/Weekend-Violence-UPDATE---Arrest-Made-in-Murdrer-o/2371307
[9] Video of SOLVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3HrC2wanoc
[10] middle mind project: http://www.middlemindproject.com/solveTest.html
[11] Chicago street art: http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/street_art_in_chicago/
[12] Flickr stream: http://flickr.com/photos/solve/
[13] on the murder: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-graffiti-artist-killedjun16,0,4570734.story
[14] Memorial: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonussaves/2581450378/
[15] Chicago Street Art: http://www.flickr.com/groups/chicagostreetart/discuss/72157605605470754/
[16] Gapers Block: http://www.gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2008/06/14/street-art-comm/
[17] Upset Magazine: http://upsetmag.blogspot.com/2008/06/chicago-street-artist-murdered-rip.html
[18] Chicagoist: http://chicagoist.com/2008/06/15/street_artist_murdered.php
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