Tired: The Splasher. Wired: The Brusher!

Walking around town the last few days, we've noticed a bunch of recently defaced streetart pieces. These might be the work of The Splasher, but if you look closely, you can see that something has changed: the paint has been applied with a brush! That's right-- either the Splasher needs a new moniker, or he has inspired a copycat.

And a special bonus-- on Kenmare, we spotted another example of vandalized vandalism- a group of Celso and Matt Siren pieces that had been scratched out with a marker. Has The Scratcher joined The Splasher and The Brusher in a Legion of Doom style streetart defacement club? We're going to confidently say yes!

And a bonus: the New York Times has a short piece about the Neckface Vans Billboard that got splashed two weeks ago. The Splasher is now officially the most publicized graffiti celebrity that New York has produced in the last three years.

Links to more Splasher materials:
A full gallery of Splasher work at Streetsy
Splasher discussion at Streetsy

And a full Splasher history at Gothamist:
3/5/07: Is the Splasher American Apparel?
3/1/07: The Splasher Hits the New York Times
2/18/07: Swoon's Response to the Splasher
1/24/07: Streetart Splashings Provoke Debate
1/23/07: The Tale of the Splasher

This story will never die! Never!

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By Jake Dobkin in Arts and Events on March 25, 2007 3:09 PM

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panana

#19 you can own property in nyc?

Vandals

#16 - We're sorry if the majority of NYC feels that they should be able to own property without some asshole painting his/her tag on it.

dave

who. cares.

Tucker

There is mostly street art in Wmsbrg and the LES... I think most people that live there saw it before they moved in. It's not on the Upper West Side. Go live there.

panana

it's new york city. graffiti is an integral part of new york city culture and history. have you ever seen graffiti in the burbs? it's pathetically bad by bored wannabe skaters. at least here, there's energy and creativity behind some of it and deserves to be documented on omgwtf! a new york city blog. go out there and scrub it off, if graffiti so wildly offends your delicate sensibilities - or better yet move the fuck out of nyc!

SP

huzzah, chris!

chris

i'm sorry you guys just want more news about puppies, pandas, and bad food.

i know i'm not alone in saying that i find these updates interesting and probably more fitting for this blog than a lot of other stuff that ends up on it.

OMG Weather and TV updates!

otomboy

I

bob

jake needs his own lame graffiti blog.

obviousguy

You really just took up waaaaay too much space on Gothamist with this nonsense. And the funny thing is you seem to know you're antagonizing readers, as you wrote, "this story will never die,never."

Please, let this story go to the light... It's time, Jake, it's time.

lock the "artists" up

You really need to fix the issue with multiple comments. This seems to happen way to often. And no, I didn't just click "submit" twice. I even re-loaded the page from the homepage, and the first comment wasn't there...

lock the "artists" up

Maybe, just maybe, someone is tired of seeing graffiti all over our town and is trying to make a point. I hate graffiti too, and unless it's indoors as an installation, it should not be legitimized as an art form by websites like yours.

lock the "artists" up

Maybe, just maybe, someone is tired of seeing graffiti all over our town and is trying to make a point. I hate graffiti, and unless it's indoors as an installation, it should not be legitimized as an art form by websites like yours.

avenue5

oh man -

Has The Scratcher joined The Splasher and The Brusher in a Legion of Doom style streetart defacement club? We're going to confidently say yes!