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Post by IggyWiggy on Jan 8, 2016 11:12:31 GMT
A feminist street artist has claimed responsibility for undressing the statue of Queen Victoria on College Green. "I got a vaj. I got a can. And I ain't afraid to use em," is the mission statement of Vaj, an artist who claims that she wants to redress the gender balance of street art in Bristol. The graffiti appeared on the statue outside the Marriott Royal hotel on Thursday but had already been removed by Friday morning. Responding to comments on Twitter, the artist said: "The Vaj has already spoken mate. She came, she sprayed, she VAJed! And I ain't rubbing nothing off, you perv." www.bristol247.com/channel/culture/art/street-art/queen-victoria-gets-vaj-ed
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Post by sturban on Jan 8, 2016 13:20:15 GMT
Haha, that's fanny! The new female Banksy and definitely better than bambi, love it.
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jan 8, 2016 13:35:50 GMT
love it, especially that if she makes the news, the newscaster will be saying "Vaj" on tv repeatedly. reminds me of when Nas named his record N*****... will make for some uncomfortable reporters
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2016 14:13:07 GMT
When I told the wife I was looking at investing in some new Vaj she told me to fuck off and threatened to divorce me.
So can't see it making my wall!!
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Post by IggyWiggy on Jan 8, 2016 14:38:20 GMT
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Post by Still Hate Thatcher on Jan 8, 2016 16:04:57 GMT
I think this is interesting on many levels.
I was listening to Radio 5 the other night, after Chris Gayle had been 'smooth' with a reporter who was a woman. It was being discussed by three men, who were chatting about how that must have made her feel, and what should be done about it. Three men. The world almost imploded in an irony overload.
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Post by IggyWiggy on Jan 14, 2016 11:46:15 GMT
“You walk down the streets and you see cocks tagged everywhere... bus shelter - COCK, sign post - COCK, Broadmead centre - COCKS.” Those are the words of the feminist street artist Vaj responsible for undressing Queen Victoria with some cheeky graffiti, who has now warned she will strike again. A week after she split opinion with her addition to the College Green statue, Vaj has finally responded to attacks on her work after pictures were circulated by national newspapers. “Bristol's gotta whole lot of street art history... MALE street art history. There hasn't been ONE SINGLE woman who represents,” she told Bristol24/7 via email. She added: “Other side of the street from Queen Vic is a Banksy cock, a naked man with his cock out and cos it's a Banksy the council are lovin’ it. “It took them 24 hours to take down my Vaj - what does that tell you about Bristol? I gotta redress the balance, that’s why this won’t be the last you see of the Vaj” www.bristol247.com/channel/culture/art/news/vaj-street-artist-responds-to-critics
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Post by mojo on Jan 14, 2016 22:20:57 GMT
ha hah ah ah ha hah ha ha ........ First time anyone's taken any notice of that statue for at least 126 years!
Absolutely brilliant idea as is equality for women in the art world and all worlds ..... nice one Vaj Graff.
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Post by mrtoad on Jan 21, 2016 12:16:09 GMT
Im trying to get hold of the artist, used twitter but still no joy and help would be appricated
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Post by IggyWiggy on Jan 23, 2016 13:18:32 GMT
... Vaj's other installations include a lady with her legs spread and a lager in hand, a woman peeing on the street, and the delightfully colorful clit-adorned castle seen up top here. When asked how she decides what will make the best canvas for her feminist art, Vaj kept it succinct, saying, "See it, lock it, spray it," although she did reveal to Mic that she doesn't just tag things at random. Every "thro up" has a message. While female street artists such as Vaj are on the rise, there is still a distinctive gender parity in the art form. Not only is male iconography such as the penis overwhelmingly prevalent in street art, but you also tend to hear more about male street artists like Shepard Fairey, Blu, Roa, and Banksy. What's more, male artists who have featured female anatomy in their work have historically been lauded as feminist, even when that wasn't the artist's intention — think Gustave Courbet and Alfred Stieglitz. Yet when a female artist does so with feminist intentions, it often isn't received favorably. In case you haven't picked up on it yet, though, Vaj DGAF about what other people's perceptions and or misconceptions are. "I dunno about this academic bullsh*t (who the f*ck is Alfred Stieglitz?)," she says. "The feedback I'm talking about is from c*cks sprayed on bus stops, get me? It's pure STREET feedback. All I'm doing is evening out the balance, for every c*ck there should be a vaj. That's NATURE, innit?" www.bustle.com/articles/137260-feminist-street-artist-vaj-graff-painted-a-vulva-on-a-statue-of-queen-victoria-to-fight
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Post by feralthings on Jan 23, 2016 15:56:49 GMT
Unfortunately, most (if not all) of this is faked. The photos of her other work are Photoshopped and they were never painted on the street. Also, she complains that " COCKZ...are sprayed on every wall in BRIZZLE" but all the examples on her website have been Photoshopped into the original photo. It kind of makes me wonder about the Queen Vic statue to be honest! A bit of respect for those that have come before her wouldn't ago amiss either. In the Bristol247 article she says that Bristol's street art history is exclusively male and that " There hasn't been ONE SINGLE woman who represents" but Dora, K148, Milk, Rose, Lady Culpa, Gina, Bnie and many others have been painting Bristol's streets long before her. Also, claiming to be the first feminist street artist is a bit of stretch given that Miss.Tic started painting in 1985 and Miss Van started in 1991.
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