The Urban Quilt
by Troy on Nov.16, 2009
You’ve seen it happen on a wall near you. Graffito vs Property Owners + Repetition = The Urban Quilt.
Word: urban
Annunciation: ur·ban
Pronunciation: \ˈər-bən\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin urbanus, from urbs city
Date: 1619
Definition: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
Word: quilt
Annunciation: quilt
Pronunciation: \ˈkwilt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress
Date: 14th century
Definition: small pieces of fabric stitched together to form something larger
November 17th, 2009 on 10:51 pm
Fucking great color. And my wife is a quilter, so I know.
November 18th, 2009 on 8:16 am
It IS an urban quilt! What a wonderful way to describe it (and see it). Now I will think of these patches of color in that way, too.
November 18th, 2009 on 9:30 am
YES!! THANK YOU for finally putting a name to what I love so much. I wrote about it on my photoblog here: http://photography.exkclamation.com/2009/09/18/layers-of-citrus-with-scribbles and am going to update it with a real name now.