SWOON

in 2007 I had started a job in high school at a venue that we all know as chain reaction. A few of the security guards I became friends with educated me about street and graffiti art, as they avidly practiced the craft themselves. Since then I have studied street art religiously. When driving in LA county my gaze is glued to every overpass, my eyes going over as many tags that can catch my eye in those few seconds. I have discovered many street artists that I have fallen in love with through the knowledge gained by observing the graffiti world. SWOON is one of them. I first disovered the artist SWOON when I purchased the book in the street world series, "Graffiti Women". A native of Florida, SWOON has lived and breathed new york city for some years now. Her work is truly inspiring to me, she is one of my favorite artists. A couple months ago on my last trip to San Francisco, I was excited to witness my first SWOON sighting - A beautiful portrait wheatpaste of a girl in an alley filled with other familiar street art, located in the mission district.








Today I purchased SWOON's recent book of her work and thoughts. I have to say I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it for the last 2 hours.








"When I first began to do street work, part of my impulse had to do with those things that are meant to disappear and the ability to just let things go. I use recycled newsprint that I order in 90-pound rolls. It’s extremely thin and is one of my favorite papers to use because of the way it decays. It yellows. It cracks. It has this whole life cycle that I really like.”

-SWOON