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Art Is Power

Posted by
Bettina (Los Angeles, United States) on 30 August 2011 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

The wall to the entrance of the American Hotel in the Arts District downtown. I read a review. Good things are their pretty clean bathrooms. Bad things are trash cans in the hallways (always full) and roaches (not too many but) making regular appearances. The cyclist in the foreground is one of the many public safety officers that cycle through downtown and leave you friendly notes on your car in case you forgot to roll up your windows or lock your car.
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The work keeps going but I'm close to back!

NIKON D60 1/4000 second F/10.0 ISO 200 52 mm (35mm equiv.)

STEED from D, France

Hello,You !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'m not dead !!!!! Just the Time for me appreciate the own works,and I come back daily....Thanks for the visit(s)......Soon ....

This one is EXCELLENT !!!!!

30 Aug 2011 6:18am

@STEED: Good to hear you're not dead! See you soon!

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

The silhouette makes it for me - it emphasizes the total intensity of the whole image. Love this to Five****heights !

30 Aug 2011 6:33am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

The silhouette against this art wall is smashing. The fact that he is going around passing out public services announcements is truly amazing. What a good world.

30 Aug 2011 6:39am

Christine from Duns, United Kingdom

Wow, fantastic silhouette against a jungle of colours

30 Aug 2011 6:45am

eric festinger from Paris, France

Excellent timing... and framing, Bettina!

30 Aug 2011 7:15am

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

One could spend hours reading the wall - lovely shot.

30 Aug 2011 7:27am

Priscilla from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Terrific!

30 Aug 2011 7:31am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Wow - just brilliant - the rider's silhouette against the vibrant wall creates a powerful graphic image.

30 Aug 2011 8:07am

franz from Baden, Austria

exquisite combination of bright colors - for the "good" things you describe - and the dark silhouette - representing the "bad" things (though it's actually one of the good guys, as we learn). interesting info as well!

30 Aug 2011 8:16am

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Fantastic picture

30 Aug 2011 8:22am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Amazing....lots of details & colors...5*

30 Aug 2011 8:30am

Zorilla from H, T & E, United Kingdom

Great shot...

30 Aug 2011 8:30am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Bettina Art is your image ... Great composition ... I love the black silhouette on a wall full of color ... One thing to watch carefully ... There is everything in these pictures ... A large and deep story ... Very well seen and very creative too! A hug, Adela

30 Aug 2011 8:30am

tataray from france, France

Un superbe contre jour, belle silhouette.))
Ambiance mystérieuse et colorée à la fois.
Bien fait.)

30 Aug 2011 8:41am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

The interplay between the silhouette and the busy background is fabulous

30 Aug 2011 8:46am

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Excellent ! I've no words to write my pleasure , Phil

30 Aug 2011 9:37am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

<Off topic/> So if I was a thief, I've now got a very kind man who will identify which cars are open? Sheesh, he's doing all the hard work in identifying a target for me!

30 Aug 2011 9:41am

@CElliottUK: You've got a point there!

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

<On Topic/> This looks like a really funky place. The sort of place I would like to stay in, just to grab the atmos. Don't think my family would vote the same way, however....

30 Aug 2011 9:42am

@CElliottUK: It's the rock n roller in you. If you trashed a room, no one might notice.

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

wow, gewaltig bunt! die Silhouette des Radfahrers passt genau.
super Bild!

30 Aug 2011 9:56am

peter.K from blue mountains, Australia

perfect timing and exposure, i like the 'ART is POWER'...

30 Aug 2011 11:30am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

wow ! really this picture is one of the best pictures in Aminus3 !

30 Aug 2011 11:32am

vaFA from tehran, Iran

this is nice!!i like this photo,great capture.well done.
http://vafaa.aminus3.com/image/2011-08-28.html

30 Aug 2011 11:59am

RBL from Oxford, United States

Great capture, the silhouette just adds so much to your shot and draws interest to the collage of art on the wall. Beautiful!

30 Aug 2011 12:12pm

DIMITRIOS from ATHENS, Greece

internal power, super cool frame*

30 Aug 2011 12:40pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

The silhouette of the "public safety officer" is particularly poignant in this shot Bettina! Never around when you need them!!! ;-))

30 Aug 2011 1:07pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Schließe mich den Kommentaren der anderen an. Hervorragend gemacht.
Danke für den Glückwunsch.

30 Aug 2011 2:11pm

Sally from Glasgow, United Kingdom

this is great. i love the googly eyes on the wall.

30 Aug 2011 2:45pm

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

***** 100 x 100 betty, fantastica

30 Aug 2011 3:06pm

@Melocoton: 100 x muchas gracias, Pablo!

Don from Spokane, United States

That's an amazing wall behind this fine silhouetted officer. Sounds like a fascinating place to visit. Excellent shot.

30 Aug 2011 3:07pm

The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom

hey duderbasquiat
yep, thats a great shot
lovin the 'art is power'

30 Aug 2011 3:10pm

clodagh smith from Sacramento, United States

what a great collage. great shot!

30 Aug 2011 3:35pm

domlortha from Roanne, France

Wow! Love this composition. This wall is incredible and yes, it's art! Love the biker in backlighting in front of the wall. Nicely seen.
Have a nice day.

30 Aug 2011 3:38pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent street scene! I love this black silhouette in front of this coloured wall!

30 Aug 2011 3:39pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Quite a statement for a hotel.
Nice traffic officers you have.

30 Aug 2011 4:16pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Very nice silhouette, and so many colors

30 Aug 2011 4:19pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Great silhouette effect, beautiful against this incredible colorful wall... well seen !

30 Aug 2011 4:39pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Wonderful silhouette against this colourful art wall. Excellent timing. Great capture. :)

30 Aug 2011 4:41pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

This is magnificent, Bettina...the silhouette is superb and that wall is amazing! I really love your narrative....your style is phenomenal...not fair, you can write like gangbusters, your photography kicks butt....just not fair!!

30 Aug 2011 5:53pm

@Denny Jump Photo: Thanks Denny! So sweet of you to say! :)

morgan from canyon Country, United States

This is masterful.

30 Aug 2011 7:36pm

@morgan: Thank you! Nice to meet you. You have a great blog.

Gary from Cochise County, United States

I just had to smile looking at this because you naturally see things creatively. You probably don't even think about it.

30 Aug 2011 8:56pm

@Gary: Thanks, Gary, for that nice comment. I had in mind that I wanted to capture that wall one day. The rest just happens when I get there. :)

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent

30 Aug 2011 9:19pm

Sandy Weston from Maine, United States

This is totally THE BEST shot!! I love the silhouette in front of the massive chaos of print! You Go girl!!

30 Aug 2011 9:38pm

@Sandy Weston: Thank you, Sandy! That is one beautiful vote of confidence! :)

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

terrific. outstanding silhouette

30 Aug 2011 10:02pm

Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States

Great street scene and silhouette.

31 Aug 2011 12:36am

LauraS from Chico, United States

Absolutely fabulous shot, Bettina. Love his silhouette against the colored posters.

31 Aug 2011 3:30am

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That makes an outstanding silhouette with that background.

31 Aug 2011 3:34am

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

I love this, Excellent silhouette against a sea of color and textures.

31 Aug 2011 3:37am

Luke from Spokane Washington, United States

What a complex background!

31 Aug 2011 5:16am

janina from Melbourne, Australia

Excellent capture. 4stars. ^)^

31 Aug 2011 5:19am

Chris Pereira from San Jose, CA, United States

great silhouette, i love the chaos of the background

31 Aug 2011 5:33am

David Crane from Los Angeles, United States

Great color, looks like Cuba.

31 Aug 2011 5:51am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Superb image, I like very much the silhouette in black against this coloured wall!

31 Aug 2011 6:46am

RORO from LE HAVRE, France

It's like the bicycle man was a draw on the wall, I love it !

31 Aug 2011 7:48am

ORBIT from Kerman, Iran

Extraordinary shot ***** :)

31 Aug 2011 8:36am

Mhelene from Paris, France

A superb composition !! Very beautiful !

31 Aug 2011 12:39pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Fantastic composition, great shot. 5 *. Bettina nice day.

31 Aug 2011 1:06pm

KriKridesign from Suisse, Switzerland

Happy to visit you again...Always a pleasure to discover your cities visisons...

31 Aug 2011 1:10pm

Christian Devoise from Mantes La Jolie, France

Excellent Bettina! The composition is interesting and the wall, splendid!

31 Aug 2011 1:59pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

I'm stunned Bettina! This is absolutely original and inspiring!!! So many to explore and so much to feel and imagine! And your words are just as enjoyable!:-) Have a good day!

31 Aug 2011 2:40pm

Philou04 from Manosque, France

Gorgeous shot ! 5*****

31 Aug 2011 8:35pm

Isidro from Barcelona, Spain

wooo!!! excelente imagen urbana magnifico color y la silueta impecable,
me encanta esta imagen.
saludos!!

31 Aug 2011 10:08pm

JPS from Le Havre, France

and the place was packed ???

31 Aug 2011 10:08pm

@JPS: Of course!

Tomix from landerneau, France

the power of art! fantastic capture!

1 Sep 2011 7:31pm

Enzo from Lausanne, Switzerland

J'aime beaucoup la silhouette du cycliste devant ces affiches colorées. Excellente image !

1 Sep 2011 8:31pm

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Fantastic shot, so powerful! (just tweaked the address as we actually live 7 miles from Duns! Ellemford is actually about 12 houses in an area of about 2 square miles, but it's home! Christine's told me off!)

2 Sep 2011 6:33am

k@ from Paris, France

Super efficient black on colors effect, rich frame and pace, hope yours is going the right speed, don't forget to breathe in-between the sessions ;)

2 Sep 2011 7:13am

marci from in, Morocco

this is fantastic! love the silhouette, and the colors just pop. perfectly composed **applause**

2 Sep 2011 10:44am

klausZ from Kufstein, Austria

geniales motiv mit dieser "schattenfigur" vor diesem tollen bunten hintergrund! wow!

2 Sep 2011 5:30pm

alex centrella from California, United States

F A N T A S T I C . . . . .

2 Sep 2011 6:48pm

Eric C. from Ivry sur Seine, France

Superbe !!

3 Sep 2011 9:28am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Awesome! I love that strong silhouette and colorful building.

3 Sep 2011 6:00pm

Ddo from Verdun, France

Oh, just magic and wonderful. Love this art, here a very great example. Your composition is very well done too. At the first look, eyes don' t understand if the bicycle and his rider are real or on the wall.

4 Sep 2011 11:16am

Philip from Reading, United Kingdom

no wonder a lot of american art is so bombastic. super.

4 Sep 2011 1:19pm

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

A stunning image...a fine composition with such a wealth of detail and rich colors...the silhouette works so beautifully! Well done Betty!

5 Sep 2011 1:18pm

Véronique from Here & Now, France

*****

5 Sep 2011 5:22pm

☺ ► ƸɼiϾ ◄ ☼ from Narbonne, France

it s excellent bettina ! well well done 5* have a nice day ☼

6 Sep 2011 5:19am

Stéphane Thémèze from Paris, France

A warm wall of expression bathed with a warm sunny light. Lightness is in the air with a passing smile and the engaging movement of a cyclist. A wonderful and graphic photograffiti in the name of Art.

Bonne journée Bettina.

6 Sep 2011 7:40am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Jolie composition ! Je te souhaite une agréable soirée
JP

9 Sep 2011 5:16pm

Ghassan from Baghdad, Iraq

Beautiful, nice use of light and dark.

10 Sep 2011 1:12pm

L'angevine from Angers, France

j'adore ce cliché avec cette silhouette et ces tags
passe d'agréables moments et à bientôt

10 Sep 2011 2:46pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

All too often, when folks leave a 'back soon' image, it is a bad or indifferent one that I loathe re-visiting time after time. Thank you for leaving this super-shot of which I never tire !

13 Sep 2011 7:52am

Soheil from Tehran, Iran

nice shot
well done

15 Sep 2011 10:15am

trilliana from Zurich, Switzerland

that is why your photographs are so powerful. i love how you played with reality and representation of reality here. what is real, what is hard, foreground, background or between. awesome. i love it. i would put it on my wall for sure!

uebrigens bin ich endlich wieder online,. die zeit der amputation ist vorbei ;-) mein neues heim in zuerich ist ganz wunderbar, ich fuehle mich schon ganz zuause. job und kollegen sind auch super. eine meiner besten entscheidungen seit jahren.

16 Sep 2011 9:56pm

@trilliana: Hallo! Congratulations for your new home! Ich bin gegenueber in Konstanz geboren. Ich habe auch angefangen an einer Universitaet screenwriting to unterrichten. Ganz neu fuer mich. Und macht viel Spass. Schoen dass Du wieder da bist. Ich versuche auch nach meinem letzten Umzug wieder in die Welt zu kommen. Bis bald!

Amerlina from Tehran, Iran

hey this one is great!

19 Sep 2011 8:18am

trilliana from Zurich, Switzerland

hallo auch :-) glueckwunsch zu deinem einstand als meine kollegin an der uni. das freut mich, dass es dir spass macht. ich unterrichte heute das erste mal an der neuen uni, und bin trotz langjaehriger erfahrung doch ein bisschen aufgeregt ;-) in konstanz war ich offengestanden noch nie, aber vllt fahr ich mal zum einkaufen hin, wenn mir die schweizer preise mal wieder den atem rauben :D schoen, wieder von dir zu hoeren und zu sehen. viel spass mit deinen studenten.

20 Sep 2011 6:56am

Eric Laforgue from Ivry sur Seine, France

Superbe silhouette qui se détache bien du mur coloré.

1 Oct 2011 9:22am

@Eric Laforgue: Thank you, Eric!

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