the street is our gallery

Two ways to think about it. One, street art pulls power. Hence, wires, conduits, and meters. Or, street art generates power, delivering energy to The Grid 24/7. A site-specific, speed-of-light insurgence. Adaptability, an essential virtue of the muralist, the street artist, means sizing up the situation, embracing variable work-arounds, conjuring the blaze of illumination: StreetArt = MC squared.

(All images from Eugene Oregon except: Palm Tropical, Los Molinos California; Coast Conditioner, Veneta; Our Lady, Cottage Grove.)

Photos and narrative by Douglas Beauchamp / www.rockartoregon.com