[BLOG] 5Pointz Didn’t Have To Go.
I never got to visit 5Pointz in my life. I did only find out about this place because it was on the news that they were going to demolish it. I looked up some images of it on Google and instantly fell in love. WOW, it was just incredible. I just never understood why I never heard of this place. It was like a magical place I wanted to be apart of almost. I texted Melissa about it, “I got to see this place in case they take it down.”
One day, I woke up to news that they approved to take down 5Pointz and they had painted it white. I was so disgusted and angry. It was a masterpiece to me. The reason for this decision is to build condos. I would love have to taken these people on a tour of NYC of all the abandon buildings and unused lots that can be used to make these so called needed condos. How about focusing on other things like getting us more jobs to pay for these condos? I am angry. That building has influenced artists, I know a few of them. I love photography, I wanted to make my way over there and take so many pictures. I was new to the knowledge of 5pointz and when I saw it I felt instantly inspired to get back into the NYC life and start snapping pictures of everything like I used to. Now it’s gone.
People want to destroy what they can’t understand. To some it’s just graffiti. Graffiti has it’s bad reputation of destroying property. Now I am not saying to just go to a pretty building and start spraying your tag on it, no. The building was kept up as an art exhibit for a reason. Now they say they are gonna use 10,000 square feet for art panels and curated graffiti along with these new condos. That’s cute and dandy but it doesn’t change the fact you tore down many artists work. Yeah, more housing is great like I mentioned earlier there’s a ton of places in NYC that can be used for that type of project. It kind of sickens me.
I did a digital media art project in school I got an award for. It took me about 2 weeks to do it. It was a huge accomplishment for me at an age where I felt I didn’t amount to anything. Now imagine if someone just took my art work and burned it, into ashes. There’s nothing left of it. No one would ever see it. It just doesn’t exist. I can show you pictures but that wouldn’t be the same now would it? I’d be devastated. I’ll never get to see 5Pointz. Now to someone without a single passionate bone in their body wouldn’t get this post or understand this full blown anger I feel. Like I always say my opinions or not to change yours. 5Pointz didn’t have to go. That is all.
