In my collage I intended on bringing out the true nature of urban art in the 1970's and 80's. In my eyes graffiti in those times was a way for urban youth to escape the everyday troubles of modern poverty. As seen in many documentaries the MTA system was completely destroyed or “bombed” if you will.

As I look back on the entire project I realized that I am an artist in 2006 creating art that began before my time.

In the early to late 1970's graffiti was just simple letters that people wrote on walls to get their message across the city. Later on around 1974 many people or artist began to develop their own sense of style, others began to compete over this, which became later known as the style wars. So to simply say my collage is just expressing what I feel about graffiti and an era, which is almost forgotten by many and cherished by few.