Sidewalk Gum Art: Artistic or Ew?

by AdriHead Posted 2012/07/09 21:58:36

Related Topics: Sidewalk Gum Art, Ben Wilson, Art, Painting, Gross, World, Europe, Pictures, Weird, Gum, London, Artistic, Artist, Image, Picture, Images, Chewing

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No one likes gum on the sidewalk. Well, no one except Ben Wilson, anyway. Because instead of accidentally stepping on the sticky stuff on the streets, Britain's well-known "outsider artist" does something much different than the rest of us: he makes art.

When discovering gum on the street, Wilson starts painting small pictures on the tiny blobs and eventually transforms the urban ick into small little pieces of art. Are you into the unique form of art? Or do you think it's super weird (and kind of gross)?

NYTIMES.COM reports:
The artist Ben Wilson has a peculiar passion: he paints pictures on flattened blobs of chewing gum on London’s sidewalks.

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meg 2012/07/10 02:04:58

Artistic

+5

How about the Seattle Gum Wall?
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♥☯ ʂıoвнaп ☮♥ 2012/07/10 05:11:46

Artistic

That's very creative.

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Aqua Surf 2012/07/10 05:09:34

Ew

+2
Poor guy, I guess he's unemployed.

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nico touched the butt 2012/07/10 04:46:22

Ew

+3
Little of both, actually.

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strawberry 2012/07/10 04:24:15

Ew

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First of all gum must be already chewed, so disgusting. If you think this is Artistic just wait until you step on all this gum. It might start at one site ending up on every sidewalk anywhere. Fine if liking artistic bottom of shoes.

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Blacky 2012/07/10 04:23:12

Ew

+2
well it's cool but i dun wanna be walking with gum on the ground D:

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Raven Oktober 2012/07/10 04:20:56

Artistic

+1
Awesome! We usually see gum on the sidewalk & think 'ew!' he just saw an opportunity

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shadow76 2012/07/10 04:03:58

Ew

+3
That is just plain gross!

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strawberry to shadow76 2012/07/10 04:26:22

The art won't last long once run over by car tires.

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shadow76 to strawberry 2012/07/10 06:14:14

+1
I think the AHs that can't find a trash can are pathetic. The people who touch it are morons!

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disclaimer 2012/07/10 04:02:52

Artistic

Sure, the gum is gross, but it's already hardened on the pavement and this artist is just making the unsightly black blobs into something a little more attractive.

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strawberry to disclaimer 2012/07/10 04:27:38

Is the artist putting up road blocks.?

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disclaimer to strawberry 2012/07/11 03:19:20

Why would he?

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Freddie25 2012/07/10 03:43:02

Artistic

Artistic, and as long as no ones swallowing it then were ok. ;)

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Rachel ~In HP I Trust~ 2012/07/10 03:28:57

Artistic

That's really neat :3 And pretty.

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flyingseaturtle BN 2012/07/10 03:17:50

Artistic

and if chewed again ewe ;-)

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Heisenberg 2012/07/10 02:39:23

Ew

+1
Disgusting!

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strawberry to Heisenberg 2012/07/10 04:30:09

+1
Also not too smart. If on a road vehicle tires will ruin this so called art very fast. Soon people will find gum all over sidewalks.

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Rubyking 2012/07/10 02:38:10

Artistic

+1
does it still stick to your shoe's?

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strawberry to Rubyking 2012/07/10 04:33:52

Especially on hot days.

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Crimson to strawberry 2012/07/10 05:12:09

+1
That could be a trend, that second picture looks like heels

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Bulanov... to Crimson 2012/07/10 11:16:56

They are heels. :)

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Crimson to Bulanov... 2012/07/11 02:59:30

ohhhhhhh!!!!!

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strawberry to Crimson 2012/07/11 23:35:06

+1
I'll stick to creating my oil paintings on canvases.

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Sarah 2012/07/10 02:30:04

Ew

+2
ewwwwwwyyyy! ABC! that is gross! :P

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strawberry to Sarah 2012/07/10 04:35:55

+1
This could be a conspiracy by shoe manufacturers.

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/07/10 02:19:31

Artistic

It's prettier than the plain gum stuck to the sidewalk. It's not like he's creating a mess to do so.

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realist 2012/07/10 02:15:03

Ew

+1
Gum is disgusting, its basically someone's spit wrapped up in a long lasting goop.

Remove it and paint on the wall instead...don't give people any excuse to put gum anywhere but in the bin.

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strawberry to realist 2012/07/10 04:39:29

I agree! This could start a whole new trend of sticking used gum on people's cars, store windows, sneaking it on store clothing. Before throwing away gum it should even be wrapped in a piece of paper first.

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meg 2012/07/10 02:04:58

Artistic

+5

How about the Seattle Gum Wall?

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strawberry to meg 2012/07/10 04:43:26

It is Artistic until it melts.

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meg to strawberry 2012/07/11 02:34:36 (edited)

What is wrong with melting art?

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strawberry to meg 2012/07/11 23:42:09

I'm an artist, have had many private art showings, won many awards for my oil paintings done on canvases. I doubt you will find many art judges giving trophies for this mess. I guess if you want to call this art, art does come in many forms.

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meg to strawberry 2012/07/12 00:34:27

Not all art is in Da Vinci style.

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Valerie© 2012/07/10 01:45:19

Ew

+4
If I stepped in it, I wouldn't be thinking, "Wow, what an inspiring work of art". I'd be pissed.

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Valerie© to meg 2012/07/10 02:08:40

+3
Different views. I would never and could never even consider that remotely close to art. It's an annoyance.

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Valerie© to meg 2012/07/10 11:33:42

+3
I love Picasso's work. My favorite is Dora Maar au Chat.
I especially love it because I don't have to scrape it off my shoe.

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meg to Valerie© 2012/07/11 02:39:00

This whole thing about gum not being able to be art makes me want to be a gum artist just to prove it to those who think other wise, that and I have been craving spearmint.

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