Michael Melvin – 18 April 2021
During the Pandemic, it may be difficult for people to understand how people are truly feeling in the United States. By reading Grafitti, we are able to uncover hidden meaning to the deeper and darker realms of life.
For today’s blog post, I will be going into the hidden meanings in the Graffiti and how I perceive them. As someone who has been commenting on the current system for years, I have some ideas of how they relate to me personally as I citizen living during pandemic- era United States.
Many people in the United States feel drained through social media and isolation. Skaters like to free themselves from the ‘system’. This includes getting away from social media, which represents the sellout skaters who make video games. At the end of the day, skaters come to Scalzi to shred and nothing else.
The 203 is a well known area centered in Greenwich, CT. Many artists have come from the area including Kenny Beats, Tom Kenny, and Billy Dre.
With that in mind, there is plenty more to uncover from the Scalzi Skate Park. Its aesthetic is so seemingly casual, yet elusive.
In the future I would like to see a Pro-Skate Event hosted at Scalzi. I feel like we could set up a mega-ramp or something. That would be sick. If you have ideas let me know below.
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