Words on the street

Let's talk about street art, shall we? "Street art," as a term, is so broad (as is the concept it represents), and there are so many different types of street art out there that it's easy to forget that some street art - a lot of it, in fact - has a point. Sometimes that point is direct and profound, and sometimes it's open to interpretation. Consider Shepard Fairey's Progress/Obama poster, or nearly anything Banksy does. It's like thousands of open-ended messages lining the streets of your city, just waiting for you to notice them. And there's no more overt way to convey a message via street art than to use words. For today's street art fix, feast your eyes upon the word-centric images below, all from the Boston area.

Photos by Alix Piorun.

Photo by historygradguy. 

Photos by sushiesque.

 

Seen near the Wall in Central Square. Photo by famed Phoenix intern, Jason O'Bryan.

Photo by walknboston. 

Photos by 5m@5hYdez.