SFist: Bumblebee Strikes SF

elGuapo

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:13:50 -0800

crummy art. looks like it smells like urine

davey k

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:08:55 -0800

Calling this "guerilla" art is an insult to gorillas. I've shat better looking "art" than that mess.

SFNYgirl

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:36:59 -0800

The only reason many public phones exist at all anymore (or new ones are installed) is for the advertising revenue that the back and sides of the structures generate for a city. I doubt that the phone companies are even contractually required to keep the units operational. In light of the communication carnage with Verizon in the South Bay today, it's something that might be good to address with your local supervisor. (Yeah, like that would accomplish anything.)

Darkmoon

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:06:42 -0800

Having looked at the 'flicker set' of Bumblee' Bee's work, I believe this is the work of a copycat. All of the original artist's 'hives' are yellow not black. On one hand that must be cool for the 'artist' and jack up his street cred' a notch or so. But on the other hand how sad is it to copycat vandalism? At least the Bumblee Bee's look good and are creative and could can be considered 'street art' even if it is vandalism. That though is just a mess.

Andy

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:52:21 -0800

You gotta be kidding me! Are you all a bunch of pac heights/noe valley yuppies or what? What a bunch of squares! Not a single comment about how empty phone booths are the epitome of the social divestment/privatization we've enacted since the reagan era began: no public anything. I find it disgusting that all our phone booths-- supposedly "public," but still of course owned and operated by the AT$T's and Verizons of the world-- forcing everyone who may need to use a phone away from home to cut a check to those same massive companies every month. Truly, we are all suckers, and the demise of the public phone booth is really the least of the evidence for this. You may be right, the gesture of this art may not necessarily be impressive, however I find the concept totally brilliant. In fact, I'm shocked that this is the first time I've seen any guerrilla art that draws attention to our giving up our public phones. ....and all you tools cry "VANDALISM"... haha, as if Verizon gives a shit about their abandoned phone booths.

withak

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:25:45 -0800

This guy has obviously never seen a real bee hive. Bees don't fling bright yellow honey everywhere.

polymergirl

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:28:21 -0800

Sorry, this just looks like crap vandalism and yellow paint splattered everywhere. It might not be bad if the guy actually had some talent but this? It's just something where the rest of us will get stuck paying for the clean-up.

izzyizzy

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:24:54 -0800

shazam!

murphstahoe

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:16:09 -0800

Brock - I'm calling you out on this one. when I see "Bumblebee strikes SF" on my RSS feeder I damn well better be getting a juicy Jen Siebel-Newsom story when I click through.

redseca2

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:58:04 -0800

Wow, conceptual art disguised as vandalism by an asian middle school student. Hot (not).

feedthebirds

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:52:55 -0800

i do not understand what all the buzz is about

thisis_

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:52:49 -0800

But then again, you appear to be a tool fan post-aenima, so I won't consider your opinion.

cynicalbastard

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:51:23 -0800

I think I see a black bee hive in the photo. The hives are one thing, but the dumping of paint all over the place makes the addition seem like just ugly vandalism.

Brock Keeling

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:44:39 -0800

You may have a point.

turtle_276

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:41:14 -0800

Vandalism is still vandalism, even if the perpitrator takes the time to make up a cute story to go along with it. Does "Bumblebee" own these phone booths? If not, then what he is doing is a crime regardless of whether or not we appreciate the end result on an aesthetic level. What is the alternative? Would you advocate some sort of comission to decide which instances of "guerilla art" should be considered vandalism, and which should be considered appropriate artistic expression? However, referring to the phone booth in the photo on it as a "work of art" is a stretch, to say the least.