{"id":965,"date":"2011-12-01T22:57:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T11:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meganix.net\/pavement\/?p=965"},"modified":"2012-12-24T21:57:56","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T10:57:56","slug":"not-newtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meganix.net\/pavement\/2011\/12\/01\/not-newtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Newtown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pennant Hills, NSW, 2008<\/p><\/div>\n

Pavement graffiti can be found everywhere if you keep an eye out for it. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what I always say, but looking back through my archive of photos I wonder if that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really true. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy for me to find pavement inscriptions because I live in the inner-west of Sydney where feral art and graffiti of all sorts is a common feature of the landscape. I have also travelled in regional New South Wales a fair bit, and have found some great examples on country roads and highways.<\/p>\n

But what about the tidy or more conservative suburbs in the wider city? Do I have many photos of pavement graffiti from these places? The answer is No.<\/p>\n

I guess there are two main reasons for this. Firstly, although graffiti is<\/span> drawn on the asphalt acres of suburbia, it is less prolific than in Glebe\/Newtown\/Darlinghurst. Secondly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c dare I admit? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c on my daily rounds I stick to the inner city and rarely venture into the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcburbs.<\/p>\n

But here is a small selection of examples to show that submerged stories do erupt on the paved surfaces of the suburbs.<\/p>\n

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'F--- the pigs', Marsfield, NSW, 2008<\/p><\/div>\n

And my End-of-year resolution? More walking in unfamiliar parts of Sydney.<\/p>\n

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'Smile - You are beatiful!', Manly, NSW, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pavement graffiti can be found everywhere if you keep an eye out for it. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what I always say, but looking back through my archive of photos I wonder if that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really true. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy for me to find pavement inscriptions because I live in the inner-west of Sydney where feral art and graffiti of <\/p>\n

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