Thank you Hugo Boss for the holy-poop-I-could-work-with-famous-urban-artists-while-advertising-your-brand-you-sneaky-bugger competition

Dear Hugo Boss Create thingy

I'm in advertising. I know what you're doing and I'm watching you. Look at me. That's me watching you. With my eyes. On the computer. Yes.  Anyway, despite your somewhat nefarious motivations, I like that you make a competition where you will send five urban street artists to BERLIN to work with BLEK LE RAT. (Yeah, those pictures below. They're not of Banksy. They're of Blek le Rat's work. He's being doing stencil work for 30 odd years. Similar, no? Hmmm… I scratch my chin.) 

So Hugo Boss, this is what you say:

Berlin Stencil Art

Unleash your creativity, take inspiration from the well-known stencil artists and get inspired by the city of Berlin; the architecture, the zeitgeist, the music, the people, and bring that into a stencilled design. And we want you to reflect the spirit of HUGO in your piece. But you don't have to include the HUGO Man bottle. Five winners will be flown to Berlin where they will join a creative session with Blek Le Rat and other special guests from the urban creative scene. The winners' work will sit next to a specially curated piece by legendary stencil artist Blek Le Rat, who will also paint at the session.

Due Date:
The deadline for entries is 30 April 2011

Winner announcement:
16 May 2011

Awards:

• Five winners will be selected by the HUGO Create judges and
Blek Le Rat, and each will receive $500 cash.
• The winners will be flown to Berlin to join a creative session with
legendary urban artists.
• Prize includes flights to Berlin, and two night's accommodation in a
hotel in the city.

Sneaky buggers. I'm watching you. 

Thank you Alexandre Farto for your street-art-that-adds-by-taking-away.

Dear Alexandre Farto 

Now, I could waffle on about how you destroy in order to create and how this is a common theme in art, but waffling is pointless. It wastes time. It seems silly not to get to the point right away and to circle round and round in circles (as one does when one is circling). A crow flies straight… As does an arrow… We should bear this in mind when we waffle. To waffle or to beat around the bush, as they say, is inefficient and in this day and age where convenience is king, efficiency is key.

So, instead of waffling, I'll say this: You blow things up and this blows my mind. No, seriously. I saw your work. My brain exploded. I had to wipe away the blood and brain matter from my screen in order to see more of your work. There's a stain on the wall behind me. Bleach doesn't work. Awesome.

Thank you Red Bull and Google for your street-art-in-countries-I'm-too-poor-to-visit.

Dear Red Bull and Google

You are smart. First, Google, you brought us Street View so we can recognize places when we are about and about stalking or whatever it is we do. And now, Red Bull, you bring us this... Give me a moment… I need to bask in the glory that is Red Bull Street Art View... Aaaah… Aaaah… *Tracey waving her hands in the air and trying to catch the awesomeness*

One day I will visit these places. I will also sprout wings and become president of the world. Until then, this will do. However, I do remember a similar thing with wall murals that you could look up on Google Maps. Maybe I dreamed it because I can't find it now…

Oh, Google, another thing. Thank you for your Art Project. Now, I can see art from famous museums all over the world without all those pseudo-arty-intellectuals-who-put-malapropisms-to-good-use. Good job.

[UPDATE] I found it! http://murallocator.org/ Helps tracks wall murals from all over the world. Also, apparently the embedded links aren't working to well so I'll post them here:

http://www.googleartproject.com/
http://streetartview.com/v/MzIx

Thank you MKT4 for your super-hero-government-toppling cuteness

Dear MKT4

Is that your real name? Really? I don't believe you. Your mom wouldn't have called you MKT4. Why don't you use your real name? The world needs to thank you. You do such cute things. I want to stroke my screen when I see them (and sometimes I do. I work in an open plan office so this does result in some odd stares and awkward coughs).

Are you maybe a terrorist? Is that why you hide your real name? Are you taking down governments with adorably-cute-and-slightly-over-confident animals? Your league of super heroes and tough guys do seem to be taking over the world…

Thank you MKT4 or whoever you are.