In what seems to be happening more and more, the street art stencils from Mr. Brainwash that went up last weekend got protected with plexiglass.
The two stencils feature a trophy from the Oscars, and a little boy with a camera.
We think it is a cool thing that more street art is being protected so that it can have a longer life be enjoyed by a wider audience.
Still, there is something weird about this new treatment of street art. We can't even put words to it. Its just a hunch, and it feels foreign.
Big thanks to Roky Manson for the scoop on the story and the pics. You can read more about Roky's experience seeing this go down and see more pics on his blog.
And, we tried a new kind of formatting when uploading these pics. We know that the files are huge (er, now they are small) and look crazy on the front page, but we think it looks funny and are going to let it ride. You can click them for a bigger image.
