Graham Walzer

Some new photographs from the past year, titled Up To No Good. About the general mischief and mayhem that I witness but never partake in.

When the snow falls this way it is mezmorizing. I had to pull over and shoot this. Visual poetry maybe.

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While Nate and I were in LA over winter break, I took him on a tour of Hollywood and all things touristy. At the time I was really excited to make these pictures but after I scanned them, I had no idea what to do with them. One day, maybe I will make a project about all the things that wash up in Hollywood; The look alikes, the tourists, the homeless, the crack smoking tourist. Or I will just fantisize about doing it and someone will get to it before me.

‘scuse the dust

I really enjoy artist John Baldessari’s Conceptual work. Here is a video of him singing Sol LeWitt’s Sentences on Critical Texts.



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Here is what he is singing.
by Sol Lewitt


1. Conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.
2. Rational judgements repeat rational judgements.
3. Irrational judgements lead to new experience.
4. Formal art is essentially rational.
5. Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically.
6. If the artist changes his mind midway through the execution of the piece he compromises the result and repeats past results.
7. The artist’s will is secondary to the process he initiates from idea to completion. His wilfulness may only be ego.
8. When words such as painting and sculpture are used, they connote a whole tradition and imply a consequent acceptance of this tradition, thus placing limitations on the artist who would be reluctant to make art that goes beyond the limitations.
9. The concept and idea are different. The former implies a general direction while the latter is the component. Ideas implement the concept.
10. Ideas can be works of art; they are in a chain of development that may eventually find some form. All ideas need not be made physical.
….and he goes on and on. More here.


Some works by John Baldessari




I will not make any more boring art



I had this old pencil on the dashboard of my car for a long time. Every time I saw it, I felt uncomfortable, since its point was so dull and dirty. I always intended to sharpen it and finally couldn’t bear it any longer and did sharpen it. I’m not sure, but I think this has something to do with art.”


and Sol LeWitt







More artist videos can be found here, on ubu.com

I love photography with all I have and it feels so amazing to create something I really like. So goddman satisfying. And, sometimes, I get this feeling looking at others work as well. As I grow as an artist, I am really trying to diversify my knowledge and influence. Art is another way for me to look at the word through fresh and differnt eyes.


Every time I am in San Francisco I am take public transportation, SF Municipal Railway aka MUNI. I have always loved the “worm” logo and last time I was there I decided to do a little follow up on the designer.

Walter Landor attended Goldsmith School of Art in London. The MUNI logo was designed in the mid 1970s when he was around sixty five years old. Walter also amazingly designed Coke’s famous script logo, Bank of America’s logo, Marlboro, Fuji-film as well as coprate identities for many airlines like Delta, Japan Airlines, and British Airways. Basically, as a designer, dude killed it. Sadly, Walter died in 1995 but I pretty sure his work will live on.

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+edit: I dont know which Fuji Logo Walter designed.