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scopOphilic is a digital art collective that began in 1997. Our work focuses on photography, video, and installations. Our current project is scopOphilic_MicroMessaging. (Catching up here w/ project that started in 2022. Normally 1/day.) scopOphilic.com

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · Nov 23

scopOphilic1997 micro-message series overview

scopOphilic1997 presents a series of micro-message images that together co-produce worldly visions of the world around us. Micro-messages are small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. They may be included in micro-behaviors such as micro-aggressions, micro-affirmations. This series includes documentation of micro-messages found in the public sphere–written and visual markings, graffiti, street art, tags, stickers, posters, and other signifiers found in New York City or anywhere we travel.
(We welcome your feedback. DM here or use the contact page on scopOphilic.com.)

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 14h

I'm pretty sure Tom did work on all his own guitars.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 15h

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1211 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #SmileyFace

Smiley Faces in yellow and black on red brick. street art - drawings. Smiley Face theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 15h

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1210 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #Human #dog

HUMAN. red orange blue green yellow crayon on white card. Balloon-like head looking at the dog. Dog painting in box. street art - flag, card, drawing, and painting. Colorful MicroMessages theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 15h

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1209 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #Megalopolis #ImARock #BMO #YourComfortZoneWillKillYou

MEGAOPOLIS. I'M A ROCK. BMO. Your Comfort Zone Will Kill You. street art - stencils and text. Black and red text on concrete theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

Tom modified a lot of guitars. Back then a Danelectro or Silvertone with lipstick pickups was probably $50 or less. So he most likely parted another guitar.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

Check out the lower left photo. It's the Amsterdam Theatre in 1995. It changed a bit along with the rest of the 42nd street block in Times Square.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · Mar 30

scopOphilic_micromessaging_706 (1995)

More vintage Times Square images, shot on film, from the area before it was corporatized, torn-down, & lost its raw edge.

#scopOphilic #digitalart #Manhattan #TimesSquare #nyc #photography #PeepShow #42ndStreet #8thAve #AmsterdamTheatre #JennyHolzer #Cine42

Times Square 42nd street between 7th avenue and 8th avenue before it was torn down and rebuilt by massive, generic corporations. The last days. Showing the north east corner of 8th ave/42nd street, Looking across 42nd street with Amsterdam Theatre, Cine42, and the Empire Theatre in the background before it was moved. The south side of 42nd, and the view from 7th avenue looking west towards 8th avenue.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1208 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #FuckEricAdams #DancingSkeletons

FUCK ERIC ADAMS - TAXIE - Dancing skeletons in pink black and white on green wall. street art - text and mural. Dancing skeleton theme oh and FUCK ERIC ADAMS!

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1207 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2003 2012 2015 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #TatteredUSFlag

Green concrete wall with barbed wired and plastic blowing in the wind. Tattered United States flag. Puerto Rico flag tattered. Plastic child's toy horse broken on the street. street art - sculpture. Minimalist broken and tattered theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1206 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series. (2020 2022 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #NFG #Alec #MrMoneybags #BushwickCollective #LeCrue #LogicOverFeelings #TheSteadyHandedHooligan #Smurfo #AngelTime

NFG - FOOT VAMP - DO$VER - ALEC - Mr Moneybags. BUSHWICK COLLECTIVE - LECRUE. LOGIC OVER FEELING - I SWEAR I'M NOT A PERVERT - BELIEVE IN YOURSELF OR NOBODY ELSE WILL - I HOPE YOU DO WHAT YOU LOVE. THE STEADY HANDED HOOLIGAN - SMURFO UDIRTY ANGEL TIME. street art - murals. Black and white theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

that's a riot!

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1205 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2015 2023 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #FTR

Four wide angle corner murals in Brooklyn NY. Welcome to The Jungle - FTR - From The Ruins. street art - murals. Corner wide-angle mural theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1204 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2012)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #LOC #Angie #GreenLantern

LOC - ANGIE - GREEN LANTERN. street art - mural. Green mural on red brick wall theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1203 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2011 2012)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #Look #Touch #Feel #InnerCourse

LOOK! TOUCH. FEEL. INNER COURSE. - street art - text/signs. LOOK TOUCH FEEL INNER COURSE theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1202 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2012)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #After #Cash

AFTER CASH. CASH. AFTER. CASH - octopi in pink on metal gate. street art - text and mural. Metal gate theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1201 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small subtle/often unintentional messages we send/receive(2022)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #AmericanTears #RestingKittyFace #PawsOfFury #ItsNotLocked #ItsATrap

AMERICAN TEARS - COMA. RESTING KITTY FACE - PAWS OF FURY. POST NO BILLS - YUSK - dog drawing in white. Its not locked (IT'S A TRAP). street art - text, drawing, and poster. Blue orange green and grey theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1200 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2022)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #LookCloser #GradySetGo #SBKraus #SpyWombatSaxon

LOOK CLOSER - KAMA - GRADY SET GO. S.B. KRAUS - SPY WOMBAT SAXON. Myrtle-Broadway subway station Brooklyn view in 2022. It no longer looks like this and the unfinished building has been demolished and replaced. street art - tags, text, and murals. Myrtle-Broadway subway station theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you. Agreed, they're all fleeting moments in time. I've got images going back 40 years. But, the older work is on film. Those haven't been digitized yet. Someday.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1199 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #Sluto #TheMusticalMushroom #MissBloomSexEducator

SLUTO. themusicalmushroom. weird cat-like character. missbloomsexeducator. street art - sculpture, and stickers. Weird theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1198 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2011 2012 2013)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #Superior #LouReed #CunningLinguist

Superior. LOU REED. fear will blacken hearts. Drive them away, leave them lonely. - cunning linguist. Pink character eating with chopsticks. street art - sign, text, and poster. Blue background with white text theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1197 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2013)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtRulesTheStreets #Bast #CevicieProject #DasaniAir

ART RULES THE STREETS. THESE ARE TWO - WANTED - BAST. CEVICIE - FRANCE - DASANI AIR. THE DARDYS - FITSCHEN - DIKTATE. BW2. street art - stencils, posters, and text. Chaotic theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

yeah, when I spotted them was super excited to see. unfortunately, i went back to the same location a week later and all of it was gone. the fleeting life of street art...

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1196 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2011)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky

Swirly black purple and blue murals along construction site at gas station on 8th avenue in the West Village while it's being painted. street art - murals. Trippy mural theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1195 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2011)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #SmartAir

Swirly black purple and blue murals along construction site at gas station on 8th avenue in the West Village while it's being painted. SMARTAIR. street art - murals. Trippy mural theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1194 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series (2010 2011)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #AvantGardeNYCock #CalmPassionate #MayorBloombergWhyAreYouIgnoringUs #JeffBoxx

AVANT GARDE NY COCK - DAHL. CALM PASSION ATE HELL YES WHAT GUILD QUIET BAND IT SPIES IS CRACK KIN VICTOR LANCE A LOT. Mayor Bloomberg Greenwich Village Is New York Why are you ignoring us? JEFF BOSS FOR PRESIDENT 2012 WITNESSED NSA ARRANGE 911 - DID THE NSA KILL JFK, RFK, MLK, ETC.? BECAUSE THE NSA IS TRYING TO KILL JEFF BOSS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THE 2ND TIME. street art - text, drawings, and flyers. Black and white theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks. Yeah, it seemed like an appropriate posting to commemorate John on his 85th bday.