Street art:
Eyebombing is “Humanizing the world, one googly eye at a time.” It’s the art of sticking googly eyes onto an inanimate object in a public setting in a way that creates the appearance of a living creature.
A boost in popularity took place when two Danish eyebombers revitalized this apparently lost form of street art. They say:
What makes Eyebombing different from traditional types of street art like tagging, sticking, and stencils is the purpose. The above forms are largely driven by egocentric behaviour, like getting seen, respect and maybe a hope to get famous, often using vandalism as modus operandi.
[Eyebombing] is not a fight for the public space, it’s to be seen as a lovely addition to that space. An addition that hopefully brings a smile, and brightens someone’s day.
Feel Good
Warning:
Please don’t deface monuments, library books or personal property. It’s not cool, and it may be considered a crime.
Links:
Googly Eyes Foundation will send you stick-on googly eyes (donations encouraged)
Instagram and Reddit have lots of great eyebombing photographs
Bored Panda shares photos by a Scandinavian eyebomber who says he was bored one winter
Eyebombing Facebook
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Linda K. Sienkiewicz is an author, artist and poet. She writes for anyone who feels too much and not enough in the same breath. Latest novel: LOVE AND OTHER INCURABLE AILMENTS from Regal House Publishing.