There's lots of sticker tagging around, but what I found interesting here is that this square-ish text looks like cufic-style Arabic calligraphy. The image below is a typical example (in lurid colors) of kufic style calligraphy. It has been styalised into a block; from which point it can be used as the basis for arrangement into complex geometric forms. 
posted by Ez at 2:37 PM
I travel throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn photographing graffiti. I’m fascinated by this art form. It's outside the galleries: uncontrolled, often ugly, but always urban, interesting and new. I just wander throughout this great city on foot, in buses, and by subway waiting to stumble upon some graffiti I haven’t yet seen. When I spot something that looks interesting, I snap it on my camera. Along the way I listen to music, eat food, talk to people, sit on the pavement, read books, draw tattoos on my arms, and do whatever else comes along. At the end of the day I upload my photos onto this blog, and write comments about the work. I’m hoping the blog and my photos will add up to an interesting site about current New York grafitti and street art.
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