Fall 2005
Artist Project / Accidental Graffiti
John Colle Rogers
John Colle Rogers’s ongoing Accidental Graffiti series documents
paint smears left on the concrete dividers along California highways as a result
of automobile accidents.
John Colle Rogers is a sculptor and professional blacksmith based in Oakland,
CA. A member of San Francisco’s Survival Research Laboratories, his investigations
into accelerated culture include photographing freeways and making art
with firearms. His conceptual installations lampoon the military-industrial complex
through humorous documentation and architectural models.
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