Art Inspired by Craigslist “Missed Connections”

By John Farrier in Art, Blogs & Internet on Oct 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm


Image: Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall is a Brooklyn-based artist who is fascinated by the Missed Connections postings on Craigslist. She finds them to be bite-sized insights into the human experience. Jenna Wortham writes in The New York Times:

Currently, Ms. Blackall is only putting her spin on listings from New York City, where she says “people are colliding with each other constantly, criss-crossing paths all day, every day and yet the interactions are so fleeting and transient. It’s really just an un-choreographed mess of colliding stories.” Eventually, she says, she might branch out to other cities. “It would be interesting to see how the listings differ in California, for example.”

Link via Fast Company | Artist’s Etsy Shop | New York Times Post


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  1. Johnny Cat
    Oct 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    These are a hoot to read and see her visualization. I love the bicycle one, so very odd.

  2. TwoFry
    Oct 1st, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    This is one of the most imaginative blogs I’ve come across in a long while. I agree with Sophie! Beautiful insight to the human experience! And the art style is so interesting! Love it!

  3. Babycakes
    Oct 1st, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    i love the illustrations. very nice.


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