“Spray It, Don’t Say It”

Kick-ass graffiti artist Greg Boudreau uses stencils and spray paint to create voluptuous Brigitte Bardot–esque female landscapes that run up to 40 by 40 feet. Imagine Boudreau approaching a kid tagging a stop sign to offer some pointers. And maybe a larger canvas. That’s essentially the approach Bherd Studios and the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce are taking with their recently launched “Art Up” project, which aims to halt neighborhood graffiti by matching artists and teens to work on murals. It’ll be a couple of months before we can see the results. In the meantime, check out “Spray It, Don’t Say It” (through Sept. 5), which features French graffiti artist Jef Aerosol, a fixture in almost every major city in Europe. Also included are urban art pieces by locals Boudreau, John Osgood, and Asher. If Greenwood starts rocking a cityscape influenced by them, I demand Art Up’s next project be the store right outside my apartment window. That brick wall has got to go. Bherd Studios, 315 N.W. 85th St., Suite B, 234-8348, www.bherdstudios.com. Free. Noon–6 p.m. ERIKA HOBART
Wed., Aug. 13, noon, 2008