post<\/a> was a bit tongue-in-cheek.<\/p>\n\u201cAt first I posted on my own Facebook, and I got eight comments which were pretty lame,\u201d he said, \u201cso I posted on the Central Point group, and I put kind of an edgy comment like, \u2018How can we stop this?\u2019 Something to that effect, to see what people would say.\u201d<\/p>\n
Community members came to the defense of the unknown tagger with just a few condemning the unauthorized artwork.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing wrong with good talent,\u201d said one user. \u201cOur very own Banksy,\u201d said another, referencing an infamous anonymous England-based street artist.<\/p>\n
Some familiar with the artist reported similar works on other bridges, including one by Mill Creek Falls, and on a random bathroom door inside a Medford Albertsons. Others guessed the artist\u2019s demographic, with one surmising they were likely \u201colder people like in their 40s\u201d judging by the era of characters painted.<\/p>\n
Several people posted requests for future paintings to include favorites like Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or perhaps Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner. Others suggesting a certain \u201cstock market guy\u201d might be the artist, since he\u2019d \u201cdiscovered\u201d each new painting.<\/p>\n
\u201cA bunch of them thought maybe I was Dose and I was posting to show off,\u201d Dodge said with a laugh, while navigating the Creekside trail with a walking stick.<\/p>\n
Characters suggested by commenters began to show up beneath the bridge, possibly offering proof that whoever the artist might be is a member of the Central Point community group.<\/p>\n
The morning after the first series of photos were posted, and after Carlie Schneider of Jacksonville commented, \u201cSpy vs. Spy or the Kool-Aid Man busting through a wall would be pretty awesome!\u201d the smiling pitcher of sugar and red dye no. 40 appeared on a bridge support.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like the guy \u2014 or lady \u2014 saw the Facebook posting,\u201d Dodge said.<\/p>\n
Schneider said she was thrilled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw that the next day, I couldn\u2019t believe it, I was like, \u2018No way!\u2019 The artist is definitely listening,\u201d Schneider told the Rogue Valley Times.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever Dose is, I hope he keeps it going and I hope he \u2014 or she \u2014 stays incognito and keeps doing more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Almost in response to social media comments trying to gather clues about the artist\u2019s identity, the infamous McDonald\u2019s Hamburglar appeared days later, his finger to his lips as if to say, \u201cShhhh.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a brief disappointment, and potentially due to the sudden social media fame, Dodge posted on May 18 that the artwork had been covered with beige paint. Only the Kool-Aid Man survived, due to the grafitti being painted in a difficult-to-access spot over water and stacked rocks.<\/p>\n
The artist would have to be nimble enough to stand on stacked rocks to access the Kool-Aid Man, which Dodge said proved he, himself, couldn\u2019t be the artist and that whoever covered the initial artwork was likely no spring chicken either.<\/p>\n
Dodge admitted disappointment to seeing Krusty the Clown covered up while community group members saw a silver lining.<\/p>\n
\u201cGraffiti circle of life, just a new canvas,\u201d said one user. \u201cHey CP Banksy, we need you!\u201d said another.<\/p>\n
After a two-week lull, a new round of characters appeared this past week, including silent film era Felix the Cat and Early Cuyler, an Appalachian Mud Squid known for his collection of tall truck hats, featured in the animated sitcom \u201cSquidbillies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Central Point resident Ryan Nathan, who shared a photo of a Scooby-Doo painting by Dose from a bridge near Touvelle State Park, agreed the anonymous artist was likely \u201can \u201980s or \u201990s kid.\u201d<\/p>\n
He applauded Dose\u2019s talent and tidiness.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing I\u2019d like to say to the artist personally would be a thank you for providing actual art pieces that are relatable to a wide range of viewers,\u201d he told the Times.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, the fact that most graffiti artists leave their empty cans behind. This artist has left no trace aside from the art and his tag name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even with artwork bound to be covered from time to time, Dodge praised Dose\u2019s persistence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe artist seems to take it all in stride, although it has to be disappointing having the work obliterated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been really fun to see how talented this artist, Dose, is,\u201d Dodge said. \u201cI know the county or the state, or whoever, come out from time to time and paint over things, but it almost feels like maybe we should put a sign up that says, \u2018Dear County or whoever, please at least preserve the art.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Reach reporter Buffy Pollock at 458-488-2029 or buffy.pollock@rv-times.com. Follow her on Twitter @orwritergal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Social media users discuss works of spray-painted retro art produced by \u2018Dose\u2019 that appear beneath Kirtland Road bridge,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-689582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}