Samantha: The Dark Side of Adolescence

Because we’re based in Shoreditch, which usually boasts a much better class of graffiti, Brand Pup has been growling for weeks about MySpace users/losers (see his last post). “Gruesome craterfaced hormonal teenage Emos, borderline retarded ... “

I had to give him a tiny smack for polluting our blog with this topic. However, poor literacy is definately a national embarassment. We gasp at some of the unsolicited job applications and CVs which arrive at the office. A great number of 25-year-olds write like 13-year-olds, and they’re applying for jobs where good writing skills are essential.

Whilst a teenager, though, it’s still practically obligatory to be perverse and offensive. Recently I’ve been lucky enough to add to my art collection a new work which I love for its perversity. ‘Twisted Teenager’ by Philip Dolby and Patsy Parker, recalls the dark side of adolescence ...