Ukuba ukhe wayibona indoda edolophini enesikhumba esiorenji, iiglasi eziluhlaza kunye newigi emhlophe, uwubonile umsebenzi womzobi wegraffiti waseSan Francisco obizwa ngokuba nguOngo.
I-Ongo yaziwa ngokuncamathelisa izincamathelisi ezindleleni zeenyawo, iibhokisi zombane, nkquintsimbiiigrill kunye namakhadi kaMooney-ngamanye amaxesha ewakhupha ezitalatweni aze azithengise kwiwebhusayithi yakhe, nto leyo eyabangela ukungathandeki kweso sixeko.
“Le nto ayenzileyo bubugebenga kwaye ukuba uyabhaqwa uza kubanjwa.ISan Francisco ayibavumeli abantu ukuba bonakalise, bebe okanye batshabalalise impahla yoluntu, ”utshilo isithethi seSebe lamaPolisa eSan Francisco.
“Ukuba umntu othiywa igama elingu-Ongo – okanye nabani na ongomnye – ususa intsimbi yentsimbi ecaleni kwendlela yomntu ngaphandle kwemvume yakhe, ibiya kuba bubusela.Ubusela lulwaphulo-mthetho,” utshilo isithethi seSebe leMisebenzi yoLuntu uRachel Gordon.
UGordon wongezelela ukuba ukususa i-grill yensimbi ene-perforated kudala ingozi yokukhubeka, kwaye luxanduva lomninimzi ohlala phambi kwe-grill ukuze athathe indawo, enokubiza naphi na ukusuka kwi-10 ukuya kwi-30 yeedola.
I-arhente yezothutho kwesi sixeko ixelele iThe Standard ukuba isebenza kwisicwangciso sokuphucula iindawo zokumisa iibhasi zedolophu ukunqanda ukonakaliswa kwempahla kwaye izakuvumela kuphela imizobo ukuba yenziwe ngemvume ye-arhente.
"Nangona ubugcisa buyinxalenye yenkqubo yethu yokukhusela, kufuneka ibonakaliswe ngendlela esemthethweni ukuze ingabangela umonakalo ongenakulungiseka kwindawo yokuhlala," kusho uStephen Cheung, isithethi seSebe lezoThutho laseSan Francisco.
U-Ongo, enxibe iiteki zeCrocs ezifihlakele, ibhatyi elayitiweyo kunye ne-latex mitten kwingalo yakhe yasekhohlo, warhabula ikofu kwaye wathi akanangxaki yokupeyinta kakhulu kwipropathi yesixeko, ngakumbi igrill yentsimbi.
Ngokomzekelo, ama-70 ekhulwini awo awajijwanga emhlabeni.Ukuba ndibona ibholithi, andizuzama nokuzama ngoba izakuba [ngaphandle kwebholithi] ezantsi ebhloko,” utshilo u-Ongo.Ukuba abafuni kuthatyathwa, kufuneka bakhuseleke ngcono.
U-Ongo uqanjwe ngegama elinye kwisiqendu se-FX sikamabonakude ka-2016 Ihlala iLanga eFiladelphia enesihloko esithi "uDee wenza imuvi engcolileyo" apho umlingisi uDanny DeVito ezibeka njengombhali-mbali wezobugcisa u-Ongo Gablogian ukuchukumisa abaqokeleli bezobugcisa.Isenzo sihlekisa ngobuqhophololo behlabathi lobugcisa beelitist.
“Lo mboniso ububudenge kwaye uyanyanyeka.Isiqendu sonke sihamba ngolu hlobo: “Yintoni ubugcisa?Kutheni le nto into ixabisa izigidi ngenxa nje yokuba izotywe ngumntu othile, nokuba ibhalwe nje nembudane?”U-Ongo uthe kwiRitual Coffee Roasters kwisitalato saseValencia.
NgoJuni ka-2020, u-Ongo wagqibezela uyilo lomlinganiswa oyintsomi ngotshintsho oluthile lwesitayile kubandakanya ulusu oluorenji kunye neeglasi zelanga eziluhlaza.
“Umhlobo wam wakhe wathi, 'Owu, i-Ongo izakuba liyilo elipholileyo,'” watsho.“Ndazoba oku kwaye ndacinga, 'Ewe, yiyo le.
U-Ongo waqala ukuba nomdla kwigraffiti njengomfundi oneminyaka eyi-19 kwiYunivesithi yaseWisconsin xa ebona i-koi ezitratweni zedolophu yakhe yaseMilwaukee.Kamva wafumanisa ukuba intlanzi yayipeyintwe nguJeremy Novy, owayipeyinta eSan Francisco.
Ngokutsho kuka-Ongo, ukubona ikhadi leshishini lomculi wesitrato kwi-flyover okanye kwenye ikona engabonakaliyo kwakufana neqanda le-Easter, elidibanisa nomdali.
U-Ongo ukwachulumancile ngumsebenzi womzobi wegraffiti uShepard Fairey, umyili woyilo lwe-Obey, nokwaziwa ngepowusta yeThemba lika-Obama kunye nomgca wempahla onegama elifanayo.
“Umsebenzi wakhe wonke ubumalunga nokuphindaphinda, ukwenza abantu babone into enye ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwaye bacinge, 'Owu, kufanele ukuba kukho into kule nto,'” watsho u-Ongo.
Kwiminyaka emibini kamva, ngo-2016, u-Ongo waphumelela isidanga kwizifundo zengqondo kunye nezentlalo kwaye ngoko nangoko wafudukela eSan Francisco ukuze alandele intombi yakhe ngelo xesha, eyayifudukele esixekweni ngenxa yomsebenzi.Emva koko wagrumba eqesha amagcisa de wagxothwa ekuqaleni kuka-2020, kwaye ngoJuni waloo nyaka, wapeyinta imizobo yakhe yokuqala ye-Ongo kwiifestile ezinephaneli zeMishini engenanto.ivenkilengenxa yeCovid.
UOngo waqala ukwenza uphawu lwakhe esixekweni, esiya eOuter Richmond, Inner Sunset, Haight and Mission.Omnye wemizobo ka-Ongo ekuqaleni wathatha phantse imizuzu engama-45 ukuzoba, kodwa wawufumana komnye umzobi wegrafiti ngelixa wayetyelele i-À.pe, ivenkile yesitalato ye-18 ethengisa ipeyinti, ubugcisa kunye nempahla.ngoko nangoko.
U-Ongo uthe wenza malunga ne-2,000 yeedola ngenyanga ngokuthengisa ubugcisa ngewebhusayithi yakhe, apho abhengeza iimpawu zebhasi yaseMuni, iimephu, kunye neegrill ezithathwe kwizitalato zedolophu kwaye zipeyintwe ngelogo yakhe.
Kodwa ukurenta indawo yokuhlala kwisithili saseMishini sesixeko kuvelisa inxalenye enkulu yengeniso eyenziwa ligcisa.
U-Ongo uzimisele ukuhlala kwisixeko apho akholelwa ukuba abantu baxabisa kwaye basemthethweni ubugcisa besitrato ngendlela engekho kwidolophu yakhe yaseMilwaukee.UOngo uthi ayizukubanqanda abantu ukuba bachithe imali eninzi apha kunasekhaya.
Ndiyazi ukuba oku kunokuqhubeka eSan Francisco.Amagcisa axatyiswe apha,” utshilo u-Ongo."Ekhaya, abantu bayithatha njengento encinci yokuzonwabisa."
Ngaphambili, abaculi begraffiti baye bazenzela igama ngokutshiza iithegi zabo kuwo wonke umzi kunye nokufumana udumo kunye nengeniso kwiimpawu zabo, kubandakanywa - mhlawumbi ngokungathandekiyo - umculi wesitalato uFnnch, owaziwayo ngeebhere zakhe ezingaqhelekanga.
Ukwandiswa akuyonto iphambili kwi-Ongo kweli nqanaba.Uthe wayegxile kakhulu ekuhlawuleni amatyala ngaphambi kokuba azame ukuqhubela phambili ukwenza imali kwilebula yakhe yamabhongo, nangona iimpahla zesitrato ezifana ne-Obey zazisele zibonwa njengenzala enokubakho.
“Kwiminyaka elishumi eyadlulayo kwakungafane kucingelwe ukuhlala apha,” utshilo u-Ungo.“Kwiminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo, ukuba ligcisa lexesha elizeleyo kwakungaqondwa.Ndandikholelwa yonke imihla ngamanyathelo amancinci kwaye ndabona ukuba iya kuba yintoni na.
I-Fluid510 yindawo entsha yebha kunye nendawo yokuphila yasebusuku e-Auckland efuna ukuba yindawo yendibano esefashonini eyamkela wonke umntu ekuhlaleni.
I-Left Bank Brasserie ibekwe kwi-Jack London Square, i-rooftop ye-Latin American bar apho i-San Francisco's pisco obsession iphela khona.
Le ntwasahlobo, indawo ezaliswe kukuvalwa kunye namashishini angenanto ifumana ukuvuselelwa kobomi basebusuku.