A gathering of her peers
Feds chase criminal case against artist who marred rocks in parks
She calls it art, blah, blah, blah..
The National Park Service calls it criminal.
The agency on Thursday announced it was investigating 21-year-old Casey Nocket’s recent cross-country jaunt during which she allegedly painted faces and sketches on rock formations in as many as 10 national parks, including Rocky Mountain National Park.
The agency, which did not name Nocket, said its investigation spans the nation’s most iconic Western parks. Investigators said the woman’s vandalism was found in Yosemite and Death Valley national parks in California, Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and Zion and Canyonlands parks in Utah. National Parks Traveler on Thursday posted a photo of Nocket’s trademark scribble inside Rocky Mountain National park.
The Park Service was awaiting confirmation of vandalism in Grand Canyon, Sequoia Kings, Joshua Tree and Bryce national parks.
Park officials said in a statement it takes seriously the issue of vandalism, which can be a felony when committed in a national park…
An online petition at whitehouse.gov had collected more than 2,220 signatures Thursday afternoon, urging authorities to pursue “the most serious charges” and pleading “please don’t allow her to receive a slap.”
I have no sympathy for the Let’s Pretend-to-be-Artists who feel the need to display their crap smears on someone’s home or property, a public place they choose because no one cares to come and look at their pitiful attempts at self-agrandizement.
I have no interest in confronting her graffiti when I set out to be part of nature apart from urbanscapes. As a matter of princple, I don’t need to see her mediocrity on subway walls either. I see no justification for defacing the world around us. I’ll take it as it has grown in life and art, commerce and toil, on its own terms. Play therapy for a middle-class neurotic doesn’t qualify.
Thanks, Mike
Eideard 
Cosmopolitan Magazine: “Female Graffiti Artist Is the New Most-Hated Person on Instagram – And possibly your new hero.” http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a32482/female-graffiti-artist-is-new-most-hated-person-on-instagram/ “…it’s hard to know where in the world Creepytings is right now, but wherever she is, she’s inspiring a lot of girls to break some rules.” See also comments
Reportedly (as of 3/4/15): “National Park Service officials continue to investigate a graffiti case last year, when Casey Nocket, of New York, was suspected of tagging rocks in the national park. No charges have been filed yet.” http://www.hidesertstar.com/the_desert_trail/news/article_041ce254-c2a5-11e4-b967-83a5e9ba154b.html
4/29/16: “Arches National Park Wants Your Help to Find Vandals” http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-04-29/arches-national-park-wants-your-help-to-find-vandals Rangers at Arches National Park in Utah are considering options in addressing carvings along a 5- or 6-foot long span on a wall at the Frame Arch. They are uncertain the graffiti carved deep into the wall can be removed. The incident at Arches National Park is part of a flood of such incidents that began a couple of years ago at parks in the West. Apparently Casey Nocket was never prosecuted.
“It is illegal to install structures or art without authorization on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you’re from.” Utah Department of Public Safety statement released Monday after the discovery of a 10 to 12 foot high silver metal monolith of unknown origin in a remote area of southeastern Utah. https://dpsnews.utah.gov/dps-aero-bureau-encounters-monolith-in-red-rock-country/ “That’s been about the strangest thing that I’ve come across out there in all my years of flying,” UDPS helicopter pilot Bret Hutchings said.
Guess I should leave the same note over here that I did at TWITTER when links first arrived about this, today:
Not placing bets…but, someone should check in with Jeff Bezos. This looks a science project I remember him leading back before he even started Amazon.
Coming up: a rare planetary alignment not seen since Middle Ages – Jupiter, Saturn to form closest ‘great conjunction’ https://myfox8.com/news/jupiter-saturn-to-form-closest-great-conjunction-in-800-years/
“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)
“Nobody Knows Where This Giant Penis Statue Came From — Or Where It Went” https://allthatsinteresting.com/penis-sculpture-grunten-missing
“Every possible clue is being investigated — but so far there are none.” said Holger Stabik from the police headquarters in Kempten.
Report: “Giant penis statue re-erected after going missing” https://buzz-caribbean.com/life/giant-penis-statue-re-erected-after-going-missing/
8AM MST, tomorrow morning, 3rd
“Third Monolith Appears atop Pine Mountain, California after Mystery Objects in Utah and Romania Removed” https://www.newsweek.com/third-monolith-california-mystery-objects-utah-romania-removed-1552053?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation
“Photographer Gets Death Threats Over Utah Monolith Photo in NYTimes” (PetaPixel) https://petapixel.com/2020/12/04/photographer-gets-death-threats-over-utah-monolith-photo-in-nytimes/
“How a Mysterious Monolith Vanished Overnight (It Wasn’t Aliens) : A photographer said four men dismantled the mysterious shiny object that has captivated the country. Two Utah residents said they took part in the removal.” (NYT 12/1/20) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/arts/design/utah-monolith-removed-instagram.html
Two Utah adventure sportsmen, Andy Lewis and Sylvan Christensen, who advocate a “Leave No Trace” philosophy towards nature, have stepped forward to say they were part of the team who removed the Utah monolith.
Lewis, a 34-year-old BASE jumping guide, posted the video to his YouTube account, Mr. Slackline, saying the group removed the Monolith the night of Nov 27. Adventure guide Christensen posted the video to his TikTok account Tuesday. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ-CErDstp/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign
According to the New York Times Mr. Lewis pleaded guilty in federal court in Utah in 2014 to lying to rangers at Arches National Park. He was accused of hindering their investigation into BASE jumping, a sport that Mr. Lewis practices. At the time, the Bureau of Land Management was trying to prohibit such aerial sports, which can damage the home of owls, bighorn sheep and other animals that inhabit the desert. Mr. Lewis was fined $965 and was put on 18-months probation, during which time he was prohibited from entering a national park.
“…when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth” Sherlock Holmes, “The Sign of the Four” (1890)
Authentic Alien Monoliths https://www.themostfamousartist.com/maas/edition-of-3
I’m glad he wears a mask while grinding metal. Important.
The mystery continues for Utah’s favorite (unlikely) sign of alien contact.
The monolith, a 12-foot tall vertical, metal prism, has disappeared from the red rocks of the southeastern desert late Friday evening, according to Bureau of Land Management spokesperson Kimberly Finch. In its place remains a pile of rocks and a smaller pyramid made from, what appears to be, the same material. https://www.ksl.com/article/50057437/monolith-disappears-rock-pile-and-mini-pyramid-now-in-its-place
Officials never publicly disclosed the monolith’s location out of concern that inexperienced hikers and alien enthusiasts would travel to the remote area of the desert and get lost or injured. This is why many initially pointed fingers at the BLM for removing the monolith.
Finch said because the structure is on public lands it is considered private property, meaning the BLM does not have the authorization to remove it. She said it is unknown who removed it and is being investigated by the sheriff’s office in San Juan County.
While the monolith has better craftsmanship than graffiti, this is still vandalism,” said the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts. “It irreversibly altered the natural environment on public lands. While the monolith is interesting, we cannot condone vandalism of any type.”
“A mysterious metal monolith has appeared in Romania this week after another similar structure found in the remote Utah desert was removed by an ‘unknown party’.” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9001495/Now-mysterious-Arthur-C-Clarke-style-monolith-appears-ROMANIA-vanished-Utah.html
Romanian officials still do not know who is responsible for erecting the mysterious monolith.
Neamt Culture and Heritage official Rocsana Josanu said: ‘We have started looking into the strange appearance of the monolith.
‘It is on private property, but we still don’t know who the monolith’s owner is yet. It is in a protected area on an archaeological site.’
She added: ‘Before installing something there, they needed permission from our institution, one that must then be approved by the Ministry of Culture.’
Some have suggested the Utah object resembles the avant-garde work of John McCracken, an American artist who lived for a time in nearby New Mexico, and died in 2011. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/arts/design/john-mccracken-utah-monolith.html
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” Albert Einstein, “The World As I See It” (1935)