Hello, I am Bert Musketon and I am a visual artist based in Belgium. I love awkward stuff or situations, so I came up with the concept of Awkward Flyers. I try to communicate a random joke in one image. I put in a lot of time and effort, to be honest. Coming up with ideas, printing the flyer, going out, and pasting them on the streets. But, it's super fun!
A few years ago, I shared part 1 and part 2 of this post. Here is the long-awaited part 3 of Awkward Flyer.
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The flyers themselves are awkward, but it’s equally awkward when you’re putting one up, and someone spots you doing it... I mean, hanging a "smell your own farts" workshop flyer, for instance, is pretty weird if someone sees me posting it around!
When I’m traveling, I try to get prime locations — places like Times Square or Broadway in New York, where there’s a lot of foot traffic. However, when I’m in my hometown and posting a flyer a day, it can be overkill to paste them in the streets too much, and I don’t want to get too many angry letters from the city. In Ghent, where I live, we have a dedicated street for legal graffiti. I usually stick to that spot for a few reasons:
- Part of the street is covered, so the flyers are protected from the elements and last a bit longer.
- It’s a legal spot for graffiti and street art, so I won’t get angry letters from people.
- It’s a well-known street for tourists, and since I started using it as my regular spot, I’ve noticed a lot of international people following my Instagram page.
I can lead this workshop. I understand very little of what people say in staff meetings, especially if they're videoconferences.
I hope to put a smile on people’s faces when they spot a flyer. In the beginning, I was still finding my style, and sometimes my flyers were too awkward or weird. Now, I try to find a middle ground — topics that are relatable to the average person, that make people smile or feel something.
For me, this started as a passion project in 2021... and it still is, because I make absolutely no money from it at the moment. I just enjoy making these art pieces and putting them up in the streets.
... because actually doing any work is so irredeemably lower-class ...
while (presumably) singing the Groucho Marx song "Hallo, I must be going"
... and, for extra credit, 'labelling people you don't know, just because they don't follow the rules you like'
I love how words like p00p, cr@p, and k!ll are all censored along with any nips showing, but "pussy" is completely fine lol
Something tells me the author really enjoys the smell of their own farts. 😖🤮
Something tells me the author really enjoys the smell of their own farts. 😖🤮