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# New Aesthetic Street Art
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/new-aesthetic-street-art-jilly-ballistic/
- Published: 2012-07-04T14:06:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:36:30.000Z
- Description: Recently, I came across brand new work by street artist Jilly Ballistic on Flickr. Jilly Ballistic is self-described as "New York City's most well-known unknown street and subway artist," and she has been adhering black and white WWII-era imagery all over NYC for two years.
- Author: Ben Valentine
- Tags: Interview, Street Art, The New Aesthetic, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 06:51 (2012, 2013, part 1)

![Jilly Ballistic tag on stairs for the 6th Ave L. All images courtesy the artist.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/06/jillyballistic.jpg)

Jilly Ballistic tag on stairs for the 6th Ave L. (all images courtesy the artist)

Recently, I came across brand new work by street artist [Jilly Ballistic](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillyballistic/?ref=hyperallergic.com) on Flickr. Jilly Ballistic is self-described as “New York City’s most well-known unknown street and subway artist,” and she has been adhering black and white WWII-era imagery all over NYC for two years. The most recent images represent a new exploration into computer-inspired street art with light-hearted nods to how we interface with our computers. The images were posted recently, and I wanted to quickly ask Jilly Ballistic a few questions about her work.

![All images courtesy the artist.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/06/jilly.jpg)

Low Expectations on the Manhattan Bound Lorimer L stop.

**BV:* How and why did you get into street art?*

**JB:** I started out two years ago, spray painting excerpts of fiction and literature across garbage — TVs, couches, fridges. Anything left on the side of the curb. It started as a small idea and I quickly got addicted; now I’m pushing myself to try and do more above and below ground.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/07/7395035378_b4924d43f9_z.jpg)

“File > Move To Trash” on “That’s My Boy” movie poster, Manhattan bound L at Lorimer

**BV:* Tell me about your inspiration for the series of WWII-era tags.*

**JB:** The historical images are disturbing and, when placed just right, humorous — in my mind anyway. They work with the subway environment and also change it, making a new context. Hopefully it’s enjoyed by the straphangers.

**BV:* Why the new series of digitally inspired works?*

**JB:** It’s another idea I had while commuting and turned it into a project. They are a fast way of getting a point across that’s also recognizable by so many people who most likely feel the same way about an ad.

![Jilly Ballistic, "Are you sure you want to remove this advertisement permanently?" ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/06/jillyii.jpg)

Jilly Ballistic, “Are you sure you want to remove this advertisement permanently?”

**BV:* Will we continue seeing more of these pieces?*

**JB:** Of course. The historical pieces too. Keep watching and thanks for the support.