wheatpasting

=Wheat Pasting=

When flour and water are mixed in equal portions they form an adhesive substance known as wheat paste used to attach posters to buildings, and it is nearly impossible to remove after application. If somebody took a walk downtown anywhere in America, they would see posters that have been wheatpasted to doors, walls, windows, electric poles and anything an artist could get their hands on. More likely than not, someone would also see a document wheatpasted to something that another person has tried to remove, and found out to the objects demise that the poster won't come off, but will rip and tear until a paper mass is left. Artists such as Stephen Fairey and D*Face use wheat pasting to make political statements. This is a classic example of unwanted wheat pasting in Saint Louis.