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We get asked what the name “Pigeons and Planes” means a lot. The idea was to incorporate two things that are complete opposites but also have something in common. In this case that common thing is flight. A pigeon is the perfect symbol for the starving artists who are trying to survive in an urban world that wasn’t made for them. They’re mostly ignored, mostly unwanted, and there are a lot of them. It’s a tough life, but they survive however they can and when the time comes, they take flight.
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The planes represent the mainstream artists—finely tuned machines associated with major corporations, a global reach to the masses, and serious money. I could stretch this on for days, but use your imagination. Pigeons and Planes.