# Graffiti Quotes Jerm IX Has Stenciled Surfaces With 2,000 Messages and Poems By Bianca | Published 2009-12-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jerm-ix References: [mymodernmet](http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/24-street-quotes-and-poems) Jerm IX is a [street artist](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rusto) who stencils different [quotes and sayings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotes-inspire-reflect) on urban surfaces. This gallery showcases 10 images of some of the most interest Jermalism street quotes we've seen. He juxtaposes mocking celebrity quotes like "I don't really think I just walk," from Paris Hilton with [philosophical quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inspirational-quotes1) like, "The unexamined life is not worth living," by Socrates. "Placed in the right location, certain quotes tend to evoke a particular emotion," says Jerm IX who has left around 2,000 messages, poems and quotes to allow passersby to be "reflective or provoked." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Street Art Quotes:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that connects street artists with businesses and individuals who want unique quotes and sayings stenciled on urban surfaces. - **Emotional Messaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop an app that uses geolocation data to display contextually relevant quotes and messages to evoke specific emotions in users based on their surroundings. - **Interactive Urban Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invent a technology that allows street art quotes and messages to be updated and changed remotely, turning the city into an ever-evolving art gallery. ### Who This Affects Most - **Artists:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Provide artists with new tools and materials specifically designed for stenciling quotes and messages on various urban surfaces. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer businesses a creative advertising solution by partnering them with street artists to stencil branded quotes and messages in high-traffic areas. - **Tourism and Travel:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create guided city tours based on the locations of notable street art quotes, providing tourists with an immersive cultural experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Inspirational Quote Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/quote-display-device) - [Enigmatic Graffiti Incidents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Public Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith.md) - [Provoking Graffiti Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-ruggeri.md) - [Quote Design Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotable.md) - [Evolved Vibrant Graffiti Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jan-kalb.md) - [Whiskey-Themed Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upfest.md) - [Urban Text Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peace-love-joy.md)