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Graffiti - Create Graffiti Text
It doesn't matter where you live in the world, chances are
you've seen graffiti somewhere around your local community.
It seems to spring up in every culture, although it tends to
be more prevalent in big cities.
But is it vandalism? Or is it art? That's a difficult
question to answer, mainly because there are so many
different types and styles of graffiti. The most basic form
of graffiti is "tagging" - which is usually a simple
graphic, usually letters, perhaps a play on the creator's
initials or nicknames. Often small and monochrome, it's
probably one of the most annoying and frustrating types of
graffiti, because it is small enough to deface almost any
surface, and is almost universally condemned as having no
artistic merit.
Graffiti, however, isn't restricted to tagging. On larger
surfaces, many graffiti artists employ multiple colors and
intricate designs to create their pictures. This is the type
of graffiti that starts to cross the line into being
artistic. It's this type of graffiti art that is now being
showcased in a number of art galleries, both in the USA and
around the world.
The other problem with graffiti as art is that the issue is
clouded by the location of the art. If some of these
stunning designs were created on a canvas, or a wall
specially set aside for the purpose, then it would be easier
to recognize them as art. Unfortunately most graffiti is
placed on private property, without the owner's consent, and
so is less likely to be viewed as a welcome addition.
Around the world, communities and governments have become
more vigilant in their attempts to reduce the amount of
graffiti. In many places there are community groups or
government funded teams who guarantee to clean up graffiti
in 24 hours after it's reported. Trains in New York were
given new coatings that allowed paint to just be "dissolved"
off their surfaces.
In my own local area, the sale of spray paint to persons
under 18 is illegal, and all spray paints are kept in locked
display cupboards. Another area has a team of painters who
regularly go around and repaint any fences that have been
covered in graffiti. One homeowner I know has had his fence
repainted 7 times so far! Over time, however, the amount of
graffiti reappearing is reducing, which is a victory for the
opponents of graffiti.
Still, simply removing the problem may in fact be a loss to
the artistic community in general. If graffiti is considered
in its most highly refined form, then are we in fact
stopping artistic development in its tracks by making it
impossible for budding graffiti artists to practice their
craft?
When you illegally deface someone else's property, no matter
how beautiful the art you create, you have still committed a
crime. Maybe what we need to do is find ways that graffiti
artists can learn and practice their craft, without needing
to deface hundreds of properties in the process. Some
communities now provide blank spaces and invite local
graffiti artists to paint them. Others have graffiti walls,
where anyone can paint whatever they want.
Maybe there needs to be a shift in the thinking of graffiti
artists, so they can discover the value of painting on
paper, rather than walls. Would the great painters of the
past still be as famous today if they had painted on walls,
rather than on canvas? The problem is complex, so finding a
solution that makes everyone happy is unlikely to be simple.
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Some Other Useful Web Resources
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1. BuffMonster.com: Los Angeles street art and graffiti
... press. We are long overdue to create a Press page on this website ... towards the same goal of graffiti eradication. Buff Monster ... explorer at 1024 x 768 All text and images copyright 2001-2006 ...
http://www.buffmonster.com/ |
2. Online Reference Tools for Distance Learning - eLearners.com
... as well as an integrated full-text search engine for all of ... men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti. Webopedia http://www ... tens of thousands of edits and create thousands of new articles ...
http://www.elearners.com/ ...s/reference-tools.asp |
3. nyc bloggers
... VBScript and MS Access to help create the password backend ... to help spread the word. For a text only index of the blogs listed ... Map 9/11 Posts NYC Resources Graffiti Mailing List About This Site ...
http://www.nycbloggers.com/ |
4. Education - Curriculum
... Award Winning Filmmaker Bob Bryan. How to Create Graffiti Art using Spray Paint www.graffitiverite ... ... help them learn with high-interest curriculum text materials from AGS. Subjects include: math ...
http://www.educationpad.com/curriculum/ |
5. Messageboard @ 1001 Fonts .com
... on my other machine it came across as plain text. Any explanation or help? Thanks... (1 reply ... ... BV Fonts. Disko is a graffiti inspired font. The goal with Disko was to create a graffiti font that ...
http://www.1001fonts.com/ ...board.html?forum_id=4 |
6. ATypI : News from members
... members ATypI members with things to say... All text in this section is copyright the author ... ... are designed specifically so that one can create graffiti-like multi-layered effects. Posted on 01 ...
http://www.atypi.org/10_V .../20_news_from_members |
7. index
... Why it works? Can I still use Graffiti or character recognition ... or basically any device where text entry is required and real ... our plans are well underway to create MessagEase keyboard for ...
http://www.exideas.com/ME/faq.html |
8. Graffiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... phallus was accompanied by the text, mansueta tene: "Handle with ... the subway cars themselves. Graffiti artists or "writers ... cases, writers dedicate or create tags or graffiti in memory of ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti |
9. Thames & Hudson : Free Resources
... Äì while retaining all the text and illustrations. The ... Thames & Hudson invited graffiti artists Above, Kid Acne ... Paris, and Nick Walker to create graffiti on the packaging of ...
http://www.thamesandhudso ...5625f47bf3667429cd9c2 |
10. RedHanded » sneaking Ruby through the system
... You just select the text you want in vim, then hit p^P ... 30 Balloon # by why in inspect Create new scripts from the home ... bacon is clearly an emerging graffiti motif! (Good job, Gavin ...
http://redhanded.hobix.com/ |
11. Workflow Download.com - RTG Timer HE
... can also supply a text description. Enter a description using Palms easy-to-learn Graffiti writing method, or type on the on-screen keyboard by tapping the keys. You can also create Graffiti ...
http://www.workflowdownlo ...ing/rtg-timer-he.html |
12. Gangsta Rap Free Songs Oldies Music Mp3 Famous Artists-Download MP3, Music M...
... und mp3 rap instrumental graffiti ºber ringtone dj hamburger ... Free Rap Mp3 Music enhance create, music http:// songs rap rap ... free music downloads albums text they mp3 on websites out till ...
http://www.gangsta-rap-free-songs.padmusic.com/ |
13. Sign Generators And Image Generator Links/Sites
... Create a License Plate (example) Put Your Text On The Sign Held By Naked Boobs (example) Your ... ... Generators www.imagination at work.com Create A Graffiti Blogette For The World To See Change this ...
http://www.customsigngenerator.com/Links.htm |
14. GRAFFITI
... OWN GRAFFITO CHICAGO GRAFFITO CREATE GRAFFITO CHICAGO GRAFITTI ... GALLERY GRAFITTI STYLE GRAFFITI GRAFITTI BRIDGE GRAFFITO ... NET GRAFFITO NAME GRAFFITO TEXT GRAFFITO SHOP GRAFITTI ...
http://www.abcgraffiti.com/ |
15. Cool Hunting: T-Shirts
... and so-clichÈd-it's-meaningless text and was also one of Print ... teamed up with Jeremyville to create this black and silver foil ... underground artists from the graffiti world and beyond. As the ...
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/tshirts/ |
16. ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Literary Graffiti
... are reading and to create graphic symbols helps them develop as readers. The Literary Graffiti interactive combines the process of drawing with analytical thinking about a text by pairing an online ...
http://www.readwritethink ...nt_material.asp?id=23 |
17. Hip-Hop
... illustration of a phallus was accompanied by the text, mansueta tene : "Handle with care." Love was ... ... from Nazi Germany, where Hitler used graffiti to create propaganda to support his view. In the ...
http://www.detourproduction.com/index.php?pid=31 |
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