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Graffiti - Draw Thug Graffiti
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. Draw Thug Graffiti
Draw Thug Graffiti Homepage Graffiti Resources Graffiti Homepage / Graffiti Pictures / Hip Hop Graffiti / Tagging Crews / Graffiti Terminology Graffiti Attraction / Graffiti Creator / Graffiti ...
http://www.hip-hop-music- ...aw-Thug-Graffiti.html |
2. Mideast Outpost: ARTICLES Archives
... For about a year now, a baby-faced grotesque thug, Sadr, dressed up in a cleric's robes and ... ... where the American convoy was attacked, some graffiti reads, "It is permitted to steal from ...
http://www.mideastoutpost ...ves/cat_articles.html |
3. SoundStage! Network Home Theater & Sound -- Collector's Corner
... where he kills an underworld thug. In the process, the clubís ... its many fans. The fighting may draw the action fanatics, but it is ... Man January 2003 - American Graffiti December 2002 - Miracle on ...
http://www.hometheatersou ...res/collectorscorner/ |
4. SF Gate: News and Information for the San Francisco Bay Area
Traffic | Weather | Live Views | Today's Chronicle ª Get Home Delivery Marketplace Jobs Cars New ...
http://www.sfgate.com/ |
5. Gaming Age - News
... hard MAD Magazine fans at best. thug X online to host $1000 Tony ... 8:08am PST Over 65 well-known graffiti writers will lend their ... 5/9/2005 @ 9:50am PST Can you draw Pac-Man? Majesco and Tiger ...
http://www.gaming-age.com ...s/index.pl?y=2005&m=5 |
6. Harry's Place: April 2003 Archives
... However lately it is clear that one or two wreckers have been using it as a form of graffiti. Iím not at all bothered by the infantile personal comments, I get far worse in my email intray from ...
http://hurryupharry.blogh ...archives/2003_04.html |
7. Sev Statik - Speak Life Lyrics
... a name on a sticker and stick it and call it graffiti you a card you funny - more like a joker ... ... i'm guessin' by most of what they spit they thug or gang affiliated - slangin' them drugs does ...
http://www.thascript.com/artist_sev_speak.php |
8. No Left Turns Comments
... are wannabe thugs...but a true thug doesnít wanna anything...nor ... would the Godfather say about graffiti? Link to this Comment | 6/20 ... and that in and of itself may draw unwanted attention by the ...
http://www.noleftturns.as ...mment.asp?blogID=8654 |
9. RapidShare Grabber 1.4.3.a CMS Fixed
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10. detroitblog
... proper place for large-scale graffiti, the presence of which was ... the hos, the strippers, the thug bodyguards, and the smug ... country-themed outfits and draw criminal sexual conduct-type ...
http://detroitblog.blogsp ...roitblog_archive.html |
11. Casino Avenue
... Lots more talk about anti-social behaviour and graffiti. Frustration rises again. Then it's an open ... ... You can sell most things to me, although I draw the line at free-form jazz and country-and ...
http://www.casino-avenue. ...004_06_01_archive.htm |
12. IMPUNITY: Cases - Jean Leopold Dominique
... a cacophonous campaign against him. "First the graffiti appeared, and he knew he had to get out ... ... Authorities are very interested in a street thug known as Ronald Cadaver. Cadaver is a former ...
http://www.impunidad.com/cases/jeanleopoldE.html |
13. Tony Hawk Underground 2 Review (PS2) - The Sports Gaming Network (SGN)
... the graphics for your board, graffiti tags, and clothes. Basically ... that the most fun to be had in THUG 2 is in the Free Skate and ... with a Jackass-style theme may draw criticism from some hardcore ...
http://www.sports-gaming. ...ound_2/review_ps2.php |
14. AlterNet: Hip-hop Nation
... Alliance for Quality Education draw thousands of people (the ... the four elements of hip-hop: graffiti, break dancing, rapping and ... Young men can rationalize a thug mentality as being part of ...
http://www.alternet.org/story/13639/ |
15. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Video Games News - Grand Theft Auto: San And...
... clearer signs and graffiti and the characters look less washed out. The draw distance has ... ... down. Because you re not controlling a murdering thug whose sole purpose is to make money, San ...
http://www.popularq.com/c ...ft-Auto:-San-Andreas/ |
16. Full Spectrum Warrior PC Cheat
... Warrior PC Cheat This isn't its to Wallace are graffiti Full Spectrum Warrior PC Cheat complete. to ... ... Full Spectrum Warrior PC Cheat a of no a driving THUG Territory Full Spectrum Warrior PC Cheat of it ...
http://usbirarum.boom.ru/ ...-warrior-pc-cheat.htm |
17. HIPHOP-NETWORK AFFILIATES - HHN FAVORITE LINKS
... Gravel Urban Jungle Empire Elemental Artists Thug Zone Music2g.com GFunk.de Side Productions ... ... Trak Finder DJCenter.net Turntablism.de Graffiti Sites nycgrafx.com sbagraffiti.com brooklyn ...
http://www.hiphop-network ...inksandaffiliates.asp |
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