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Graffiti - Graffiti Tagging Pics
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. B&W Photography Blog: Beckerman's early years
... We played every type of "tag" imaginable: Freeze Tag (if someone tagged you, you had to remain frozen in that position until someone else freed you by tagging you) President Tag (if someone tagged ...
http://www.davebeckerman. ...ral/JournalMay02.html |
2. KnowItAllVideo.com
... 2004 6 / 20 Picture Pie a collection of random pics - set to music Feb 03, 2005 6 / 5 Clay jewelery ... ... to consider. Apr 18, 2004 5.5 / 2 graffiti, roy and dane tagging Nov 08, 2004 5.2 / 10 Terry ...
http://www.knowitallvideo.com/category.jsp?i=15 |
3. Graffiti & Gangs in Los Angeles County
... Blood, Crip, Hispanic, Tagging, Piecing/Bombing, and Existential type graffiti. I will also borrow some White Supremacist and Asian examples of graffiti. If you send in your pics they will also be ...
http://www.streetgangs.com/graffiti/ |
4. Carsten Saathoff's Blog
... the techniques, especially tagging and social networking, are ... just flickred some of my Rennes pics. All you bikers out there ... Introduction to JavaScript Graffiti Web ª Blog Archive ª Graph ...
http://blog.kodemaniak.de/ |
5. Reactavox
... you are the best....thanks for tagging along and bringing the killer ... table! .....and here's a couple pics from our 10.16 show at the ... The skateboarding, community graffiti board, and uhaul projections ...
http://www.reactavox.com/news.html |
6. The Stylephile
... and breakdancing, graffiti artists and DIY graffiti tagging, a screening of Dave Chappelle's "Block ... ... Cointreauversial' (NYC) If the promise of cool pics and independent design sounds enticing for a ...
http://www.thestylephile. ...g/330000033-9474.html |
7. tha
... bEOL bONTOT bEBEK Street art tagging pasting stickers. . b.tk ... Gaming. We have things like Pics Information .geocities soldier ... ladies .html Robots Will Kill Graffiti METER THA RobotsWillKill ...
http://tha.nastki.elk.pl/ |
8. party-supply.bestsources.net Music and Audio Link Partners
... alternative rock band. Mp3, tour dates, news, pics, forum, discography and much more. Video Music ... ... scratching). Along with breakdancing and graffiti (tagging), Modren music Video TodayÄôs music ...
http://party-supply.bests ...38&cn=Music+and+Audio |
9. Hip-Hop, Rap Features
... fourth LP Only Built For Cuban Linx Part 2. Tagging in to save his partner, Ghostface Killah ... ... FEATURES :: REVIEWS :: PICS :: COMMENTARY :: GRAFFITI :: STORE :: FORUM MISSION :: MUSIC ...
http://www.riotsound.com/ ...u-Tang-Clan/index.php |
10. glittyknittykitty
... Knitta - more reports of knit tagging More knittivism....We told ... neighbourhood with knitted graffiti.... There is an article ... Created by glittrgirl with some pics by DJ Mikey | XHTML | Powered ...
http://www.glittyknittyki ...knittivism/index.html |
11. enter page
... in Exeter. Stencils and Tagging in devon. Graffiti in Devon. Graffiti in Devon. South West Graffiti. Graffiti in the South West. Devon Graffiti. Graffiti and Stencil pics from the South West ...
http://www.spacehop.50g.com/ |
12. Fonts
... jessica simpson maxim pics 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks ... tagged a police vehicle with graffiti. The Crime Tracker 3 Team ... a bit on the phrase-level tagging. One issue is TERM, which I ...
http://fonts.lighthive.com/ |
13. Clothing - See complete guide to clothing - Hip Hop Clothes
... Graffiti artists do called Tagging with a difference. ItÌs not ... covering artists, bboys, djs, graffiti, culture, albums, crews ... clothes, jewelry shoes, plus pics from hot events such as black ...
http://www.rstclothing.com/hiphopclothes/ |
14. SIM-central | Sound Image Media: Books, Mags, Music, DVD's & more
... 039;. Really good quality pics and interviews with the ... V.A. [Records: 2 x LP] tagging, stencils and other ... Paperback] 5. Freight Train Graffiti, Gastman, Roger, W. Rev ...
http://sim-central.nl/detail.php?id=3760 |
15. WWW.GRAFFITIARTZ.COM - the art of writing!
http://www.graffitiartz.com/
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16. Breakdancing
... factory Breakcheck.com and for pics, tutorials, more. source ... mc'ing breakdancing to in in graffiti, popularity and the fifth ... popping, world one for from tagging, there is their hop your ...
http://jackhammer-music.a ...nfo/breakdancing.html |
17. Jet Set Radio Future Preview - GamersMark
... Previews Xbox Pics Xbox 360 Pics Coverage Nintendo Microsoft PC ... moves. Last game focused on graffiti more than the skating, which ... off the ground, to name a few. Tagging seems to be taking a back ...
http://www.gamersmark.com/previews/view/20/ |
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