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Graffiti - Grafitti Alphabet
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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http://www.seekj.com/articles/Graffiti
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3. Palm Freeware Grafitti
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http://www.number1-freewa ...freeware_grafitti.asp |
4. New York Tattoo Directory
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http://www.calligraphytut ...ecalligraphyalphabet/ |
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http://www.buber.net/Basq ...atures/translate.html |
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8. Graffito Art- YU Art
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http://www.yuart.com/graffitoart/ |
9. Rock Art
... Spain display animals and hunt scenes. This rock art is not ancient grafitti. These people did not have an alphabet, paper, pen or pencils, cameras, or any other way to record their beliefs ...
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/rockart/index1.htm |
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http://www.seeklyrics.com ...m/Prince/Unknown.html |
11. Famous Fonts
... in well-known logos? Test yourself with this alphabet. Several candy-related logos jumped right out ... ... wedding ... 7 architectural handwriting ... 8 grafitti ... 9 elegant Free and cool fonts for you ...
http://www.gundaker-stlouis.com/famous-fonts.htm |
12. Alphabet In Graffiti Form - Legal Forms
... on ... PICTURE OF GRAFFITO ALPHABET PALM GRAFITTI 1 PURE GRAFFITO ROMAN ... Please complete this form to report graffiti within the City of Sacramento ... article times alphabet 27 Oct 2005 at 12:38pm ...
http://www.legalformgalle ...-in-graffiti-form.htm |
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... font download font download font old english alphabet graffito font old english font english font ... ... word free font downloads 1001 free font grafitti font font free scrapbook bar code font ...
http://www.netrendered.com/fonts.shtml |
16. Judy Martin's Free Online Newsletter
... The Creative Pattern Book gets its name; and grafitti from the London Underground. March, 1999 - Point trimming; reading to children; Katie's Alphabet Quilt; Barbara Kingsolver; and Japanese fabric ...
http://www.judymartin.com/newsletter/ |
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