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Graffiti - Letter 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. Graffiti Art - Graffiti Playdo - Graffiti Maker
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http://www.qrey.org/Graff ...ont_Letter_Yahoo.html |
2. Index to Original Library Humor by Biblia, The Warrior Librarian
... First Aid Kits in Libraries Flame Wars Graffiti Wall: Aesthetics in School Libraries Hallmock ... ... Channel, The Library Humor Syndrome: The Chain Letter Library Memoranda Library Politics Library ...
http://www.warriorlibrarian.com/laffs.html |
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http://begm.info/write-self-evaluation.htm |
4. Vandalism
... The folks at the Institute for Applied Autonomy have created a cargo van that works like the head of a dot-matrix printer applying huge block-letter graffiti to the road as it drives along. Joshua ...
http://www.sniggle.net/vandalism.php |
5. BoardCalc 2.0 Manual
... d) Shortcuts Entering a letter using Graffiti or the keyboard will skip within the list to show the next species that starts with that letter. An 'o' will skip to the next Oak species, for example. e ...
http://www.boardcalc.com/ ...alc_2_1_Manual_a.html |
6. Bathroom graffiti art
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http://bathroom-graffiti-art.nagy.lubin.pl/ |
7. | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
... Public Radio-broadcasted programs). The letter threatened legal action. What had to be taken ... ... Security, Web Technology Fitting graffiti outside Harvard's ID Mashup event? Posted by ...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?m= |
8. i not sin tragedy write | resume write | bibliography write | write | essay ...
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http://www.keyworddigest. ...ord-list-of-write.htm |
9. Pop art exhibitions beautiful photo mosaic andy warhol
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http://pop-art-exhibition ...warhol.nagy.lubin.pl/ |
10. Credit repair free letter
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http://credit-repair-free-letter.nagy.lubin.pl/ |
11. Graffiti Research Lab » Night Writer
... it takes about 50 throwies to write a four-letter word (Fig 3). Step 4: First bend the LED on ... ... video of the night writer in action. Pages The Graffiti Research Lab LED Throwies The Electro-Graf ...
http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=19 |
12. Free Message Boards and Online Forums at VoyForums - Category Listing
... Rock Kingdom - This one is for Kid Rock fans!!! LETTER BOUTIQUE - A place to read and share love ... ... and questions ab forumu - Sanat adelaide graffiti forum - adelaide graff scene, whats kickin ...
http://www.voy.com/c/arts_humanities/artists/ |
13. cyberbuzz.tv with buzz bishop - tech and toys you can use today.
... back to top R A D I O FOUR LETTER WORD Thursday March 2, 2006 Motorola loves 4 letter words. Their RAZR and ROKR phones conveniently left out a few letters and their latest releases do the same. The ...
http://www.cyberbuzz.tv/ |
14. GameSpotter - Directory of The Best Web Games
... Dibbler 2005-04-15: Savings Game 2005-04-14: Letter Rip 2005-04-13: Animotion v1.4 2005-04-12 ... ... Diamonds 2005-01-12: Wordspell 2005-01-11: Graffiti Creator 2005-01-10: Surfs Up 2005-01-09 ...
http://gamespotter.com/archive.html |
15. BERKLEE | News | Berklee and Essence's Hip-Hop Songwriting Contest
... rounded student of hip-hop culture ó an MC, graffiti artist and breakdancer. Still in his teens ... ... Free Summer Concerts Hip-Hop Contest Winners Letter to Parents of Prospective Students Beantown ...
http://www.berklee.edu/news/2006/01/essence.html |
16. Bathroom graffiti
... when all my misery They do not lessen bathroom graffiti yourself (in it), seeing that to his laudable ... ... lampe sensitive atx power supply change drive letter deal pda satellites tv plus belle femme du ...
http://bathroom-graffiti.coign.olawa.pl/ |
17. Subaquatica (eng.) » Eltono
... In 1997, while still doing letter-Graffiti I started also to do series of stickers with the GAP crew and invade Paris with them and we quickly moved on to posters and so on. Later in Spain I would ...
http://www.subaquatica.co ...hp/2006/06/01/eltono/ |
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