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Graffiti - Spray Paint Tagging Images
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. BoxGods.com - Worship the Machine
... with a can of spray paint is only OK if you're tagging something ... with no luck. Kids + paint + power tools = nope! It turns ... First Above and below are some images of Mr Slacker's finished case ...
http://www.boxgods.com/de ...Action=Article&ID=197 |
2. The Seattle Times Home Page
94F Forecast | Live cam Traffic | Weather | Your account Movies | Restaurants | Today's events ...
http://seattletimes.nwsou .../html/home/index.html |
3. Angie Pedersen's The Blog of ME: September 2005
... here, yes, I, somehow manage to SPRAY MYSELF IN THE EYE with the BUG ... photo browser Get Organized by Tagging Your Photos The Hidden Tag ... at About.com And for Michelle, Paint Shop Pro Resources at About ...
http://angiepedersen.type ...me/2005/09/index.html |
4. Tiki Art Clip at Tiki Style
... own cash to scrub away tagging, too. But some ... a canvas - where spray paint can go. What do ... for graffiti artists to paint in Indio?Graffiti: Is ... & more ... Island Images sells three volumes ...
http://www.tiki-style.info/Tiki-Art-Clip.php |
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http://www.diecastdies.co ...king-Supplies_5.shtml |
6. CFAQs - Jet Set Radio / Jet Grind Radio
... graffiti. You need to have paint cans before you can spray ... one when the player attempts to spray graffiti but has no cans ... When you are not near a tagging point, the L-trigger changes ...
http://www.ihobo.com/gaming/cfaq_jsr.shtml |
7. Stencil Tutorial, Stencil Design, Stencil Information, Mark Stencil, Stencil...
... Hawaiian lifestyle images like Sea Life ... Align The First Stencil Spray artist's adhesive onto ... and most beautiful paint work from around the ... aesthetic ñ from tagging to public ...
http://www.stencillist.com/ |
8. adobe cheap photo shop adobe home photodeluxe 7.0 adobe cs photo shop
... one of them - losing all you tagging work with one of the dupes. 3 ... 1.6 by 4 cs of diamonds and cs spray. illustrator cs. The ... bitmap images to scalable, editable artwork in seconds. Paint more ...
http://adobe-photo-shop.m ...obe-cheap-photo-shop/ |
9. NOTCOT.: wearable Archives
... way to pay hommage to the spray paint cans that enable graffiti ... killer ring. also perfect for tagging any surface& WEDDING: hidden ... chain, with pro-Kerry/Edwards images, slogans to get out the vote ...
http://www.notcot.com/arc ...ble/index.php?page=12 |
10. Schneier on Security: Graffiti on Air Force One?
... What a load. You know what images exist in my eyes, in my mind ... have to spray paint on property? Why can't they paint their ... should really lighten up. Tagging is a crime, but there are ...
http://www.schneier.com/b .../graffiti_on_air.html |
11. rubber band guns -- rubber band guns
... Labels, Pricing Guns, Tagging Supplies, Shrink Wrap, Bubble ... Main Description Additional Images Action Shots Price: $24.99 ... Company Info Stun Guns Pepper Spray Tasers Animal Repellents Spy & ...
http://www.fdband.com/rubberbandguns/ |
12. WARPIG - World And Regional Paintball Information Guide
... However, comparing that to ear-tagging livestock, I wouldn't think ... you know of that we can get the paint to harden so we can proceed ... like possibly a polyurethane spray, that we can apply to the ...
http://www.warpig.com/forums/mailroom.shtml |
13. TAIPEI > ARTICLES > Painting the Town
... in art galleries and paid to paint murals. One way to look at ... cutout images from any flat sheet of material. A quick spray and ... street painting, most often tagging, with an emphasis on what you ...
http://www.taiwanfun.com/ ...0604/0604Painting.htm |
14. LAS magazine | music, media, art, culture, life, everything. - Laser 3.14
... things I can remember tagging was MIKE.L. Before ... emotions, conjuring up images or ideas which I ... by a fresh coat of drab paint, or by another artist ... are now sanctioning spray-painted art in public ...
http://www.lostatsea.net/ ...94198991446383bb17311 |
15. Web Journal of Anna L. Conti, San Francisco Artist
... the natural drip of the spray can when the paint is ... surface or the drip of paint when you use it a ... the woman in charge of tagging. Rest of the story ... on paper and some images painted directly on ...
http://www.bigcrow.com/anna/journal/mar05.html |
16. MagBaz Travels - Ian Hibell in SE Asia
... For more (and larger) images of Ian during the ... so fierce it could lift paint off a tin. I was told ... with experience and spray soaked one or two, who ... of a hamlet with me tagging along. It was a ...
http://www.magbaztravels.com/content/view/315/95/ |
17. Graffiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Because of the strong associations between Nazi images and racial violence, many see this type of ... ... of an artists name in either spray paint or marker. "Tagging" is often the example given when ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti |
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