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Graffiti - Tagging Crew Grafitti
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. Geofftech - iBlog » Map Masher Marshall
... 2006 at 9:14 am Were i a grafitti artist (i am not), i would ... to go around the stations tagging the un-CCTVed areas with a ... on Thames Royal Regatta for my crew team) but I love your city. I ...
http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/?p=236 |
2. Neighbors for Neighbors, JP :: Main Page
... JP residents, the Mayor's Mural Crew and the cast of Fetch working ... Permanent Link | Cosmos Grafitti Bank by Joseph Porcelli on ... Contacts If you witness tagging 911 Mayor's Office Graffiti ...
http://www.neighborsforneighbors.org/ |
3. Fading Waypoints » General
... supplied by the delicious crew. It was much easier than I ... Technorati Tags: Ontology tagging usability Comments (1 ... they have been. Inuksuk and grafitti are two of my favorite ...
http://te.chni.ca/waypoint/?cat=1 |
4. TRAIN YARD Grafitti in Canada - FREIGHTS, WHOLE-CARS INDEX: cars painted 200...
... Cars are the Mark of Advanced Tagging . This is one of the most ... Artistically-Abstract Thinker Crew! WHOLE CAR - MAD VANDAL POSSE ... This Page | Back To Top home site map grafitti index about contact
http://www.sez1.com/graffiti/trains/whole_cars.htm |
5. extrospection Archives
... Supa Crew, file under: rap, angela, saian, super crew, french rap Juggling balls, file under: ball ... ... City of London, WC1 Stencil Tagging, file under: little boy, grafitti, graffiti, graffitti, tuxedo ...
http://www.extrospection.com/all-archives.html |
6. Dailymotion - Share Your Videos
... bush +chasse +chaud +clip +crew +d©lire +dance +dbz +dee ... french +fsionne +fun +funny +grafitti +grosses +honneur ... swiss +switch +tag +tager +tagging +tagu© +talon +task +trailer ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/tag/force |
7. Hexapedia - Graffiti
... such as wall and street sign tagging in Southern California by ... is a person who "tags". A crew is a group of writers or ... pieces difficult to remove, grafitti artists will sometimes paint ...
http://www.hexafind.com/encyclopedia/graffiti |
8. ionoi » street art
ionoi Archive for street art tagging deluxe: zoomirphic calligraphy ... Comments graphic designer crew; nice portfolio; January 17 ... Comments an intersection of grafitti, photography and light art ...
http://ionoi.blogs.sonanc ...graphische/streetart/ |
9. revised graffiti magick essay - graffiti magick - tribe.net
... society. How many graffiti crew names are three letter ... go much further then just tagging sigils. Check out www.myspace ... of certain kinds of grafitti, the kind that is made ...
http://tribes.tribe.net/g ...131-8e64-9b4f6da31b97 |
10. Shopping.com - Find, Compare, and Buy Anything in Seconds
You have clicked a link that requires Javascript to be turned on in order to work properly ...
http://uk.shopping.com/pop/nojs |
11. GRAFFITI
... SITE GRAFFITO WORLD GRAFFITO TAGGING GRAFFITO LETTER GRAFFITO ... GRAFFITO REMOVER GRAFFITO TIP GRAFITTI ALPHABET GRAFFITO SITE ... BRIDGE GRAFFITO IMAGE GRAFFITO CREW GRAFITI TAG GRAFFITO SHIRT ...
http://www.abcgraffiti.com/ |
12. Art Crimes: Graffiti Shows and Events: History 2004
... Hotchkiss, Elemental Awareness Crew, Asif Mian (EVAQ), Nick ... WALL haben die europische Grafitti-Szene mit ihren Arbeiten ... 2004 3 New Graffiti Movies: Tagging Town & Country Who is Bozo ...
http://www.graffiti.org/index/history2004.html |
13. Boise Guardian: April 2006 Archives
... the NW corner of 10th and main. ItÄôs a blue tagging. M/CC Graffiti Team 4/20/06 Lesley Turner ... ... was gone. Panic and despair set in fast. The air crew tried to help with public address announcements ...
http://www.boiseguardian.com/2006/04/index.html |
14. Graffiti
... is a person who "tags". A crew is a group of writers or ... also one of the largest anti-grafitti campaigns in US history ... surface they use. Graffiti tagging existed in Philadelphia ...
http://graffiti.kiwiki.homeip.net/ |
15. Graffiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... but also by most of the members of the work crew for whom he served as foreman. The brothel at ... ... throw-up, which are more complex then simple "tagging", but not as intricate as a "piece". Not long ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti |
16. Hello User: blog » 2005 » November
... So with that in mind, and in solidarity with the crew at mashuptown and all the DJ's, I will present ... ... recently though, the urban culture of 'tagging' or grafitti art has become a common fixture adding ...
http://blog.jason.elinc.ca/?m=200511 |
17. www.myspace.com/knittaplease
... colors Television who has time with all the tagging? Books new york subway cozies for the soul ... ... Blog Entry [Subscribe to this Blog] KnittaѢ Crew (view more) [View All Blog Entries] KnittaѢ's ...
http://www.myspace.com/knittaplease |
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