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Graffiti - Tagging Graffiti Books
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. Akashicbooks.com - Indie | Literary | Books
... of the literary world [ BOOKS ] Scars of the Souls Are Why ... autobiography really. He began tagging Dazer at the age of nine, in ... Presweet. He founded his own graffiti posse, the T.V. Crew ("T.V ...
http://www.akashicbooks.com/scars_excerpt.htm |
2. Technology and Social Control (Int. Encylopedia of the Social Sciences)
... markers that can be used for graffiti, or mixing a bad smelling ... or opened and the electronic tagging of consumer items or ... Technological Society. Vintage Books, New York Ericson R, Haggerty ...
http://web.mit.edu/gtmarx/www/techandsocial.html |
3. Art Crimes: Graffiti Shows and Events: History 2004
... Willamette Seattle: Wed Dec 8, 7pm: Confounded Books, 315 E. Pine St. Victoria: Thurs Dec 9, 8pm ... ... San Francisco: November 27, 2004 3 New Graffiti Movies: Tagging Town & Country Who is Bozo Texino ...
http://www.graffiti.org/index/history2004.html |
4. fantasy-football.blasp.net Music and Audio Link Partners
... downloads to movies, PC games, software, books, TV programs, music videos and much more ... ... scratching). Along with breakdancing and graffiti (tagging), Modren music Video TodayÄôs music ...
http://fantasy-football.b ...38&cn=Music+and+Audio |
5. Observer's Log: 8 May 2001 * Visiting Vancouver, Blue Jays and Mariners Base...
... lot, but otherwise it was the same. Tagging (a form of graffiti) was very prevalent, especially at ... ... about the size of a chapters, only with more books. And it's in (what I would assume to be) a ...
http://www.sowrey.org/journals/20010508.shtml |
6. days of leisure: subcategory - graffiti
... 1)calendars (1)mopeds (1)Books (1)mail (1)fashion (1)blender ... 3) friends (20) rides (4) . graffiti writer wanted created: Tue ... reinforce image in competitive tagging marketplace. Must not be ...
http://www.daysofleisure. ...ing/cat_graffiti.html |
7. benhamin » 2005 » November
... Motion projections of graffiti artists tagging. Visit Graffiti Analysis at ni9e to view project ... ... 2) artists / designers (45) awareness (2) books (2) collaborate / participate (12) cycling (5 ...
http://www.benhamin.com/2005/11/ |
8. Data Mining: spongecell
... input method (think of the Graffiti method to input text into a ... blogs boards boardtracker Books browserWars calendaring ... spongecell superbowl tag tagging tagnorati tags tagtastic ...
http://datamining.typepad ...spongecell/index.html |
9. little messes » 2005 » July
... my book, magazine and local music fix at Atomic Books within minutes. ahhh. goodbye suburbs, hello ... ... this show complete with mannequin graffiti kids tagging up the joint. heres what you see when ...
http://www.littlemesses.com/blog/?m=200507 |
10. Houston graffiti law spells out responsibilities
... warning. Victims of graffiti, also called "tagging," can report incidents using the ... Houston graffiti law spells out responsibilities Login ...
http://www.chron.com/disp ...ne/metro/4270209.html |
11. Spacefem.com :: View topic - Graffiti Is A Legitimate Art Form
... itís style and colour adorning t-shirts to books. It has become one of the most popular tools to ... ... However, there are many variables of graffiti. The term ìtaggingî: the art of spraying a name or ...
http://www.spacefem.com/f ...viewtopic.php?t=28064 |
12. Attraction :: Off the Top :: vanderwal.net
... growth, changes, and new ideas in the realm of tagging. I will also be hanging out with the Web ... ... Palm device and pen-based writing language (Graffiti) Palm used) talks about the most important ...
http://www.vanderwal.net/ .../category.php?cat=132 |
13. Dr Atkins - Diet D
... seikadai.com/ 21. EverythingNY: Dr. Atkins Goes Tagging Search ENY Books Headlines Events Contact ENY Dr. Atkins Goes Tagging Graffiti found on the Manhattan Bridge walking path... (click for larger ...
http://atkins.dietd.com/dratkins/ |
14. partyservice karlsruhe
... and unorthodox partyservice karlsruhe sources books, were in HISTORY, both Diagnosed cancers, as ... ... anthrax bring the noise alphabet for graffiti tagging graffiti tagging taggings examples ...
http://partyservice-karls ...maritime-central.com/ |
15. pictures of christine lahti
... link via the page. The ground level and Early books of the Sugmad, book the sprouted group is born ... ... last modified mpg kiss alphabet for graffiti tagging graffiti tagging taggings examples ...
http://pictures-of-christ ...maritime-central.com/ |
16. What's That Noise?! [Ian Kallen's Weblog]
... Mark Ecko In Gitmo" airforceone graffiti homelandsecurity humor tagging ( Apr 19 2006, 09:29:21 AM PDT ... ... that cutie in Helsinki? Don't go writing any books now, you know I don't read! Ya know what they ...
http://www.arachna.com/roller/page/spidaman/ |
17. Okay Samurai Multimedia
... at the Brooklyn Art Museum graffiti exhibit, watching Yo La ... on Sunday, July 16 at 3:52 PM Tagging Along This was another great ... is when video games, movies or books are at their best; when they ...
http://www.okaysamurai.com/ |
18. Articles - Street Math in WildStyle Graffiti Art
... are spent by writers in sketching, piecing, tagging, and bombing 2, examining pictures in graffiti ... ... flix (photographs) of graffiti art, and meeting to pass around sketch books filled with oneís own ...
http://www.hiphop-network ...reetmathwildstyle.asp |
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