The post that was quoted here has been removedSurely, to respond to each would require seperate threads?
Why don't graffiti artists adorn their own external walls?
Because their mummy's would be upset and slap their legs.
Like most things, there is a time and a place.
In this instance, spray painting on a place you have not been invited to do so is vandelism, and thus, no matter how "pretty" the picture that has been painted, it is illegal.
Yes, there are/have been some fine works, no dispute there...but that provides neither justification nor prescedent to ignore the rules of law.
Graffiti is so bad in Washington, D.C., the District is offering free paint for residents to clean it up. From today's Washington Times:
"I think we have to put some of these guys in jail," said Mr. Graham, Ward 1 Democrat. "We need to send the message: This is a serious crime, and people should go to jail."
The Metropolitan Police Department does not keep statistics on graffiti arrests. The criminal penalties for applying graffiti include fines of $250 to $5,000 and imprisonment of up to one year.
Public works officials had 1,444 reports of graffiti from January through May. Nearly 70 percent of them, or 984 reports, originated in Wards 1, 2 and 4, which are primarily in Northwest. Officials could not provide updated statistics yesterday for the summer months but acknowledge the number of reports increased.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070927/METRO/109270058/1001
The post that was quoted here has been removedI can't address these since they are not my community, however, in Dallas, Texas, USA, graffiti is a very big problem. Everywhere you go, these little tossers try to one-up each other and spray paint their handles onto everything -- they even scratch their stupid names on the bathroom mirrors in upscale restaurants. Consequently, one is assaulted by their visual pollution just about everywhere you go in the city. For example, when the city unveiled it's High-Five Interchange (highway mixmaster at I-635 and U.S. 75) it wasn't long until these lunkheads started tagging it! You can call it "art" all you want, but at the end of the day, it's still some pathetic kid vandalizing a public space in the middle of the night.
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI can't stand these tools.
I can't address these since they are not my community, however, in Dallas, Texas, USA, graffiti is a very big problem. Everywhere you go, these little tossers try to one-up each other and spray paint their handles onto everything -- they even scratch their stupid names on the bathroom mirrors in upscale restaurants. Consequently, one is assaulted ...[text shortened]... e day, it's still some pathetic kid vandalizing a public space in the middle of the night.
Originally posted by gaychessplayerI entirely agree, I find it amazing that this point was not made until page 2 of the thread. If I found someone applying their art on my house it would definately be the end of their 'art' career.
No one should have the right to to use paint on any property that does not specifically belong to the "artist." It is irrelevant whether or not it is "artistic" or a scrawl. Buy your own wall and paint it up to your heart's content. But leave public and private property alone!
Originally posted by CartanHe did make the distinction between tagging and more artistic work. The real clown is the one who doesn't even read the first post of a thread before opening their mouth.
And I suppose that there will always be clowns like you who admire it as 'Art', especially on lavatory walls.
Originally posted by CartanDespite that, I once saw a great piece of graffiti on a lavatory door. It was one of those doors with about 8 inches between the floor and the bottom of the door and there was a piece of graffiti which simply said "beware of limbo dancers". Alternatively there was the piece I saw written above a urinal which said...
And I suppose that there will always be clowns like you who admire it as 'Art', especially on lavatory walls.
"The angle of dangle is inversely proportianal to the throb of the knob"
I don't mind a bit of graffiti if it makes me laugh, especially considering the lack of aesthetic quality in most lavatories.
