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News & ArtsTuesday, June 30, 2009
At Large Overheard on the Sidewalk
Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 4:14 PM
A toddler and a guy in flip-flops walk hand in hand down the sidewalk. It's sunny.
Toddler [pointing]: "Is that graffiti?"
Guy: "No. It's art."
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WTF are you talking about Carollani? Seattle is one of the least tagged major cities in the world. In this town there isn't much graffiti that ISN'T art.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/seattlestre…
http://www.flickr.com/groups/seattlestre…
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I'm a big fan of graffiti art, but the graffiti scene in Seattle (and WA) is 95% shit and 5% art. Tagging is not art. Learn to draw basic geometric shapes before you spray a building.
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That's cute. Although I have to say that some graffiti is just gang bs that is more of an eye sore. But who are we to judge someone's art?
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who are we to judge?
judging is bad.
don't judge.
FUCK YOU DO NOT JUDGE
STOP WITH YOUR FUCKING JUDGMENTS ALREADY.
remember, who are we to judge?
judging is bad.
don't judge.
FUCK YOU DO NOT JUDGE
STOP WITH YOUR FUCKING JUDGMENTS ALREADY.
remember, who are we to judge?
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@13/14: No, I believe you are misinterpreting Will's comment. In fact, he is just stupid and craves attention. His comment actually makes no sense whatsoever, since threatening to vandalize someone's home in no way responds to the assertion that tagging and graffiti are distinct phenomena. It is also an empty threat, since there is so far little to no evidence that Will has ever actually done anything other than talk.
Ever.
Cure story, though, Brendan.
Ever.
Cure story, though, Brendan.
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I used to work in a Montessori preschool, where chalk wasn't allowed because it "encouraged the children to be graffiti artists".
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gurldogg, thanks for the links (though there are some sad ass trashy tags among those pics IMHO, and a whole lot of culturejamming , which I - for - one, don't usually consider to be art. The sticker art, though, rox.
Alternative graf always sparks debate, - are you using the street to make art? ok, are you adding to the character of said street (or attached neighborhood, people, culture) by adding art, or are you contributing to the 'broken window theory' and devaluing the area? Are you using the street as canvas to make a point? because you have no other choice? as part of a revolution? to give the oppressed a voice? Always there will be conflict in answering this.
but... Have you looked into yarnbombing? --> www.knittaplease.com
Alternative graf always sparks debate, - are you using the street to make art? ok, are you adding to the character of said street (or attached neighborhood, people, culture) by adding art, or are you contributing to the 'broken window theory' and devaluing the area? Are you using the street as canvas to make a point? because you have no other choice? as part of a revolution? to give the oppressed a voice? Always there will be conflict in answering this.
but... Have you looked into yarnbombing? --> www.knittaplease.com
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