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Even though I was born in NYC, I was not raised there, so whenever I visited growing up, I was always impressed of the graffiti tagged on the city buildings and walls. New York is like a 2 dimensional canvas. I always wondered why people never appreciated graffiti. For someone to dedicate his time to tag something on a building and to put the year he wrote it, we should appreciate it. He is leaving a footprint of his for generations to see. I hate the fact that many of the writings that were on the subway and buildings dating back to the 80s were all painted over.
Even though I was born in NYC, I was not raised there, so whenever I visited growing up, I was always impressed of the graffiti tagged on the city buildings and walls. New York is like a 2 dimensional canvas. I always wondered why people never appreciated graffiti. For someone to dedicate his time to tag something on a building and to put the year he wrote it, we should appreciate it. He is leaving a footprint of his for generations to see. I hate the fact that many of the writings that were on the subway and buildings dating back to the 80s were all painted over.
What do you think about graffiti?
I think it's juvenile BS, is ugly, and unsightly. If you want to tag your name all over a building, go ahead and buy the building and tag all you want. Otherwise, please, leave my building alone.
I think it's juvenile BS, is ugly, and unsightly. If you want to tag your name all over a building, go ahead and buy the building and tag all you want. Otherwise, please, leave my building alone.
Excellent point.
Graffiti = Ghetto.
To OP, is there any well-kept, safe, upscale neighborhood that full of graffiti? Please show me.
Even though I was born in NYC, I was not raised there, so whenever I visited growing up, I was always impressed of the graffiti tagged on the city buildings and walls. New York is like a 2 dimensional canvas. I always wondered why people never appreciated graffiti. For someone to dedicate his time to tag something on a building and to put the year he wrote it, we should appreciate it. He is leaving a footprint of his for generations to see. I hate the fact that many of the writings that were on the subway and buildings dating back to the 80s were all painted over.
What do you think about graffiti?
Would you be ok with someone spray painting the side of your house? What if they were gang-tagging?
Most of the tags are ugly and are in no way shape or form an art form, however talented graffiti artists do exists, and when it is a sponsored mural it can be a form of art, but I do not see how anyone can see a name or a tag as art, especially on the side of private property.
Anyone who claims to think that is art, i'll come over and randomly write jibberish all over the side of their home & car and you can thank me later.
Most of the tags are ugly and are in no way shape or form an art form, however talented graffiti artists do exists, and when it is a sponsored mural it can be a form of art, but I do not see how anyone can see a name or a tag as art, especially on the side of private property.
Anyone who claims to think that is art, i'll come over and randomly write jibberish all over the side of their home & car and you can thank me later.
Some nice neighborhoods are marred because some punk kids (and surprisingly, some who are not kids at all) who feel the need to write graffiti and scratch their names into surfaces. I discovered someone wrote a "note" to a girl who apparently stood him up in the glass front door of my building yesterday.
It's like an unwritten rule: let some time pass, and someone will start a thread about graffiti. Since the OP asked for input...
Whenever you paint something that isn't your own property, and for which the owner did not ask to have painted, you can scream about 'art' and 'freedom of expression' until your tongue falls out, but what you've got is vandalism. Period. No debate. Next case!
Even though I was born in NYC, I was not raised there, so whenever I visited growing up, I was always impressed of the graffiti tagged on the city buildings and walls. New York is like a 2 dimensional canvas. I always wondered why people never appreciated graffiti. For someone to dedicate his time to tag something on a building and to put the year he wrote it, we should appreciate it. He is leaving a footprint of his for generations to see. I hate the fact that many of the writings that were on the subway and buildings dating back to the 80s were all painted over.
What do you think about graffiti?
Well there's a difference between Grafitti and Tagging. Griffiti can be beautiful, but not tagging
theres a building in long island city thats rented to artists. part of the lease calls for you to graffiti the building
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