03-03-2016, 03:43 PM
I don't get graffiti either.
In highschool, one "unit" of my mandatory art class was to make "graffiti". According to my teacher and my grade for that particular assignment, I truly don't understand graffiti at all.
Because clearly:
" you're want to silence my first amendment rights and limit my expression of myself. This is my art and the way I show the world my pains and struggles. Its part about what makes the city colorful and unique, and if you try to wipe away my art you're just trying to repress me and make the world drab. "
I'm not serious about the above, but there are people who feel VERY strongly in the other direction about the graffiti. Few will deny that it is vandalism, but to some it doesn't matter.
Like it or not, Graffiti has a strong cultural meaning to many. It goes just beyond the misguided attempts at "art". There are those who actually see the clean up of some graffiti as a "loss", as pulling away some of the color and character of a given city.
Some more historically minded "fans" of taggers I met considered cleaning off some graffiti nearly as bad as burning books. They may know of a tag that survived many decades, that had a meaning back when it was applied, be it civil rights or whatever issue. To them, its more than just "art", it has greater depth, and perhaps tells a story that might be otherwise forgotten.
Yeah, that sounds a little silly ( I am giving myself an inwardly facing raised eyebrow), but I can see why people might get upset. Not saying its right, not saying I like graffiti art (definitely a reason I model early Conrail. Most cars aren't tagged!). Most "graffiti" is nonsense anyway, but I do understand why people might get upset.
In highschool, one "unit" of my mandatory art class was to make "graffiti". According to my teacher and my grade for that particular assignment, I truly don't understand graffiti at all.
teejay Wrote:Kevin , I guess I don't get around to other forums....never seen the topic dicussed , let alone locked out . I don't understand why it would be such a touchy issue .
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Because clearly:
" you're want to silence my first amendment rights and limit my expression of myself. This is my art and the way I show the world my pains and struggles. Its part about what makes the city colorful and unique, and if you try to wipe away my art you're just trying to repress me and make the world drab. "
I'm not serious about the above, but there are people who feel VERY strongly in the other direction about the graffiti. Few will deny that it is vandalism, but to some it doesn't matter.
Like it or not, Graffiti has a strong cultural meaning to many. It goes just beyond the misguided attempts at "art". There are those who actually see the clean up of some graffiti as a "loss", as pulling away some of the color and character of a given city.
Some more historically minded "fans" of taggers I met considered cleaning off some graffiti nearly as bad as burning books. They may know of a tag that survived many decades, that had a meaning back when it was applied, be it civil rights or whatever issue. To them, its more than just "art", it has greater depth, and perhaps tells a story that might be otherwise forgotten.
Yeah, that sounds a little silly ( I am giving myself an inwardly facing raised eyebrow), but I can see why people might get upset. Not saying its right, not saying I like graffiti art (definitely a reason I model early Conrail. Most cars aren't tagged!). Most "graffiti" is nonsense anyway, but I do understand why people might get upset.
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