I love graffiti art. I grew up in a big city and have been mesmerized by it since I was very young. I never could understand when others viewed it as a nuisance or vandalism. My father owned a factory downtown and whenever it was ‘tagged’ he would get a worker or two to paint over it- I remember one time the left over light pink paint from my room was used. I didn’t mind the pink but I could never understand why a block of white or pink on the side of a building would be considered more desirable then the colorful messages they sought to conceal.
Here are some photos I took last week.
To read my last post about graffiti art with a brief history click here
14 comments:
I completely agree. Did you hear about the Banksy graffiti that was inadvertently painted over in Melbourne? Unfortunate, but inevitable, I thought.
I understand some people who cover the graffities on their houses or fences, however sometimes I would left some graffities on the walls because they look more interesting with them;) for example old gray factories or walls..
have a nice day:)
I love graffiti when it looks good, like the pictures that you showed. Recently, one of the art centers I go to got tagged. Only, it was some drunk teenagers who thought they were cool. They covered it up with paint and I hope in the future they decide to do some kind of mural (it just looks totally weird now with these odd painted blocks). But, I wish that people understood that graffiti like everything else has a purpose, and by trying to be "bad" (getting MJ flashbacks, haha) just ruins it.
Love the graffities that look like art work. Some talanted people out there:)
Great examples. The green one is lovely. I think I prefer that to the more traditional graffiti style where spray cans are use,- although I do appreciate the talent this involves :)
Very cool--especially the last one!
i'm glad you did a post on street art. i am a fan, most of the time, too! love your blog so far, off to read more!
I like the green graffiti at the bottom. Very cool.
Thanks for stopping by my space the other day. You are welcome back anytime.
Great collection of urban art!
They are great! The city council accidently removed a Banksy in Melbourne :(
I did hear about the Banksy. I will post the article. Thanks
great graffiti art ... we get plenty here too !!
This is incredible graffiti. So beautiful and bright. I love the colors.
This kind of graffiti makes one smile.
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