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ndg boy: ....i remember the bad old days of the benny gang.......when they went around kicking in peoples heads with their steel toe boots and lumberjackets......before the punk thing and the shaved heads kicked in....monkland high school...... burcu: great story, great photographs and great grafitti installations.... Joanne Amorello Minor: Hello Sheila, Yes thats right about my nanna and grandad and mum, my nan was Jessie and my grandad was Bob, my nan was an auxillary nurse at Bridgewater Hospital and my grandad an ambulance...... James cashan: [[img:27952]]
Ken Connor R.I.P. a fitting memorial we refer to it as "Kens Engine" and i always think of him when i pass in my car, the cortege` stopped for a few minutes at the...... mixed opinion: I have been to Cabrini-Green several times. I have a friend that used to live there, I'd go and visit her alot. It is a place that, that city needs. I think they should keep...... Shannon Anderson: These pictures with all of these grafitti shows what bushwick is all about. It doesn't matter if the building is new or old, if the van does or does not belong to you,or if the...... Yancy: what i think this looks like bushwick is cuse sence i came here i just have seen grafitti so i think this is soooo!!!!!!!bush wick lol..... ChiPhi: Christopher and others, why is there always a: "...somebody needs to do something to help..." why don't people take responsibility and pride for their own? I have lived in this neighborhood for 5 years...... unknown: half or at least a quarter of this grafitti is legal work wich was done with property owners permission. about the vandalism aspect of graffiti.. hamilton has used moey from grats and from the cities...... anon (140.141.216.254): saw jesus saves on a bridge between buffalo and east aurora, similar graffitti.....wonder if it's the same person?... vanessa: i saw this article a few weeks back..and i finally saw the grafitti yesterday while on my way to la paryse (burger place on ontario near st. denis). it was awesome. thanks for the post;)... Joining the Whine: OK, Padre Island, you win. I'm cornered by statistics. I won't quote Disraeli though, because I agree with a couple of them.
income below average = agreed, a problem. Hutch needs to do better...... Unknown: i love the tracks...
and tasteful grafitti.... Doug Burdette: Although I have traveled the world several times I still live in Aberdeen. The Ideal diner is probably the one place in town that constantly reminds me of my youth and of a great era...... mellisa7: Robert Oppel is not Neck Face. They respect eachother I know but they are two different people. Robert Oppel's a New York actor/Director who faked his own death but actually made two really...... robert: iv seen this guys graffitti all over. sick dude. he once wrote it about 20 times in perth amboy were 287 goes over the outerbridge. i got alot of respect hes got balls.... 99¢Dreams: Peter, you didn't just run with my idea -- you sprinted with it! And I guess the finish line isn't yet in sight since you titled it "part 1". Great work -- I just...... stepha: i remember the "bazaars" at the franklin manor, lotso stuff, an upscale yardsale, benefitting the temple or some charity. loved the photos on the towne hill of all the groups, black and white...... karlo: By the way,What you see here are murals,not grafitti.
As some-one already pointed out,grafitti is usually carried out by just about anyone with a spray can or bucket of paint with the sole intention of splashing...... bellend: omg i h8 vadilism it discausting and can kill people poeple think its kwl to beat the shit out of lamposts but what happends if ur little sister comes along and doesn't know the difference...... jordan: its pretty class all this grafitti wish i could do it
... John : I picture some tired old guy in some old house sitting on his bed with his rifle in one hand and his army boots and ill-fitting services shirt on still waiting for that old black...... Cay: I started out hopeful and willing and embracing the challenge of fitting in and making it work. I'm just sharing with those who care to listen to go about their business, and deal with...... EvilGentleman: I tried, grange. I now have a severely bruised tailbone since I had 12 webs in a row snap. Apparently, the tensile strength of a spidey-man web is only 300 pounds, dammit! Ever notice that...... anon (c-24-19-45-55.hsd1.mn.comcast.net): the last image was the reason for going, the youngest turned 21.
we all made it there on time for american air travel, which these days means around 10 hours late.
the reference to lautrec is...... Kevin: Being from a wooded area in South Jersey, I have much experience with Raccoons, and I can say they are both cute AND dangerous. First - if you see them during the day -...... Maxi: I find it fitting and humbling to find this story while surfing the net aimlessly on a dead day when I don't want to be at work. Wouldn't the simple effort and breathtaking accomplishment of...... Guy McLaren: I can go with that, Graffitti is vandalism, no matter how you look at it. I find someone bombing my property and I'll bomb his fucking head. Court? no way more like an extended stay...... PsychoFreud: most of the pictures above are actually taken within a couple of blocks. The rest of the city doesnt have
quite the same quality when it comes to grafitti. The majority of people are...... Phill: Hey interesting but this is more a general question about chicago, does anyone no of like a specific graffitti wall, or area that has a ton of grafitti art in chicago?, my second question is...... Timma: Canada Rocks , Toronto's grafiti is so Unique,Some of the best people start here,The big city. A.K.A. Young NY for a reason not only are grafitti that run's almost a mile and ever corner u...... zagg: oh no worries - the previous comment would never stop me; i simply couldn't think / find a fitting lyric that I wanted to use.
the sugar packet: yes, please picture me at a outdoor european...... zagg: its ok, half the time my praise uses "beautiful" --- everrrrrrrrything is beautiful.
and yeah, i have a tendency to search for a lyric that seems at least slightly fitting. ... Alissa- Some where in the Midwest, USA: Being a granddaughter of a Retired Col. of the United States Airforce/ Retired Policital Science Professor, I am proud of what he and others like him (both USA/ English) who fought for freedom of the...... dfwtiger: We joked in college that our football battle cry was peace eagle instead of "war eagle"....Oh how fitting is peace eagle now?... colavitos ghost: are commissioned (i.e. legal) pieces technically graffitti? ... SILO : Yo switch I remember your name dude I think we lived on the same block for a while in P:TOWN.Dude I remember you coming up in Grafitti big time.I have a question for the artist...... jim: i love graffitti it the way i like to present my life.
... SILO 1: I was born and raised in Paterson a.k.a P:town when I was growing up.I miss paterson these days but im far from there now.I remember looking at the grafitti done by the greatest around like...... Nick: I'm embaressed by the number of stupid Brits here who have come looking for an arguement, by slagging off the US in the most derogatory, assinine way possible. I'm a Brit and I also *shock...... colavitos ghost: probably took 'em down so as to keep them from being covered in grafitti.
what a lot of effort we spend in order to deter art!... jrizzle: i love graffitti but that etchuing shit has to become extincted its just a form of destruction i have no respect for etchers... rgalston: By definition, any writing/drawing on walls is considered grafitti. Some is better than others, but it is still all considered grafitti. ... 515: yo i was out 1 night and i saw a kool looking little graffitti thing near tescos in horncastle, wen at tescos go to the river(waterfall bit)just look across and ull see it, it says...... N3k$ NSK crew : Rest In Paint "S@ne" i have had this obsession with grafitti since i was a kid
I dont know what it is almost like i was infected by a graf virus
I had this strange urge...... joey: picture 3 and 4. climb up there and edit the grafitti to read 'citynoise'... Wicked: What up!?!? Art Fiendz are officially in the building!
What up Pest One!
Can't forget Big Bad Boogie Rack, Alarm, Amazer, Aqua, Zelly Roc, Felon, Prizer, Fear, Guess, Wave, Rage, Kove, Sane, Ready, Comic, Menace, Shep,...... Matt: Sane? Who's that? I lived in Coney Island for 20+ years (70's-90's) and while I was not the best kid growing up, I knew not to defame other people's property. I'm not trying to open...... elaine: horncastle - centre for excellence in grafitti!... cookie 10: In 1965 when I was 10 years old, till about 15 years old, with every color in magic markers and paint, I wrote my name ALL OVER BROOKLYN (when was grafitti started?) The worst trouble...... Chris Erb: Also, I drove by the other day, the graffitti has been very carefully painted over.... buddah: grafitti is not a crime it is art of a great form. theres nothing wrong with someone wrighting there name on a wall.LEGALIZE GRAFITI - THE WRIGHTING ON THE WALL...... JP2433: I'm not a tag artist but like many who grew up in NY, I too would see his tags all over the place. I have a really weird story. Kinda long but worth...... jamie: i like graffitti it is a way in which i express my love and passion for this great art.... KersTM'96: . . . and a big thank you to Mark Echo for the legal fighting he's currently in against the city of Denver mayor and NYC mayor for their anti-graffitti laws. He's trying to...... michele: As my younger son was looking at this site I took a look and was really impressed. i try to encourage my son to be passionate about something and so far art and grafitti are...... Jamie: it's mainly rubbishy tags in public places that give grafitti the poor rep that it has. people refer to tags and anything written on a wall be it in spray paint or marker pen or...... Chris Erb: wow. I would love to watch the artists do this. It just amazes me how much detain they can get with spray paint. I have no idea why people are against grafitti.... Chris Erb: I like the discription of "a long look up". Very fitting.... GGP: "the city is making a profit for advertising consumerism on the very containers into which we throw out the fittings and wrappers of consumer society."
well put, Michelle!
I wish I lived in Toronto so I could...... Michelle: Precisely my points! I really can't stand all the advertisements. It is really hard to find a bit of free public space that you can enjoy for its natural qualities. Everything has advertisements on it....... EvilGentleman: Thanks, Catherine. I just hope this cat in GGP's pictures was already dead of causes not related to the iceman's doing, it would make the whole thing a lot easier to digest that way.
Judging from...... Peter: huh. as of just now, inspector mcenroy of the 13th pct (212-477-7411) says that nothing fitting this description was reported in the area on or around last thursday, though he cant state that officially, and...... seximami4u9@hotmail.com: i think that the grafitti should stay it kind of adds flavor to the place, i mean some people just go out thee to look at the art work
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amor... seximami4u9@hotmail.com: i like the grafitti , i feel in a way that every single photo in itself is telling story. i feel that it's saying something to the person looking at it, not one specific...... Peter: his bag/jacket lie on the bench to the right. i thought it was interesting how their pile was shaped much like him. maybe theyre the ones doing hte praying, who knows?
i like to think he...... Peter: eg: you said ##"I may have differing views on America's legitimacy (and Canada's too, for that matter)"##
that really caught my attention. id truly be fascinated to hear more about this... as someone whose heritage predates...... Franny Wentzel: [[img:10063]]
One of the more compelling skylines in the small city catagory is the city of Albany, New York. Until the 1960s there were only a couple building over 20 storeys tall but with the construction...... EvilGentleman: It kind of has that roaring twenties feel to it...
Say, where has jack been? His comments would be fitting here.... xep: hey i looked at that picture and before even reading the post, I thought "hamster shoes!!!" that's one of my favorite stories ever. this is a fitting ending.... Crispy: I read the thread, saw the way the conversation turned, then replied with a joke.
Yes, I realize that "England" is a grafitti writer, but the subject got changed aeons ago. Get with it Peter, it's...... Guy McLaren: But still, graffitti defaces buildings, costs big bucks to remove and I see in africa now fuckwits are starting to deface natural phenomena like rock faces and stuff.... EvilGentleman: cool-tsk, it is a shame that you wish to suppress freedom of speech when your chosen art form (and YES, I can see the artistic merit in your work) is all about freedom of speech....... Maria: I have to agree - anyone can make big fat letters and call it art - I've seen really good modern art, and this is not art - it's big fat sprayed-on letters - that's...... freaky wild eddie: I realize I'm gonna get flak for this, but I really don't get the perpetual unoriginality of grafitti artists. It's like the "pigs should go eat a donut" joke, it's just so yesterday it's...... jack: it is peaceful, and tranquill. no graffitti, no dirt, no city.... Bruce: I agree with Catherine's post. The people with the No Frills bags is very good! Wal Mart bags would be more fitting... possible idea!... gryph:
they both need to be accountable for their actions........100 hrs of picking up litter
in T.O. sounds fitting..........theres enuf lying around these days
... Manda: The jail time and fines are stupid. I'm an artist and have done legal grafitti for a company garage. It's awesome and maybe the police should try to think of an alternative. Freedom of expression,...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: A destroyer of grafitti. Is it like burning books? Erasing expression.... Juice_Artst n graffitti: Starrin Through My Rear View - 2pac R.I.P 1971 - 1996... Nise Dirt Krew: you cant stop graffitti its a plague so just learn to love it. Destroy city property its a lot of fun!... Jamie: Fittingly, yes. Just like that.... Juice_Artst n graffitti: Ma main man had 2 strikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped
He screamed 'Thug Life!' and emptied a clip
gots tired of runnin from the police
... Juice_Artst n graffitti: Biggie pretty cool but then theres 2pac. Hes made it futher then biggie but they lyrics were mean!... Juice_Artst n graffitti: when i say there only kiddz they have only lived threw 1/5 or 1/4 of there live and there gone 2 b locked up for the rest. amoR, CroodZ!!!... jack: yes your correct peter, but artists used their own material to create, these graffitti sprayers are using the private property of other people. how would anyone of us feel if they sprayed our garages,...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: It's fitting that it snowed the day we move to our uptown office. So this is the last shot of this slice of Grand Central from this angle. Sigh.
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... jamie: i think sometimes, as in this case, it's more about marking territory than putting up something that looks good. two trains of thought being grafitti for the fuck of it, and grafitti as an artform....... Joe: I was just in the shop next to the graph, they got some cool things there, and just aróund the corner from there is OVERKILL, they're sellin cans, sneaks and mixtapes, and are pretty much...... peeps: Art and it's originality is naturally subject to critique. It's interesting to see works like Banksey's, and I'm sure that his work has been copied time and time again. But wouldn't you say...... BoogyDoNw NYC: i luv new york city especially back in da day,in the 80s where grafitti was all over da trains ... Jamie: i agree. i only saw the one with the baloons on tv. it seems fitting in a way the other so totally don't. i suppose in a way the little girl being carried over the...... 518 gin mill: i remember grand street in the mid 40s. trolley cars. clean streets. no graffitti. doors were old, they were new. they were clean. ragamuffin day, bell buttons jammed on with chewn gum. the rko republic,...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Yay, Frank! They look brilliant (in every sense of the word). Now we'll have to see about posting the other thousand graffitti pictures you have. ... fritamish@edu.reg: Robert Oppel is alive and well. He is a messsiah to graffitti. Melissa you sound hot and on point with shit. Write me back if you wanna talk. Robert was a...... mellisa7: Yo Robert Oppel is the real honest graffitti shit. he was sexy and raw. his name was written out of pain and trying to get his shit out there. He was in...... Damien Thorne: What's up with the trash talk on Robert Oppel? The poor kid killed himself after he went to jail on a graffitti/ concealed weapon charge. I guess that's what happens when you sell your...... jamie: Yeah, they're from my {Nokia 6230}, this lock is at the end of my much fables [[2172:think walk]]. This was probably be the last time i will visit this place. It's where i grew up....... will: Neck face is raping graffitti. he is riding the wave of graff and using the medium to try and cetch some fame. he didnt put in work or spend years trying to improve......
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