Comments about graffiti artists

There are 51 comments about "graffiti artists"

madamep: I was there then, and you really nailed it for what it was like. I was the groupie mom's roommate. I still don't know what that was about. Her trip not mine. I wasn't into......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

og Shie 47 Los Angeles: the evolution of graff in la are the artists and u have to be good.so many people faded cuz they were limited on their skills. back in the day u could rock throw ups and......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Kelly: It's all so gorgeous! I love this kind of graffiti and it's awesome how there's a whole supportive community for the artists. ...

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

Jo: It's so much fun graffiti hunting in Melbourne - there's some fantastic art out there and really talented artists. Have a gander at some of my graf photos if you want >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannahobbs/sets/72157594429636749/...

in response to: Street Art by ninety9lives

skip: art has always been about expression, and this is why most graffiti is plain vandalism.writing a tag and some crew under it has no expression.there are a few graffiti artists that used/use expression. heres......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Flux: But also...... who says graffiti artists cant have jobs to....

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

gHoSt - rYdiN sOLo: I was a part of the early 90's graffiti movement in Portland, Oregon. Retired from the streets but still have love and appreciation for the dying art. I still see some good artists running around......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

JOEY TPA CREW: Queens is right, and good catch on the "DC-10" tag. The Captain disappeared, Tage is no longer with us, Duck 77 is still around, works in a moving company, still living in Woodside, UJ-178....off to......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

xtascene: thank you for passing on that graffiti, "artists are the shock troops..." It amuses me to read all these little petty bougie chai sucking art-mafia types trying to weasel out of owning their privilege, whether......

in response to: Fisherman\'s Wharf and the Full House Houses by Marc

copper flower: Graffiti is so much better than gigantic ads. It's free art by free people. No one wants to see more stupid art for money (ads). I know a lot of people......

in response to: Birmingham Bombers by M. McConnell

me: ah, pissed off tax paying citizen, we meet with a battle of words once again... i am not in disagreement that the work that these artists put up- is indeed vandalism. i admitted to that and......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Nicolas: I am from Montreal, Quebec. I am not a tagger, but I like graffiti. In my opinion, there's...let's say a "way" to do it. I totally agree with the fact that graffiti is an art. Those......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Norma Gonzalez: These are brilliant pieces, your guys are artists. And who says that graffiti isn't art!! I consider it as "Spray Art" which is a form of expression, creativity,and personality....

in response to: Graffiti by Metro 1

Marty Chavez hates Children: First of all, who are the "Concerned citizens of New Mexico" to say Graff Artists don't own anything of Value? Moving on, tagging, is a totally different thing than most of the art above, which......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Concerned citizens of New Mexico: No one is saying that there can't be freedom of expression. But when someone tags on other people's property that just isn't right. If most of the people on this blog consider themselves graffiti artists,......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

xtian: The first Neck Face "piece" I saw was on North 7th in Bedford, an old garage door with "Beat Your Kids" or something...it's probably still there. Graffiti is so played out. I'm so......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

The KraFive Crew: ok first of all, This puts a bad name to stencil art. if you knew anything about graffiti, you would know a) NEVER copy another artists work. let the origional artist take credit for his or her......

in response to: graffiti stencil making a statement... by Skulz

Toze: All graffiti is born from biting, someone creates a style and others copy it, that's how it spreads and artists develop their own skills, we learn by copying and emulating others, it's in our nature,......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

blinddonut: Hey. I'm looking for a graffiti artist, or group of artists to do some stuff for a Tango Festival in portland. If you're interested or know anyone who is interested, email me at pariz@pdx.edu and......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Names are revealed in death: god damn,some of the shit i have read on here is rediculous.Most of us are up on this forum for the same reasons,and id say about 99 percent of people writing on this blog are......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

SCAM28: God damn it...every time I read something like that I get so pissed...and there's nothing you can really do about it... See I'm from Berlin, Germany and there's massive graf in this town...so as another measure......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Peter: TWIST AND AMAZE! nice score, elaine! two excellent writers. [[http://www.graffiti.org/twist/]] [[http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mcgee/index.html]] [[goo:barry mcgee]] [[http://www.robotswillkill.com/graffiti/showgraff.php?artist_id=339]] (a mural which you can see that someone went over in [[1709:this entry]]...) ...

in response to: Dirty Red by elaine

ninety9lives: largest amount of talented graffiti artists in one place (melbourne) in the world, they say. aye....

in response to: Street Art by ninety9lives

EvilGentleman: If you read it without the pictograms, you could see: NO smoking NO drinking NO eating graffiti If only graf artists would start using icing guns. Just imagine the fun of "bombing" a bakery with icing, or the ultimate......

in response to: No, no, no, no by joey

G.A.G.E KREW: im not toy,I just havent gotten up inna while..an as for the prodo,good luck with it. GENERATIONS ARTISTS/GRAFFITI ELITE GAGE CREW 06 561...

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

G.A.G.E KREW: ruen an nuez have been blowing up that area for a while now.. an I happen to be friends with Saint DSB..they get up alot,an have some real talented work,an as for the whole normel......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

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.......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

cool-tsk: JEFF jack: 5th Feb 2006 - 01:04 GMT ok it is or there is a rather small sence of artistic creativeness. but its their names they are promoting. because their families probably did not pay any attention......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

jeeff: cool-tsk - jack has been hanging around this website for a while now, and has left tons of thoughtful comments. he may not have the same perspective as you, but he's certainly no idiot.......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

sins*: first of all R.i.P. Sane second anyone on this page who doesnt bow down to sane should fuck off and as for smith he deserves mad recognition as well i bet there are no artists on here......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Peter: perhaps, jack, but art can be made with lots of things besides oils and canvas. just think... cameras, computers, musical instruments, film/video, coiture, dance, voice... and even spraypaint. i appreciate and respect your sentiments and your......

in response to: Daze by Peter

andy: i'm an english born and breed man, recently moved into the west of belfast, I see the murals on a daily basis, I see the suffering in them and the way forward, so why can't......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

anon (217.205.0.17): Full Listing here SANTAS GHETTO OPENS IT DOORS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR AND IS OPEN FROM TODAY UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH. The ghetto is a street level free-for-all art gallery that brings you some of the most feared names......

in response to: Santa\'s Ghetto 2004, Charing Cross Road by banksyfan

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Peter: Crayon: im afraid you might be making some overblown (and rather novice) assumptions about the average graffiti writer's motivation. for many- especially these "taggers" you speak of- it has nothing at all to do with......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Crayon: The point I think a lot of you guys are missing is that the majority of taggers have just about no artistic ability. If they did, they'd be making a living at their "art". They......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

ELLIS G.: For Immediate Release: KILI is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by ELLIS G. Continues through 12/1/05 @ KILI 81 Hoyt St. bet. State St. and Atlantic Ave. Bklyn NY A,C,G Trains to Hoyt/Schermerhorn......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

NET PI 156 KRT: For Immediate Release: KILI is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by ......

in response to: Brooklyn Street Art Initiative by Peter

Xaostica: Stop crying you gallery neutered girls! Neckface has done his thing and all you can do is knock him for lack of talent or for doing something already done! What is really going on is......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

jeeff: seems like marcel duchamp made a pretty elegant refutation of the "that's not art, it's crap!" argument ##wayyyyy## back in 1917: [[img:5426]] i've always thought he prefigured modern graffiti a bit with the signature on everyday object......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

colavito's ghost: Right on, peter. Graffiti artists are always going to be villified for what they do, but the one question that is impossible to answer is: "Where is the line between art and eyesore/crime (if......

in response to: best of the bombers by jeeff

Sownya: I REALLY NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!!! I'm developing a place for graffiti artists to go and practice their art. Think in terms of a graffiti studio. I would like to expose younger artists......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Like What! by Tick Tock

Anonymous (pcp04334496pcs.warn1201.mi.comcast.net): Sigh. I love graffiti, its so cool. Some of the artists are so amazingly talented, its mind blowing....

in response to: Walking in Williamsburg by Peter

pillboxer: Well, that would look like Detroit except they don't like to tear down abandoned buildings. They just like to let them sit and decay to give urban explorers and graffiti artists places to poke......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip! first off,......

in response to: Toronto for a week by jo

STARS: wut up peepz! i want to know if you guys heard of NORMEL MSG and BALER MSG ? well those artists do some kick ass graffiti in palm beach county! the MSG'S are pimp! also......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Stacey: I saw this also but was rushing and didn't get a good look - if I had to guess it is "graffitish" in the style of letters - lots of old school graffiti artists use......

in response to: Brooklyn Street Art Initiative by Peter

jeeff: i agree that mc dynamite's little speech seems a bit ridiculous. even the statue kind of lacks the sly sense of humour that makes most of banksy's work so great. i guess getting......

in response to: Justice Monument, Clerkenwell Green by banksyfan