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Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism

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What’s the big rush? (slrpnk.net)
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via CatSalad

“Graffiti on a support wall under an overpass that reads:

“‘What kind of paint are you using to paint over this? Because if it is latex, it's probably way too cold for it. You want good adhesion, you need like at least 40°-45°. Maybe wait till it warms up a little. I mean, what's the big rush? Like, I'm in a rush now, but our situations are different.’

“You can tell from the photo that previous graffiti was painted over many time with slightly different colors of grey with the latest cover up (that was written over with the above text) showing bubbles and ripples in the paint from using the wrong paint at the wrong temperature.”

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I saw a video where the artist rode her bike around Portland looking at all of the wiped graffiti. She thought the people doing the paint overs were actually expressing themselves as artists because it was usually beautifully done in different colors. She was also making fun of the process. So much amazing art wiped just because it's not selling products. Banksy being the exception.

Edit: Banksy's self-destructing art when it was sold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiO_1XRnMt4&t=59s

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Some of the graffiti looks good and is actual art, but most of it is just trash tagging.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I dont see the need for such negativity regarding a specific style of graffiti in a community that celebrates graffiti and other forms of vandalism.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It celebrates sweet graffiti.

Gnarly graffiti. Radical graffiti.

Ken Was Here has to at least use an interesting font to make the cut, no?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

Fun fact, 99% of what humans have ever written on walls has been some form of "Ken Was Here". Leave that trash tag up long enough and it becomes archeologically interesting, which is almost as good as being artistic.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sweet graffiti etc. is the topic and of course the main focus, but as the mod I would be very disappointed if this turns into a judgy, tag hating and only artsy graffiti approving community.

So for sure, posts should be on topic. Discussions dont have to be on topic all the time, but I would prefer to not have this kind of negativity around parts of graffiti culture.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Especially something that shows so little understanding for how street artists develop. Yeah, I don't think this comm should regularly see low effort early efforts, but if we act judgemental about the stuff people do when they're starting out, we're gate keeping people from making tags, improving their scouting, working faster, coming up with new ideas, and eventually doing something truly groundbreaking.

Cornbread, Daze, Dondi, Tracy 168, Lady Pink, and SAMO all started out with tagging, and some of their most famous works remained tags. If we diminish the value of tagging as part of the street art community, we're just... Killing the street art community.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Honestly I just saw it browsing all and didn't notice the the community name, my bad. Not my personal taste but y'all make the rules for your own community.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

tagging is how people learn the community. also a quality tag takes time to develop. it's like how figure painters have to practice sketching. you don't get great works of art without artists graduating from tagging.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Tagging is how you identify a shitty community. So I guess they can teach you something!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd rather have a thousand tags in my neighborhood than a single advertisement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

You just live in a different world than I do I guess.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you saying that communities in areas with lots of tags are shitty? Because if thats what you are saying, you are not welcome here and should reevaluate on what basis you call a community shitty.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tags make your community look like shit and definitely suggests folks aren't watching their children.

So, to answer the question - yes. And no, I won't be reevaluating my standards (what a ridiculous thing to write).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

suggests folks aren’t watching their children

what... What an interesting assumption to make! The towns I've lived with strong street art scenes have been the most interconnected, generationally. The places I've lived with the least street art have been strictly suburban in nature and have had higher rates of violent crime. The only thing a place without tags tells you is there's a lot of police, and probably a lot of white people.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

ooooh cannot possibly disagree with you more here. what it signifies is communities with low police presence, usually impoverished or majority minority.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

It's the opposite in Seattle, most is amazing. We have great murals too. One of our most known mural artists is Henry, but we have a lot more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit, you found it! I saw that years ago at the seattle art museum and thought I'd never see it again. Thanks for going through the trouble to find it.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago

That is amazingly readable, no drips. BRAVO!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

Someone needs to paint over that second A in "adheasion."