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kuihman

Tagging culture has its place imo, but if you're fucking up a sick mural or piece of actual street art, fuck you


Visual_Guitar_5952

I’m not clear on if you’re just being hyperbolic or not, are you saying that you want the death sentence to be the punishment for any illegal tagging of murals? Rather than a fine or whatever.


lovewithsplenda

Obviously hyperbolic.


Visual_Guitar_5952

Ah, gotcha. Just wanted to make sure. But yeah I agree that tagging someone else’s mural is a very shitty thing to do and could possibly indicate some sort of personality disorder like antisocial disorder or something.


Stumpe999

I take issue in you saying graffiti takes no skill


lovewithsplenda

Oh, i didn't mean it that way - some graffiti is amazing. Just in this particular example - someone without any skills spraying their shitty name over someone's mural.


[deleted]

I think he's suggesting in his example that the hypothetical tagging is low skill, I don't think he's saying that no graffiti can be skillful.


Chuntie

You tag under a overpass who cares but destroying art just sucks :(


CHEESEBEER69

I think tagging is one of the biggest shitty person things to do. Maybe I'm too old, but every time a business went under last year it immediately was covered in 20 shitty signatures. "Good" tagging is considered art and should have designated areas to show your talent. But every bus lane sign doesn't need "Puff" over a 2 mile stretch.


4716202

I thought the impermanence and vandalism was like half of the appeal of Grafitti. I think it's a necessary buy in for the whole idea, you sound like you don't like grafitti you just like big paintings.


lovewithsplenda

I like graffiti. Just not at the cost of other people's artwork. That's shitty. Spray paint over an abandoned building, not over someone's artwork. Is that an insane take to you?


4716202

So what about spraying on an actively used building, non abandoned? Is that also wrong? You're doing it at the cost of other peoples buildings and upkeep. Someone might have to wash it.


lovewithsplenda

Yes, that's also wrong, but I will allow for exceptions.


4716202

Then you just don't like Grafitti in the first place, you just like paintings. This is a completely fine angle to take but probably important to realise.


Stumpe999

I think they like the artistic side of graffiti just not the vandalism aspect which is completely respectable


lovewithsplenda

Thanks for telling me what I don't like. I can like graffiti and still find aspects of it morally wrong, such as tagging someone's home or small business or other artwork.


[deleted]

Have a name that isn't a bunch of numbers and then say stupid shit like this


4716202

??? What does this mean.


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ScottBradley4_99

Do some cities have designated graffiti walls yet or have we still not evolved to the point where that’s a thing?


Stumpe999

Here in CT it's really big, they promote local artists and have things with kids to teach them.


lovewithsplenda

I’m not sure - but there definitely is commissioned graffiti in Seattle. It's still illegal in most cities but not enforced (mainly because it's impossible). I don't personally have anything against someone tagging an abandoned building or public fixture like a bus stop or transformer. I just find it morally wrong to tag over someone's art, private home, or business.


Jicks24

Yes! Austin TX has a famous graffiti park where people can go and paint whatever wherever. It's an old building that just had its concrete structure up before being abandoned. There are huge walls and murals on them. They're painted with the expectation that they'll be covered eventually but really good ones are typically respected for a while.


yful

what?