Graffiti - sh*te or art?

gobnaitolunacy · 02-12-2012 10:31PM #1

What point is there of plastering crap on a wall when it isn't even legible?

I mean, they can't even do block capitals or joined-on writing that you can read!

krudler · 02-12-2012 10:32PM

Some graffiti can be amazing, idiots (badly) spraypainting their initials and the current year isnt.

Intensive Care Bear · 02-12-2012 10:33PM

This is an easy one, some is shi*e and some is art (some of which is shi*e art).

El Guapo! · 02-12-2012 10:34PM

Dean woz ere

JustAddWater · 02-12-2012 10:34PM

Sh-art

Pottler · 02-12-2012 10:34PM

Fresh in temple bar has nice graffiti, it doesn't always have to look crap. Like Banksys stuff as well, very much art to me. Tags can look good or crap, depending on wether the tagger is good or, err, crap.. mostly crap, tbf.

kfallon · 02-12-2012 10:36PM

My favourite piece of graffiti was in Waterford where they spray painted, "welcome to durgs city" on a wall......classic!

You'd think they would make sure the guy doing the graffiti was at least literate first :rolleyes:

1ZRed · 02-12-2012 10:36PM

Like anything it can be good or bad.

It can look pretty cool and creative or it can be plain out shoite

krudler · 02-12-2012 10:43PM

"Art" art can be sh1te too, its all subjective, I cant stand most modern art but some people love it.

qz · 02-12-2012 10:47PM

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Irish Guitarist · 02-12-2012 10:48PM

I don't care how well it's done, it's still vandalism and looks ugly.

Stained Class · 02-12-2012 10:50PM

0.1% okay, the rest vandalism.

kowloon · 02-12-2012 10:50PM

Most of the time it just seems like the human equivalent of marking territory. The piss washes away though, and it contains more information.

qz wrote: »

Yum

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It might be artistic, but I can't make out any words.

Grayson · 02-12-2012 10:51PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I don't care how well it's done, it's still vandalism and looks ugly.

Even banksy?

It all depends on the talent of the artist. If they're just scrawling their name it'll be ugly, but a lot of graffiti artists are actually artists.

So to answer the OP.

Yes

and

No.

EmptyTree · 02-12-2012 10:52PM

That's because most of the stuff you see around the place is:

*insert name* - woz ere / is gay.

Not much imagination really.

Still, at least some of the stuff in pub toilets gives you something to read while you're there.

MickFleetwood · 02-12-2012 10:53PM

kfallon wrote: »

My favourite piece of graffiti was in Waterford where they spray painted, "welcome to durgs city" on a wall......classic!

You'd think they would make sure the guy doing the graffiti was at least literate first :rolleyes:

good ol' Waterford.

Irish Guitarist · 02-12-2012 10:58PM

Grayson wrote: »

Even banksy?

Yes.

Mal-Adjusted · 02-12-2012 11:04PM

Grayson wrote: »

Even banksy?

It all depends on the talent of the artist.

I'd say it depends more on the canvas. There are areas specially marked out for graffiti. If you spray something on the side of a building, no matter how skillful or pretty it is, it's still vandalism. Some lad has to spend the next day scrubbing it off.

My name is URL · 02-12-2012 11:06PM

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̧̪͈̱̹̳͖͙H̵̰̤̰͕̖e̛ ͚͉̗̼̞w̶̩̥͉̮h̩̺̪̩͘ͅọ͎͉̟ ̜̩͔̦̘ͅW̪̫̩̣̲͔̳a͏͔̳͖i͖͜t͓̤̠͓͙s̘̰̩̥̙̝ͅ ̲̠̬̥Be̡̙̫̦h̰̩i̛̫͙͔̭̤̗̲n̳͞d̸ ͎̻͘T̛͇̝̲̹̠̗ͅh̫̦̝ͅe̩̫͟ ͓͖̼W͕̳͎͚̙̥ą̙l̘͚̺͔͞ͅl̳͍̙̤̤̮̳.̢
̟̺̜̙͉Z̤̲̙̙͎̥̝A͎̣͔̙͘L̥̻̗̳̻̳̳͢G͉̖̯͓̞̩̦O̹̹̺!̙͈͎̞̬ *

MadsL · 02-12-2012 11:10PM

My name is URL wrote: »

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̧̪͈̱̹̳͖͙H̵̰̤̰͕̖e̛ ͚͉̗̼̞w̶̩̥͉̮h̩̺̪̩͘ͅọ͎͉̟ ̜̩͔̦̘ͅW̪̫̩̣̲͔̳a͏͔̳͖i͖͜t͓̤̠͓͙s̘̰̩̥̙̝ͅ ̲̠̬̥Be̡̙̫̦h̰̩i̛̫͙͔̭̤̗̲n̳͞d̸ ͎̻͘T̛͇̝̲̹̠̗ͅh̫̦̝ͅe̩̫͟ ͓͖̼W͕̳͎͚̙̥ą̙l̘͚̺͔͞ͅl̳͍̙̤̤̮̳.̢
̟̺̜̙͉Z̤̲̙̙͎̥̝A͎̣͔̙͘L̥̻̗̳̻̳̳͢G͉̖̯͓̞̩̦O̹̹̺!̙͈͎̞̬ *

^

Go to bed, you're drunk.

My name is URL · 02-12-2012 11:11PM

MadsL wrote: »

^

Go to bed, you're drunk.

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bodhrandude · 02-12-2012 11:12PM

I saw some lovely graffiti in Denmark, their trains are worth mentioning.

TheFisherKing · 02-12-2012 11:15PM

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Intensive Care Bear · 02-12-2012 11:37PM

I love this http://vimeo.com/44570508

Pottler · 02-12-2012 11:40PM

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AnonoBoy · 02-12-2012 11:42PM

Without graffiti how would I know who's gay around the city?

upstairs for coffee · 03-12-2012 01:04AM

It was a powerful tool for the Hip - Hop culture that spread across America.

Majority of it is awful, moronic garbage.

Cienciano · 03-12-2012 01:08AM

Stained Class wrote: »

0.1% okay, the rest vandalism.

I'd say you'd be doing well if the percentage was that high in Dublin. At least Grift seems to have stopped.

Kidchameleon · 03-12-2012 11:11AM

Cienciano wrote: »

I'd say you'd be doing well if the percentage was that high in Dublin. At least Grift seems to have stopped.

Is it true that grift was more than one person?

Riddle101 · 03-12-2012 11:23AM

People who actually do graffiti for the sole purpose of art, is art. People who do it for the sole perpose of mindless vandalism is sh*te.

juan.kerr · 03-12-2012 11:25AM

kfallon wrote: »

My favourite piece of graffiti was in Waterford where they spray painted, "welcome to durgs city" on a wall......classic!

You'd think they would make sure the guy doing the graffiti was at least literate first :rolleyes:

Maybe he was on the 'durgs'. Or came from a broken home. Either way don't be too hard on him. (Although he's probably just a scum bag).

Graffiti - sh*te or art?

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