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"Graffiti"

Before anyone quickly replys to the post with comments like "Oooo look its a 16 year old rebelious youth who thinks vandelising is cool" - read it through.

Over the past few years I have been interested in the subject of Graffiti art and the history about it. I know where it originated, the first ever graffiti artist, how its evolved over the years etc. I'm not talking about the willy-nilly "Bob was ere, being queer, drinkin beer 2k+4-1!!!!" stuff, I'm talking about REAL graffiti. Masterpieces on the wall.

People fail to understand that it is'nt vandelism, Its art. Vandelism is where people damage property/write comments about their loved ones. Graffiti is different. Its a way of expressing an opinion/message through these painted "pieces". Over the years it's evolved, Heck its even got a language to describe stuff.

In my opinion, Graffiti brightens up a town if its done properly. Its complexity is awe-inspiring, some pieces are 3D, some are basic. But they look great. It shows the talent some people have, Controlling a spraycan is'nt easy, trust me.

Yes you might not see the logic in all of it, But for us "writers" its a way of expressing a message. Before you think we are just "mindless baboons who are not worth the space they live in" think about the messages people have portrayed over the years. Political messages mostly on how stupid war is etc.

I went into Nottingham today and visited my favourite shop, called "coverage", there you can buy paint, markers (which I indulged in today :P) and you meet other writers and socialise. Its cool.

Graffiti artists are not criminals.

So your opinion on graffiti art? Discuss.

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gamezfreak wrote:
> Lil Ginge wrote:
> But then if it wasn't for 'vandelism' my toilet breaks would be so
> much shorter...
>
> Om! I'm telling! :P
>
> I just hate it when people associate vandelism with graffiti art. They
> are totally different things.

NO i would get floods of guilt if I was to do such a thing...

makes good reading!

Lil Ginge wrote:
> But then if it wasn't for 'vandelism' my toilet breaks would be so
> much shorter...

Om! I'm telling! :P

I just hate it when people associate vandelism with graffiti art. They are totally different things.

But then if it wasn't for 'vandelism' my toilet breaks would be so much shorter...

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> The kid who writes "CJ is gay" or whatever is very much a
> retard.

Example of vandelism. (See where I'm coming from?)

Ooooo. My new fresh yellow paint marker is very good.

Real graffiti rules - it's really quite artistic and must take a lot of skill to do, plus it looks so purdy.

The kid who writes "CJ is gay" or whatever is very much a retard.

Real graffiti is a talent... when somebody can do it well it looks ausome.

My friend is going to do some in the sixth form lounge!

Then there is the other guy that randomly writes molza crew everywhere thing is he really good at graffiti to but does stupid stupid immature vandalism everywhere.

There is a distinct difference

Somebody wrote that somebody else was a w""ker on every single step up the metro bridge near where I live, in big marker. Every single step going up, that's like 10-20, in huge letters, in different colours.

Unlucky for that kid is all I have to say. And it must've taken a few minutes.

Mystique wrote:
> Me too, did you see Xylophone-Man?

Nope - We went to coverage, the strolled home to extract the juices from our new tools.

I saw him the other day though, And for some bizarre reason I reckon he's trying to play the Asda theme tune, but in his own version. He's a living legend :p

gamezfreak wrote:
> I went into Nottingham today
*****
Me too, did you see Xylophone-Man?

Heh :D