Graffiti is an art form sometimes sanctioned and sometimes not . . . I notice that when local politicos and pissed off neighbors complain about graffiti what they're really upset about is gang activity that's often noted by tagging, as is currently the case in Independence.
Their frustration and concern is understandable but their legislation efforts are a bit short sighted since both graffiti and tagging have been around since the dawn of time . . .
As this ancient depiction of a crucified Jesus having the head of an ass clearly demonstrates.
Nevertheless . . . The influence of graffiti as an art form continues to shape our city . . .
While nobody is interested in defending the work of thug taggers . . . A slight adjustment in terminology may be needed in order to make the people concerned about this stuff seem less out of touch and scared . . . Come to think of it . . .
It doesn't matter what its called -if it is placed on someone else's property without permission it is vandalism. Small crimes like this are the downfall of communities.
ReplyDeleteSpending more time on vandalism, car thefts and burglary and less on murder and armed robbery would in the end reduce both.
I don't know why some murals are called graffiti. Duh.
ReplyDeleteTagging is heinous. Taggers should lose a hand.
I know that it's vandalism and I don't argue that it is a sign of urban decay - still I do enjoy some of the graffiti. A couple of years ago I took a train from KC to St. Louis and along the way out of KC I saw a lot of graffiti. Some of it was damn good. Kansas city has a lot of talented artists who don't hang out at the crossroads.
ReplyDeleteTagging on the other hand is awful. It's ugly and usually not very creative.
8:15 admires the terrorists and that's not a good thing.
ReplyDeleteDifference between taggers and graffiti artists?
ReplyDeleteA few months at the parole board.
Get rid of them both and that solves the problem.