brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
DrRingDing said:
*yawns*
"High quality graffiti" injecting "positive life" into rundown areas? Oh, do cock off.
"We need to be clear here, graffiti is a crime "
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*yawns*
"High quality graffiti" injecting "positive life" into rundown areas? Oh, do cock off.
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
DrRingDing said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!
How old are you?
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
brixtonvilla said:
Clearly young enough to be capable of some basic cognition.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
brixtonvilla said:
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
Sorry to backtrack a little, but how does not liking:
a) graffiti in general
b) Banksy in particular
make me a Tory? Wouldn't want to think you were going for ad hominems because no fucker agrees with you...
a) graffiti in general
b) Banksy in particular
make me a Tory? Wouldn't want to think you were going for ad hominems because no fucker agrees with you...
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
Dubversion said:
You missed the point by a country mile.
But then what's new
Council officials have the power to selectively enforce regulations as they see fit. They don't have to act on every infringement they see.
Where there's a lot of evidence that the offending graffiti is from a popular artist whose art has been fetching thousands at auction, is this not some indication that it has value - that it has merit?
To get rid of it under the banner of consistency demonstrates a hugely depressing lack of vision. It is also misleading.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
'Brixtonvilla' never registered on my radar before.
*Where shall I file this critter?*
*Where shall I file this critter?*
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
brixtonvilla said:
Putting your own tastes above the community's?
editor
hiraethified
Just because one exceptional graffiti artist can command big moolah for their work, it doesn't automatically follow that the scribbled 'art' of 'TOX07' or whoever has any perceived value, or indeed, merit.DapperDonDamaja said:
Some graffiti looks great, quite a lot looks shit, but barely any of it has any monetary value.
Getting rid of the banksy graffiti is fucking stupid, mind.
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
DapperDonDamaja said:
No, but you'd need a pretty compelling reason to make such an obvious exception. "Some people like Banksy" isn't one.
DapperDonDamaja said:
Not even slightly. As I said earlier, I can't fucking stand Banksy, but that's not the point. Who decides if it has merit? The market?
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
DrRingDing said:
Is that what Tories do, then? Is it? Really?
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
DrRingDing said:
I. should. give. a. fuck. You registered on mine as a retard a long time ago.
*puts retard on ignore* When you say anything suitably twatty, no doubt someone will quote you while they rip your twatty student-lefty opinions to shit. Personally, I can't be arsed.
editor said:
Depends how it's done really. It's a shame that according to you there's fuck all decent stuff near you but in Easton, Montpellier and St Pauls there's simply oceans of good quality, witty and thought provoking murals, some by Banksy, most not.
Nobody complains about them because they brighten up our suburbs.
Stobart Stopper
Well-Known Member
And I bet they never tag the walls of their parents' houses, probably get a kick up their arses.LDR said:Isn't that exactly what most graffiti artists are doing?
I don't remember being asked by anyone before someone put some graffiti on the wall a couple of doors down from where I live.
The most interesting tagging I have seen is on the shop shutters on Stokie High Street.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
LDR said:Isn't that exactly what most graffiti artists are doing?
It's mainly kids doing it not middle class professionals living in run down inner city areas.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
brixtonvilla said:
And you asked how old I was!
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
editor said:
By the sort of organisation that I previously mentioned.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
editor said:
I think that is down to what is sprayed and what community it's in.
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
brixtonvilla said:
Maybe the neighbourhood really liked the graffiti. I didn't see any mention of them having been consulted, but the article does mention a Bristol community which voted by a 97% majority to keep their Banksy.
brixtonvilla said:
Why not? You think it's completely insignificant that people are willing to sacrifice the equivalent of a small flat on a Banksy? That Wall and Peace is 944 on the Amazon bestsellers list? For someone who's so disparaging about the market, I think you'd find yourself surprised by the correlation between the art that you value, and the art that markets value.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
DrRingDing said:
i.e. if the commuinity's graffiti group think it's shite, it gets painted over.
editor
hiraethified
I'm on about the general, run of the mill, not particularly good graffiti. The sort of shite that can usually be found on the side of railway stonework, underpasses, bus stops and the like.DrRingDing said:
Occasionally some is inspired, witty, attractive and a worthy addition to the area, but - let's be honest - most falls way short of that and I doubt if it's particularly enjoyed by anyone outside of the graffiti demographic.
I doubt if old people anywhere are particularly fond of graffiti, to be honest, unless it's truly unexceptional (which the vast majority clearly isn't, sadly).
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
editor said:
I'm sure the kids doing this would like to improve and share their skills. Give em space to practice and meet.
This may well improve the standard of graffiti overall in the area.
If someone had sprayed an impressive piece on one wall many people would feel a twat doing a lousy tag next to it.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
editor said:
Anybody who lives in said area cares enough to turn up and muck in.
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