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Graffiti - Create Your Own Graffiti
It doesn't matter where you live in the world, chances are
you've seen graffiti somewhere around your local community.
It seems to spring up in every culture, although it tends to
be more prevalent in big cities.
But is it vandalism? Or is it art? That's a difficult
question to answer, mainly because there are so many
different types and styles of graffiti. The most basic form
of graffiti is "tagging" - which is usually a simple
graphic, usually letters, perhaps a play on the creator's
initials or nicknames. Often small and monochrome, it's
probably one of the most annoying and frustrating types of
graffiti, because it is small enough to deface almost any
surface, and is almost universally condemned as having no
artistic merit.
Graffiti, however, isn't restricted to tagging. On larger
surfaces, many graffiti artists employ multiple colors and
intricate designs to create their pictures. This is the type
of graffiti that starts to cross the line into being
artistic. It's this type of graffiti art that is now being
showcased in a number of art galleries, both in the USA and
around the world.
The other problem with graffiti as art is that the issue is
clouded by the location of the art. If some of these
stunning designs were created on a canvas, or a wall
specially set aside for the purpose, then it would be easier
to recognize them as art. Unfortunately most graffiti is
placed on private property, without the owner's consent, and
so is less likely to be viewed as a welcome addition.
Around the world, communities and governments have become
more vigilant in their attempts to reduce the amount of
graffiti. In many places there are community groups or
government funded teams who guarantee to clean up graffiti
in 24 hours after it's reported. Trains in New York were
given new coatings that allowed paint to just be "dissolved"
off their surfaces.
In my own local area, the sale of spray paint to persons
under 18 is illegal, and all spray paints are kept in locked
display cupboards. Another area has a team of painters who
regularly go around and repaint any fences that have been
covered in graffiti. One homeowner I know has had his fence
repainted 7 times so far! Over time, however, the amount of
graffiti reappearing is reducing, which is a victory for the
opponents of graffiti.
Still, simply removing the problem may in fact be a loss to
the artistic community in general. If graffiti is considered
in its most highly refined form, then are we in fact
stopping artistic development in its tracks by making it
impossible for budding graffiti artists to practice their
craft?
When you illegally deface someone else's property, no matter
how beautiful the art you create, you have still committed a
crime. Maybe what we need to do is find ways that graffiti
artists can learn and practice their craft, without needing
to deface hundreds of properties in the process. Some
communities now provide blank spaces and invite local
graffiti artists to paint them. Others have graffiti walls,
where anyone can paint whatever they want.
Maybe there needs to be a shift in the thinking of graffiti
artists, so they can discover the value of painting on
paper, rather than walls. Would the great painters of the
past still be as famous today if they had painted on walls,
rather than on canvas? The problem is complex, so finding a
solution that makes everyone happy is unlikely to be simple.
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Some Other Useful Web Resources
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1. Jet Grind Radio Review - GamersHell.com
... You can also create your own graffiti, in the graffiti editor, which gives enough freedom to give your tags the looks and feel you want. It's not as simple as that though. Not only will you have to ...
http://www.gamershell.com ...ind_radio/review.html |
2. DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER - defamation of character.
http://defamation-of-char ...ion-of-character.html
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3. DUNGEON AND DRAGON CHARACTER SHEET - dungeon and dragon character sheet.
http://dungeon-and-dragon ...t.morediscounts.info/
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4. News - Team-based THUG 2 unveiled /// Eurogamer
... Advertisement There's also an element of Jet Set Radio-style graffiti tagging in this one, including a tag editor to create your own unique wall-scrawl, and tasks like whacking team emblem stickers ...
http://www.eurogamer.net/ ....php?article_id=55563 |
5. Online Generators
... Graffiti Creator Create your own graffiti online!. Haiku Generator Mistic & poetic machine. HERE an Haiku or Tanka Generator with different vocabularies to choose. And this is OTHER. Heart Maker Make ...
http://www.uzful.org/gene ...line_generators_2.php |
6. A Voice Against Violence
... Circles - Warm-ups - Trust exercises - Theatre games - Role-play - Body sculptures - Create your own graffiti wall - Music & percussion - Youth power circle option Thanks to funding from the ...
http://www.nohurt.org/edition 4/voice.html |
7. Tucker Clerico:
... You can Grafiti tag almost everywhere on any level or area, and you can also create your own graffiti. You can create your own skater (of course) but there is new features here, for instance you can ...
http://tucker.clerico.com/ |
8. Graffiti biography .ms
... net Create your own graffiti Graffiti.org Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall JDoodle.com A graffiti Wiki Keep Britain Tidy UK organisation, campaigns against graffiti Los Angeles Graffiti Art Making ...
http://graffiti.biography.ms/ |
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... Recon Gin Go Go Fish Golden Tee Golf Golf Graffiti Graphics Greg Hastings Gunbound HOCKEY Habbo ... ... iPool tumble bees wwe smackdown vs raw Don't see your favorite game or service listed? Create it!
http://myleague.com/browse.php?my=1 |
10. KHS First Day Teaching Ideas Page
... After examining the "art form" of others, students create their own graffiti on large pieces of paper which hang in the classroom most of the year. Students also test their listening comprehension ...
http://www.readingroundup .../teacher/dt1stday.htm |
11. Lush Forums - Art Graphics and Graffiti Forum
... members get the features such as; Create your own topics or reply to others, Private ... ... > The Creative Forums Art Graphics and Graffiti Forum User Name Remember Me? Password ...
http://www.lushforums.com ...d-graffiti-forum.html |
12. Computer Arts - Premium content
... Nicolas Dhennin reveals how to create distinctive layered graffiti-style imagery using Photoshop ... ... bitmap capabilities Infinite worlds Be your very own George Lucas and build as many weird and ...
http://www.computerarts.c ...rials/premium_content |
13. Phile Center
http://www.upload.philecenter.com/generators.php
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14. IGN: Jet Set Radio Future Review
... Mike D), and more Four-player competitive battles at 60 fps Huge environments to explore Create your own graffiti The Story Jet Set Radio Future starts out with the mysterious theft of a statue. This ...
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/354/354328p1.html |
15. The Gamesman - Do you wanna play?
... Unparalleled customization ñ Create your own logo for use in graffiti tags with the all new Create-a-Graphic feature in addition to creating your own skaters, skate parks, decks, tricks, goals and ...
http://www.gamesman.co.nz/product.php?id=5011 |
16. CHARACTER EDUCATION - character education.
http://character-education.morediscounts.info/
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17. Top Dog Workshops // Graffiti Art
... taught in the workshop Possibly have the chance to create their own design Certified qualification Top Dog Certificate of Achievement in GRAFFITI ART All of our workshops are accredited with a ...
http://www.topdogworkshops.co.uk/graffiti/ |
18. Activision 2004 - Tony Hawk's Underground 2
... all! The game also allows you to create your own graffiti marks, so your parks look like your parks. And gameplay-wise, it also adds the concept of a "freak-out." You know when you're pulling off a ...
http://www.ugo.com/channe ...hawksunderground2.asp |
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