Thursday, March 15, 2012

on graffiti #1




















Graffiti is sloganeering. The most astute forms are absurdist social comment, and this form is the one that impresses me. A few words or letters - it works with the brick, wood, metal or concrete. Kind of like a badge on clothing.
You can tell its been done quickly - there is no attention to detail or precision writing - it is about getting it on. The adrenalin is visible in the letters.

Tagging is the worst form of graffiti. It is ego driven generic scribble that ruins the view.

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