| wallbanging - 07.26.06 |
| submitter: | robert kershaw |
| location: | west oakland, california |
| nice tag |
| category: | Seen Worse |
| comments: | 8 |
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| robert k commented on 08.29.06 | | individuals, groups or organizations, including gangs not connected or opposed to the dominant political dialogue, do necessarily use these mediated governemtn controlled spaces. i'm still in favour of the unmediated wall being utlized, but I agree with Christine and I think Wim on the point that repetative, copycat youth culture tags and graffiti can be an eye sore, but then again so are all the meaningless advertising billboards and the visual noise of let say Picadilly Circus. |
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| wim commented on 08.29.06 | | sometimes the governement, or province, or city, just name it, offer walls to young people to give them a chance to paint graffity, the problem is it needs practice, and this is hard to get on a legal way |
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| robert k commented on 08.29.06 | | I don't necessarily agree Christine; walls epsecially in tight neighbourhoods (more than likely the tagger knows the building owner and vice versa) offers a way to be and get informed (sort of a non-tech equivalent to blogging). An interesting book on the subject of graffiti is Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. by Susan Phillips. |
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| ChristineLarsen commented on 08.29.06 | | It's always a shame when kids put their creativity talents to waste on a private company's WALL! |
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| wim commented on 08.29.06 | | you refer to Lesane Parish Crooks shot 10 years ago, but no bob in sight |
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| wim commented on 08.28.06 | | perhaps "marley"? |
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| robert k commented on 08.28.06 | | bob dylan ain't the king this neighbourhood, more like tupac shakur. which doesn't explain the bob ?? tag. I'll investigate. |
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| wim commented on 08.28.06 | | what does it mean? If anything? "Bob Dylan is the King"? |
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