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Re: Blog Thread IIIa : Look Who's Blogging Now
Patrick:
Eh, that building hasn't been occupied for 20 years. It is literally crumbling to earth more and more as every train passes by it. I see absolutely nothing wrong with hitting that spot in order to draw pretty pictures. I draw the line when it comes to places that actually have a purpose, where people have to clean it up. It's just a place to put shit where you know it will be covered up by other taggers in a week, maybe less.
The Seldom Killer:
That seem pretty reasonable. To be fair, saying that you've been "out taggin' shit today" does make it sound like you've been out taggin' like a cockwomble. Out of interest, do you have any demo's of your work?
Patrick:
Well there's a screw-around board in the backyard and I draw on my filing cabinets and stuff, but it's nothing that I'm particularly satisfied with. At some point I'll post something, but visual-type art has never been my strongest suit. Still, fun to play with.
Barmymoo:
Hm. That does slightly change my view, because after twenty years you would be able to establish adverse possession (squatter's rights) so if no one has made any attempt to get rid of the graffiti I think it's morally the same thing. Graffiti of any kind on a building that is obviously being used and where the owner is trying to get rid of it is just a dickish thing to do. I also don't think most taggers are tagging for artistic reasons when it's just a scrawl - like TSK says it's just a "look at what I can do" and a "fuck you" to the owners.
(Is my lawyer showing through? But I hated mindless graffiti before I even knew about law - one of my primary school projects was inventing a graffiti wall for the local playground where people could come and spray to their hearts' content, in the hopes that they'd stop painting all over our swings and getting the park shut for cleaning every week.)
A Wet Helmet:
Well it looks like work is going to send me to sunny southern Florida for a week in the middle of all this cold and dreary winter. Put me up in a really nice hotel on the beach and everything. That sucks.
Oh wait, no it doesn't. Fucking warm weather! Sunshine! Hell, I don't even care if it rains everyday as long as it's well above freezing. Can't wait, hates the cold I do.
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