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Title: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: Tractor on September 08, 2009, 11:06:40 AM http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8243233.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8243233.stm) Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: G1BTW on September 08, 2009, 11:14:31 AM ;grr; ;grr; ;grr; ;tracet; :redcard: :redcard: ;dingdell; ;madasahatstand; ;madasahatstand; ;madasahatstand; ;madasahatstand;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8239246.stm 'It is not the council's job to decide where to draw the line between art and graffiti' 300,000 people queue round the block to see the guy's exhibition, errrrrr, it might just be art. Definitely a good Q in the OP tho. Although hard to see Banksy as anything but art, who am I to judge on the others? Get Hirst to do a tag, put it into the Tate Modern, and it's 'art' and worth 2 million :dontask: Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: G1BTW on September 08, 2009, 11:20:04 AM (http://ezculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/banksy1.jpg)
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/soulmatecn2000/The%20Cans%20Festival/banksy-pugh-spray_667540n.jpg) Saw a nice piece of 'Banksy' from a reclaimed wall for sale on ebay for a few grand. It came with a Certificate of Authenticity, thankfully. Who provided and signed the Certificate?, I asked the Seller..... ::) Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: boldie on September 08, 2009, 11:44:24 AM I can't wait for TK to see this thread.
Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: G1BTW on September 08, 2009, 11:52:31 AM lol
(http://senseslost.com/wp-content/uploads/thomasbgrd.jpg) Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: GreekStein on September 08, 2009, 11:52:58 AM I think some of it is brilliant.
Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: HOLDorFOLD on September 08, 2009, 01:00:12 PM What is art to one is graffiti to another and vice versa.
Banksy work is indeed brilliant and I can appreciate it, but I'd rather go to an exhibition/internet to view it than have it plastered where I see it day in day out. I'm sure other people would view what I call art as horrendous and wouldn't want to see it bang in their faces every day as well. Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: action man on September 08, 2009, 01:02:02 PM banksy's stuff is unique because it is in public places. Wouldnt be the same in a museum or gallery.
Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: kinboshi on September 08, 2009, 01:03:38 PM banksy's stuff is unique because it is in public places. Wouldnt be the same in a museum or gallery. Not all his stuff is graffiti though. Title: Re: Is Graffiti ever worth preserving? Post by: Tractor on September 08, 2009, 08:55:26 PM Graffiti has also moved into cyberspace, now Graffiti Artists paint on virtual walls and trains.
Some of the work is amazing and you can have a go yourself. http://www.vandalsquad.com/ (http://www.vandalsquad.com/) |