Grafitti has gone mainstream!

[ford93]

People are appreciating the art more and more these days but will the artists be called sell outs?

I say let the public appreciate it and if they want to buy it than so be it. I witnessed seeing them and there were so many beautiful blow ups on the subway trains in N.Y.C. back in the 70's and 80's that in my opinion they were worth a lot because of the talent of that artist that did them. Some artists would get poetic next to their blow ups. It was bad ass what these guys would paint.

Check it:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/watch-artists-created-nightline-graffiti-064032149.html

Sorry the correct spelling is graffiti my bad.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

That's a really cool video. I don't have a problem with that art form being respected and brought into main stream. In fact I think it's about time!

 

[ford93]

To take a spray can and paint a large mural that when look at it you appreciate the colors and the lines so perfect. Not only that but it was part of the street culture which goes hand in hand with boomboxes.

I'm glad that the art is more appreciated in proper settings such as museums than in the streets and that now it as value to it.

These guys got talent so yes it's about time and sad for those that are no longer here to see how far this culture has come.

I love art and graffiti is in my blood too.

 

[ford93]

My favorite was my buddy Thomas which his tag was "Bones" and another buddy of mine that tagged "Soap". It's too bad I never took pictures.

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Good graffiti really IS art, I could look and admire quality pieces all day long. Some of the stuff that some members here have done displays such skill im simply in awe when looking at it.

There used to be some stunning pieces in Ladbroke Grove, London in the late 80's ,on the sides of the tube trains and under the elevated sections of roads and train lines. These guys were not just great artists they were absolute daredevils to get to some locations where they worked.

The junk I used to try and throw on the some of the local walls in my town, I deserved to have my arse kicked for the embarrassment of the quality if nothing else

On the original point, there certainly was a mystic about the artists back in the day, as I said, the locations they got to and doing most there work in the dark and who where they. Yeah they should get something for there talents, not sell outs just great artists.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I'm right there with you Alan, I have never been much of an artist but always respected those with real talent. NOT the losers that write their fricken name on everything, but the guys / gals that can see a vision in their heads and then express it.

I remember how it was in the 80's graffiti was like a plague in Los Angeles, but there were certainly pieces that stood out as true art.

 

[ford93]

I could have not said it any better, I'm with you too Alan. I agree that there was some mystique about this whole culture.

I know that you guys had some very good artists in England I remember seeing some pictures on a magazines and there were some that were really good.

Hey Chris thanks for calling me a loser I started out that way. :'-(

I feel like bombing now.

OK lets see backpack ready, paint ready, ready, 40oz ready let's go!

 

[JustCruisin]

I didn't really understand the point of that news story in the video clip the first time I watched it..?
ECKO Unlimited and OBEY clothing has brought graff mainstream, wether consumers realize it or not..
The general public has always had a love/hate relationship with graffiti.. Dudes park their cars in front of it to make their vehicles look "edgy", bitches modeling in front of it for that "urban appeal", yet it is an art form that is rarely respected..
According to Jim Prigoff, it is the only art form in history that was created by youth..
Nothing about graffiti is permanent, only pictures of the work..so, if artists are selling their pieces, then a part of the artist will live on in someone's house/garage/etc..
I apply "the world is my canvas" graffiti-thinking to my entire life!

 

[JustCruisin]

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[mancardo]