Overtime Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I was trying to get a legal wall where i used to live and i just found the article online, thought i would share it with you guys, tell me what you think of the smart people A request from several local teens for a city-sanctioned place to create "extreme art" better known as graffiti has gotten support from City Mayor Brown. Brown believes the three youths who met with him over a month ago are serious about their art and just want a place to create it without getting in trouble. "They said, 'We just want to do the right thing,'" Brown said. "... They take it very seriously as an art form. They're real neat kids." The teens at first wanted a fixed public structure to create the graffiti on, but Brown came up with an alternate proposal. The city could use wooden posts and plywood to give the young artists a large "easel" for a canvas they can use for their creations, Brown said. Brown compared the concept to the city's original idea to have a half-pipe skateboard ramp so local skateboarders could have a legal place to ride instead of causing problems in shopping centers where they weren't wanted. "We're looking for fun and productive activities," Brown said. The area could be located behind the police station for security purposes and there would be some regulations, including a ban on any profanities, Brown said. Brown also promised the young artists that if their work passes muster on certain themes, he would endeavour to get the artwork displayed in an appropriate place. "If they do one on Easter, I'll get a church to display it," Brown said. "Or if they do one on 9-11 (the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11), maybe we could put it up at a fire station." In return, the youths promised to recruit as many others as they can to participate in an effort to help cut down on graffiti throughout the city, Brown said. Brown said the materials to create the oversized easel would be inexpensive and the location behind the police station could be monitored with the police department's remote camera system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 my city did the opposite, they thought, "there is too much graffiti in this city, it must be because of all these legal walls, lets make all the legal walls illegal" as a result, illegal graffiti has increased phenomenally. noticably so, even to the average citizen, and over the past year the commuter train system has gotten crushed. serves those fucking idiots at city hall right. i dont think that made any sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arktic Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 uh... if its not illegal it is not graffiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorn Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 i bet lots of you have written on a legal wall, does that mean your not doing graffiti? or does it mean, lets do a dope doodle on this legal wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irite0n5tuff Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Originally posted by arktic if its not illegal it is not graffiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted November 13, 2003 Author Share Posted November 13, 2003 Re: uh... Originally posted by arktic if its not illegal it is not graffiti. yes it is, how is it not? if it isnt graffiti, what label would you apply to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMERFALL Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 anyone who would paint a legal wall behind a cop shop is a fucking idiot to begin with. and yea, if its not illegal, its not graffiti. its just a painting on a wall you have permission do. just because youre using spraypaint to do it, doesnt make it graffiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Whoppie Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 thats the stupidest shit ever....painting while the cops are breathing over your shoulder, fuck that. just go bombing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss cheese Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 G-A-Y They're real neat kids what a swell compliment. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Painting at a police station would be the most surreal situation ever. It sounds like you've got a pretty smart, level headed mayor though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 for the most part he was really helpful about it, after that he changed it to another spot and offered to put up a huge concrete wall for free. so it was cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitmop-1$ Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 take out the cameras with spraypaint and paint the police station.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 Originally posted by shitmop-1$ take out the cameras with spraypaint and paint the police station.:) they would never know it was us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PHYNE Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 i got legals but they arent the normal legal walls..like street side style..i often ask people with huge walls near garages etc to let me rock them.well long story short,while panting and after painting youd be surprised as to how many people come by and say wow thats great how much would you charge me to do something like that and so on etc.....my 2 pennies........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 Originally posted by PHYNE i got legals but they arent the normal legal walls..like street side style..i often ask people with huge walls near garages etc to let me rock them.well long story short,while panting and after painting youd be surprised as to how many people come by and say wow thats great how much would you charge me to do something like that and so on etc.....my 2 pennies........ yeah, we set up some art festival walls and people came up to us and where askin us to paint shit for em, we got one lady wanted to pay us like 175 bucks a square foot for her basement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrib139 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Re: Re: uh... Originally posted by onesecondple yes it is, how is it not? if it isnt graffiti, what label would you apply to it? aerosol art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorn Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 what are spray cans then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Legal graffiti is graffiti and anyone who says differently is a retard. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorn Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 ^word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_in_Ten Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Originally posted by Scorn what are spray cans then? spary cans are: a peice of some type of metal, wrapped into a cyllinder with a top and a bottom, we call this a can. In the can companies insert paint then pump in enough air so the paint is pushed out of the can, allowing a "spray" of paint to come out. This tool has been embraced by Writers the world over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irite0n5tuff Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Originally posted by iloveboxcars Legal graffiti is graffiti and anyone who says differently is a retard. Seriously. <-- Retard:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 XXTREME ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 ^hahaha, i fucking hate the word extreme, it is so fucking over used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
•nakEd Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 get real fame, pussies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillz Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 ive never touched a legal wall wit a ten foot spray can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Re: uh... Originally posted by arktic if its not illegal it is not graffiti. all i have been doing lately is legals and i totally agree with you. it IS NOT graffiti if you have permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phels Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 painting legal walls is not graffiti, look at the definition of graffiti in a dictionary its that simple. dont kid yourselves, paint a easy illegal, its piss to get away with an your putting paint where it aint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiSe Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Originally posted by onesecondple In return, the youths promised to recruit as many others as they can to participate in an effort to help cut down on graffiti throughout the city, Brown said. well fuck them youths, how are they going to stop graffiti? we had our well-known skatepark built about 2 years ago, and the only reason the city even considered bulding it was so the skaters would stop destroying public property. FUCK THAT, all my friends still skate the same places they used to plus the skatepark, its going to be the same with that silly leagal wall. an if you hit leagal walls it's technicly labbled "areosol art." But how fucking hard is it to find a big ditch, or a storage place around the city? If all your interested is piecing just go find a chill spot, or get some hip buisness owner to let you promote his store on the side of it, if that doesnt work just fuckin suck it up and go bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arktic Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Graffiti is for losers. Like me. Like I said, if it ain't illegal IT IS NOT GRAFFITI. Period fuck that shit, if I am bombing and getting up illegally and some ass is just hitting up free walls who has the more street credibility? It does not mean that anyone who just hits up freewalls is any less talented as an aersol artist, it just means he dosen't bomb, and if you don't bomb kiddies, you don't write graffiti. I can name a few examples of cats who just paint legals who are pretty tight and some writers who bomb and suck, but when it comes down to it, writers respect those who bomb and not those who hit up where they can't get arrested. It defeats the whole purpose of graffiti, which is to destroy and get fame. Now shut up and go bombing, the internet is for loser too, like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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