Always_Biking
Senior Member
And not just vandalism, but so lame and unimaginative.
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Silence&Motion
Senior Member
A little Melbourne in our alleyways wouldn't hurt. Unfortunately losers that tag everything are everywhere by the looks of it. The alleyway below was very cool when first painted, and people have come along and covered a lot of it with tags.
Melbourne, Australia by Surrealplaces, on Flickr
Melbourne, Australia by Surrealplaces, on Flickr
Definitely would love to see this kind of work in Calgary.
Melbourne, Australia by Surrealplaces, on Flickr
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maestro
Senior Member
That's sad. Even taggers used to respect the quality pieces.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
The owl reminded me we have this
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0529...4!1sJkaK9O2Jq0u8pwwMxS4pjA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0529...4!1sJkaK9O2Jq0u8pwwMxS4pjA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
A little Melbourne in our alleyways wouldn't hurt. Unfortunately losers that tag everything are everywhere by the looks of it. The alleyway below was very cool when first painted, and people have come along and covered a lot of it with tags.
Melbourne, Australia by Surrealplaces, on Flickr
I know it's in the eye of the beholder, but I don't understand how anyone can look at this wall and not see beauty. It's basically a Jackson Pollock. I actually prefer the spontaneity and transgression of this graffiti to the staged murals - and it's certainly better than a blank concrete wall.
Patrick.1980
Active Member
I know where you're coming from, but I would like the randomness and the spontaneity more if it wasn't tagging and was instead smaller pieces of something with a bit of creativity.
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
You can't have one without the other.
maestro
Senior Member
They are not really the same thing. You see taggers having less and less respect for the art pieces by tagging over them. It's no longer about artists honing their skills by using the city as a blank canvas. It's simply, in your face, vandalism to share with friends.
I also happen to like the shadowy, artistic self indulgence over commissioned work.
I also happen to like the shadowy, artistic self indulgence over commissioned work.
Always_Biking
Senior Member
I'm not sure I follow. The tagging has to be part of the random spontaneity? I'm not an artist, but I don't think of tagging as art...even a basic happy face done in spray paint would be art IMHO.
Oddball
Senior Member
Oddball
Senior Member
Great shot. I had no idea what was going on behind the board. I'm kinda surprised to see that they're only excavating the southern half of the lot. Does that have any relevance?
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
I'm saying that cities with thriving graffiti scenes are also cities that have a lot of random tagging. Cities that crack down on tagging are not going to have thriving graffiti scenes. I'm also saying that graffiti artists don't come out of nowhere. They emerge out of local cultures where tagging is rampant and probably begin their "careers" by tagging.
I'll also add that tagging is really the least of our worries in Calgary. The architects and developers that have been doing things like this to our streets are guilty of vandalism on a far greater scale. Bad architecture and urban design is the main threat to street life in this city, not tagging.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Wow! I am so happy to see this!
If you look closely, you'll see they are excavating the NW corner of the block as well. They probably just haven't gotten to the NE corner yet because it's such a massive area. All the drillers/pile drivers are in that area so they must just be finishing up putting in the shoring piles.
Great to see the whole thing under way!