david turgeon wrote:
quoted 4 lines in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in
> in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in
> the lower city) where it is actually permitted to make graffiti. most
> of them kick some serious ass. looking at them, you wonder how such an
> aesthetical prowess can still be considered vandalism by some.
areas like that exist here in toronto as well as other major cities
around the world.
quoted 3 lines & then pop stars like 3d (whatever his skills may be) get in museums for
> & then pop stars like 3d (whatever his skills may be) get in museums for
> face value, mostly. i have yet to hear of a genuine graffiti artist get
> that kind of recognition.
au contraire, mon ami. many writers get "art institution" recognition
all the time. there are always gallery shows
(
http://www.graffiti.org/index/current.html) around the world that focus
on this often misunderstood artform. it is, after all, the most original
form of art since the birth of modernism.
tomas
http://www.graffiti.org/ger/