I also hate 99% of grafittis because most are just a big autofellatio, wasting even more space than tags but equally pointless. I don't give a shit what's your stupid nickname, draw/write something cool you idiot.

  • el_principito [he/him,none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I dunno. I see graffiti as a way to reflect “ownership” over the property. I’m sure most writers wouldn’t necessarily see it that way and just want to put their piece up. But I know the bourgeois and their cop goons definitely see it as a property crime — aka “this shit ain’t yours boy.” I guess I think of them as lumpenproles expressing some political and cultural dissent.

    Plus, with the artsy graffiti being fetishized, I almost like that they revert to normal stencil shit, tbh. Good ass artists have even lost trademark lawsuits. Sucks.

    • RNAi [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Good ass artists have even lost trademark lawsuits

      Huh? h-how?

      Idk, most grafitties I see are just a name, nothing else, no message, no cool drawing, just a colorful name that nobody gives a shit about. Maybe once upon a time the styling of the name was something cool, but here and now it just feel copy pasted, even more here in latam.

      But then you have a lot of cool muralists, some have tremendous skills, others not, but all of them are recognized by the local people. Like, the stick-drawing bunny with a hat saying "we are running out of time and nobody is listening" is like a big landmark in my neighborhood, while nobody cares about the dude who graffits "viquingo" everywhere.

      • el_principito [he/him,none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        They lose intellectual property rights over it because of the doctrine of “illegality” — the underlying act was illegal; so you’re SOL.

        I feel you. Especially since I grew up with a lot of writers who just wanna show they have a bigger dick than other writers.

        But I still think that because writing on walls is perceived as a property crime by goons and capital, the inherent act is indicative of class warfare.

        Unless they tag on my shit. Then it’s on like monke kong.