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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2010 18:15:55 GMT
The signs announce the imminent disappearance of these buildings...
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Post by gertie on Apr 5, 2010 23:53:13 GMT
I see a great deal of social comment in many of those with a really world wide theme. Regarding comments on compressors, in the case of sanctioned works at least around here, they usually paint in the larger areas with brushes, then use a compressor to add the shading. (I worked on several large works here and in my previous community, the artist drew the outlines and indicated what color what section then members of the community did the brush work, with the artist returning along the way to help and bit and then spending as much as a week on the air brushing). I will try to remember to take some pictures of some of the pieces. What they often do is paint large works on walls they are often having to repaint due to tagging. Those juveniles who have been recently caught tagging are sentenced to helping paint them, and members of the community such as myself fill in as adult overseers and helpers. I have also heard from some of the taggers the small compressor which Sears sells as a best seller is popular as it can be run off a car battery and is reasonably quiet. They like them for larger works. In various areas of the US at different times tagging has gone mainstream. I want to say it was in Portland that a youth organization provided studio space and technical assistance to convicted juvenile taggers to encourage the development of their artistic talent and they had an art showing that traveled the country hm about six or eight years ago which I saw in Dallas. Another group was mentioned at the time that took convicted juvenile taggers in I want to say New York City area and taught them to build furniture and they had had a traveling show where each built a chair off the same pattern and painted it in their own unique style. After the show there was an auction and the money went for providing college educations and further art instruction. I understand many of the chairs were beautiful and unique and sold for some pretty high prices. Now I think I want to look further into these things.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 6, 2010 7:19:56 GMT
Gosh, I hope you do, Gertie!
I've looked & looked at some of the large pieces, and could not understand how some of it could have been done without a compressor.
The re-channeling of taggers' energies into something productive is heartening.
Can't wait to hear your findings.
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Post by bjd on Apr 6, 2010 9:23:16 GMT
Here in France, I think there is a difference between "tagging" -- those scribbles or just initials that look like vandalism (and often is) and "painting", which is done by people with talent and an artistic purpose in mind.
Kerouac, reading the signs on the building on #60, I'm surprised they are still making "logement de fonction" -- I thought those went out years ago. For you who don't live in France, these were housing for people on the job, for example, schoolteachers in villages or small towns were housed as part of their jobs. Given housing prices in Paris, I'm surprised they are still doing it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2010 9:40:16 GMT
Paris has lots of buildings (or apartments in private buildings) for postal workers, metro workers, railway workers, schoolteachers, electricity and gas workers, etc. It is precisely due to the housing prices of Paris that the system continues.
I wish there were fewer tags and more paintings in my neighborhood. Living surrounded by railway tracks, I can't even begin to describe how many tags there are to see...
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 6, 2010 17:28:03 GMT
I'm pretty sure "tagging" always refers to the name-writing on buildings, no matter where it occurs. It can be really infuriating. Those of you who have seen pictures of my neighborhood or who know countries with similar economies will know how hard people struggle to achieve decent housing. There is a block house being built in my neighborhood -- very small, but nice. A few days ago some ornamental iron work went up on the wall in front of the property, along with a white drive-way gates. Yesterday I passed to see the gates completely covered with ugly tagging.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2010 16:35:36 GMT
The main post office of the 17th arrondissement in Paris is being renovated, and during that time the scaffolding has become a graffiti museum. When the renovation is finished, the works will be auctioned off to charity.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2010 16:38:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2010 16:40:46 GMT
That's good to see. To think that all that work is done for free by someone and it will be benefiting others.
I wonder how they got the photos of the graffiti? Can't have been easy to get a true image of them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2010 16:41:36 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 16, 2010 23:10:56 GMT
Caught through the open door of a bus yesterday. The words say: Para mi carnal que siempre me apoya
For my good buddy that always helps me out
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2010 10:48:17 GMT
Outdoor collage down in the NOLA Warehouse District
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Post by Kimby on May 23, 2010 4:47:45 GMT
Another group was mentioned at the time that took convicted juvenile taggers in I want to say New York City area and taught them to build furniture and they had had a traveling show where each built a chair off the same pattern and painted it in their own unique style. After the show there was an auction and the money went for providing college educations and further art instruction. I understand many of the chairs were beautiful and unique and sold for some pretty high prices. A chairity auction, eh?
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2010 19:59:18 GMT
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Post by fumobici on May 30, 2010 20:09:44 GMT
I hope the better stuff is being documented. It's frequently brilliant and of course by nature ephemeral. That monkey cop is hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 5:42:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2010 22:26:34 GMT
Adieu, Tintin. Adieu, Milou.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 3, 2010 0:33:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2010 4:58:36 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 17, 2010 17:07:51 GMT
Heh heh ~~ I'm assuming both of those are in Avignon, since they're so perfectly matched with the drama festival. I love that glimpse of the posters on the adjacent building in the first pic. Are those bollards on the street in that one, as well -- close to the river's edge?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2010 17:16:35 GMT
Nowhere near the river. Those things are often used to prevent the invasion of automobiles.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2010 17:43:57 GMT
More temporary paper art from Avignon...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 12:23:11 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Aug 23, 2010 13:19:40 GMT
Are any of you familiar with Banksy over here?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2010 10:53:38 GMT
I had to look him up, but the style is quite familiar -- so either he does work in France sometimes, or some of the artists here are very much inspired by him.
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Post by mickthecactus on Aug 26, 2010 10:58:21 GMT
I suspect the latter. His stuff goes for a small fortune here.
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Post by myrt on Oct 28, 2010 6:19:45 GMT
I am a ruralite through and through but I do love Street Art. I think Banksy is a marvel but I hope his worldwide success and celebrity doesn't spoil the nature of his work. I love this too - absolutely compelling images. His installations etc are just as wonderful as his graphic street stuff: alexandrefarto.com/
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 29, 2010 4:51:20 GMT
Ohhh ~~ thanks for that, Myrt. Your link was my first exposure to Alexandre Farto, although Vhils does sound somewhat familiar.
(I'm a ruralite, too! ;D)
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Post by myrt on Oct 29, 2010 6:24:18 GMT
I'd rather rage against the machine from my lovely little green and tree lined nest which is probably shocking of me but never mind! There are some brilliant people on this, if anyone is interested: www.lazinc.com/artists/Stuff about Banksy, for example
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2010 18:44:16 GMT
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