Tag: graffiti

a game of tag

August 1, 2013

In the comments to take the money and ride…  I was asked “what’s tagging?” I responded “Tagging is where the graffitists spray letters or a symbol that represents themself or their gang, and as they often spray over street art or indiscriminately, they are quite unpopular.” But as Frederick R. Barnard said in 1921, a picture … More a game of tag

Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere

June 4, 2012

The graffiti-street art argument is polarising. Part of the everyday of elladee_images is street art, so I’m weighing in on the  debate. Talented graffitists & street artists add colour & culture to the streets but vandals, no. Unfortunately many can’t or don’t want to accept there is a difference. Apparently graffitists are busy multi-taskers: “It has become apparent … More Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere