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Sweet Graffiti and other acts of wholesome vandalism

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“Graffiti on a support wall under an overpass that reads:

“‘What kind of paint are you using to paint over this? Because if it is latex, it's probably way too cold for it. You want good adhesion, you need like at least 40°-45°. Maybe wait till it warms up a little. I mean, what's the big rush? Like, I'm in a rush now, but our situations are different.’

“You can tell from the photo that previous graffiti was painted over many time with slightly different colors of grey with the latest cover up (that was written over with the above text) showing bubbles and ripples in the paint from using the wrong paint at the wrong temperature.”

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (18 children)

I saw a video where the artist rode her bike around Portland looking at all of the wiped graffiti. She thought the people doing the paint overs were actually expressing themselves as artists because it was usually beautifully done in different colors. She was also making fun of the process. So much amazing art wiped just because it's not selling products. Banksy being the exception.

Edit: Banksy's self-destructing art when it was sold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiO_1XRnMt4&t=59s

[–] False 33 points 1 day ago (15 children)

Some of the graffiti looks good and is actual art, but most of it is just trash tagging.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I dont see the need for such negativity regarding a specific style of graffiti in a community that celebrates graffiti and other forms of vandalism.

[–] False 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Honestly I just saw it browsing all and didn't notice the the community name, my bad. Not my personal taste but y'all make the rules for your own community.

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