via CatSalad

“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.”

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    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@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

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

      • punkisundead [they/them]@slrpnk.netMEnglish
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        2 months ago

        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.

        • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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          2 months ago

          It celebrates sweet graffiti.

          Gnarly graffiti. Radical graffiti.

          Ken Was Here has to at least use an interesting font to make the cut, no?

          • punkisundead [they/them]@slrpnk.netMEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Sweet graffiti etc. is the topic and of course the main focus, but as the mod I would be very disappointed if this turns into a judgy, tag hating and only artsy graffiti approving community.

            So for sure, posts should be on topic. Discussions dont have to be on topic all the time, but I would prefer to not have this kind of negativity around parts of graffiti culture.