Comments on: –end again

By: melissa lion

melissa lion — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:52:54 +0000

Wow, –end in Florida too. I don’t know much about the graffiti scene, but that’s very cool that he/she is national.

As to whether graffiti is a nuisance, it all is. However, I think graffiti that makes a person think is a very cool nuisance. And to put up something about Basquait near a school with not even enough money for school buses, where the students and the principal are trying to drum up rides after school, I think it’s something worth talking about. I wonder how in-depth their art program is, or their creative writing program. I do know they don’t even have a librarian. Did you read that right? Yes, the school has NO librarian.

I didn’t know who Basquiat was until college, but if I were in high school and saw that tag, you better believe I would have looked him up.

The colors of the tag were great too — in the dim light, that yellow had a glow to it. There’s a free art lesson right on the side of the building.

So yes, I agree that just some random name on the side of a building sucks. But, I also think that if that name were instead, a thoughtful comment on society, art, the value we seemingly randomly apply to certain artists, writers, musicians, or hell, CEO’s, accountants, football players, then good. Let’s start a conversation.

By: Lady

Lady — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:49:44 +0000

Art is important, and occasionaly grafitti is art. But I like to choose my own art. When someone splats art or grafitti on public grounds (I pay those taxes), on my building, or in my neighborhood without making sure their art/grafitti is welcome I feel a little put-upon visually. Much as you all might feel if someone consistently blasted a scent over your neighborhood thinking it would be delightful, but irritated most of you and required tax dollars to remove.

By: moodymeow

moodymeow — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:32:07 +0000

This may be a stupid question, but has anyone else seen -end anywhere else besides Portland?

I moved from Florida last summer saw her/his/their grafitti near my home, on a dumpster for paper in a school yard, on street signs, next to a rail road, and here and there. It was fun finding the grafitti in Orlando, but I’m easily entertained while driving.

By: moodymeow

moodymeow — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:31:59 +0000

This may be a stupid question, but has anyone else seen -end anywhere else besides Portland?

By: brewcaster

brewcaster — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:07:09 +0000

Down with graffiti. Terrible nuisance.

By: Wacky Mommy

Wacky Mommy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:46:28 +0000

I love that graffiti, thank you for giving it (and our knitters!) a shout-out. What did the other one say, "did you remember to lock your car?" ??? I think.

If I were a graffiti artist, the first thing I’d write would be, "what happened to your brain?"

The second would be, "don’t drink and drink."

xowm