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« on: October 22, 2004, 08:28:00 PM »
i started reading your first post and the first thing i thought of pointing out to is BANKSY but you already seem to be aware of this artist/stenciler/writer/bomber whatever you choose to call him.personally i see he him as a writer in the true sense of the word.the man bombs and he does what graffiti started out as-writing his NAME.
On the other hand with regards to not evolving-have you heard of dudes like MACCLAIM CREW(Ta**O,KIAM77 etc etc)from europe who are taking the art side of graffiti to another level.And then theres also NT crew who are taking it in their own direction where style is concerned.they not just recreating the wildstyle that you have all seen that come out of NYC.on top of that they still continue to bomb trains and wall fukt on their side of the world.
Im not a fan of most of the european work as i prefer the rawness of the OLD SCHOOL but i have to admit that they are taking it to another level.What would you r definition of THE EVOLUTION OF GRAFFITI be anyways?just out of curiosity...
also with regards to kids f***ing up observatory,thats what graffiti is.with everything you get the rough with the smooth and all those mad meaningful etc etc pieces you see in books and magazines started with a scribble on a white wall.......and graffiti like that will never die