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grafitti art: brighton buildings
i’m not sure where to put these, but as they’re hand painted (of sorts) i thought i’d pop them in here,
i’ve always liked ‘artistic’ grafitti, i’d noticed a few previously blank walls in brighton recently, that had been covered with some excellent grafitti art,
then, while doing a bit of sub work for a local firm, i was in the lanes near the main station and came across these by a customers premesis, i didn’t have much time to stop and look, and didn’t get all the walls photographed, but the level of work, in my opinion, was amazing,
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it amazes me how those guys do that 😀
they werent there the last time i was down to the lanes….look forward to seeing them soon, nice pics hugh 😉
nik
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they are brilliant Hugh, absolutely brilliant………..I just hate the way things like this are given no value and are allowed to deteriorate, they then look terrible….which brings down the whole genre.
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i think these have been done in the past year, there seems to be alot of it around now, all pro done, i did write down the website/tag from one of them but have lost it, will try an grab it again soon, the ones in the pic are all within a hundred yards of each other, in the north laines (gardner st, north road area).
around the developments just by the station, all the hoardings are covered with it, all done properly, not random kids stuff. also quite a few grotty old blank walls in the other laines (middle street / duke st area’s,
let me know next time you’re down Nic, i’ll pop across for the day / eve if i can,
Harry, i think these will be there for a while, Brighton council is very, erm, contemporary, things like this probably had a fat grant to help them on their way, but i do like to see it, so money well spent imho, better than alot of their clever idea’s and ladyboy circus’ ! it’s certainly good to see these guys work recognised for the art it really is.
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excellent hugh, i love this sorta work… looks like its done by multiple painters because some areas on same wall are btter than others…
when i was about 15-16 i was into this, did my fair share of wall art back then. never once caught! :lol1: sad i know 😳 i bought some books on it and found out that one of the originators of the American subway art/graffiti was "Taki 128" or "Taki183" something like that anyway… his work and tag became famous in new york and ultimately started the trend of cat and mouse games with new york police and graffiti artists. many of the lads loosing their lives in the process by electrocution by standing on the third rail on the lines or actually being hit by trains as they sneaked into the stations in the middle of the night.
anyway, i always remember going down at lunch time from school to show my mates a fresh painted wall i had done the night before, only for my art teacher to turn up also. 😮 i thought i was in for it… didnt know what to say, just… "hi sir, what you doin down here?" :lol1:
turned out he overheard my mates saying they were going down to see the wall i had painted and he followed them because he knew i doodled this sorta thing allot on my books, walls etc 😳 :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: anyway, he liked it and said so, but also said better not get caught sonny and i saw nothing.. 😉 -
lol Rob, naughty boy ! i had a go a few times, but was rubbish at it, and my dad didn’t like me painting the shed so i got a good clip round the ear, was about 12 i think !
in the first two pics, there is a 7ft high wall about 6ft infront of the house at the rear, so the design is painted on the wall, and continued on the house, it’s not easy to see at first, i’ll try and get some more ipcs next time i’m over there.
Hugh
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:lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: long time ago now mate…
just did a quick search on taki…
TAKI 183 started writing in 1969 in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was first inspired by an earlier writer, JULIO 204 who tagged on the streets were he lived. TAKI 183 took to the idea of placing the street number where he lived at the end of his tag from JULIO 204. JULIO 204 could not write outside his neighborhood, due to him being in a gang. TAKI 183 was one of the first to take his name All-City hitting every thing in site; mailboxes, hallways, train stations, buses, inside and outside of subway cars. He took on few partners like GREG 69 & 70 and GERMEN, but would also go on his own being that he was a messenger.
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I just get a buzz out of enlightened people using talent (cos that’s what it is) in this way……..your teacher obviously was Rob…why not?….it isn’t permanent like some office carbuncle or deforestation, it would lighten my step walking past something like that, which is probably the councils intention.
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Like everyone else has said in this thread they look really good, I am another fan of this sort of work when it’s done properly like this.
My eldest son was actually done for "decorating" the local Library while it was still being built. At the time he was well known to the Police for all sorts of things, won’t go into details but it was a time in my life I would sooner forget. Thankfully that was quite a few years ago now and he has settled down now. Anyway he was given the option of being arrested and charged or cleaning it all off, he opted to do the cleaning which took him and a couple of others about 4 days. Afterwards I asked him if he had learned anything from the experience and his answer was "Yes, when you do graffiti on walls and buildings don’t sign your real name" :lol1: :lol1:
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i agree with you harry. its more about showing what you can do, admittedly, being a kid and adding the risks makes it that bit more exciting too…
i always remember my mate "keeping lookout" muttering, c’mon c’mon c’mon hurry up…. whilst i tried adding highlights, shadows etc :lol1:will this post get used in court against me? 😕 :lol1:
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I always found it amazing that back in the 70’s and 80’s New York City started a citywide campaign to prevent graffiti and tagging and now some of the largest ad agencies in the city are using the best graffiti artists around to promote urban clothing lines, energy drinks, etc…
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I love it, cheers for posting.
Fort anyone who is interested Banksy is about the best known uk ‘artist’ and has some very cool stuff. http://www.banksy.co.uk If you get a chance to pick up one of his books it’s well worth a flick through. All done illegaly and in stealth mode with templates. The story on the website about the kissing policemen is particularly good and shows how much respect people have for him.
G
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thanks for the link, some great work for sure ! very original, though i’m not sure queen vic would be amused !!
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