On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> From urbandictionary.com: > > "Much like, but not to be confused with graffiti. Tagging is signing your > name or other representation of yourself on anywhere public. (walls, > bus-stops, alleyways, paved streets, etc.) > > Unlike graffiti, tagging usually takes less time and skill as it is done in > one color with a single can of spray paint or thick marker." > > I agree it's a nice picture, though! Very rich tones. You're right, I mispoke when I called the taggers graffiti artists. Graffiti and tagging are two different things; about the only thing they have in common is that they're done with a can of spraypaint. I don't think tagging in our neighbourhood is gang-related. It's a "cool thing to do" among urban youth these days - I guess it gives someone "street creds" - and it certainly is vandalism. As for the tags all over our door/driveway, they really don't bother me - I mean hell, it's a freaking ugly alleyway - tags don't make it much worse than it already is. Thanks for your comments, and thanks to everyone else who commented. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
