Posted March 5, 200817 yr What are the general attitudes towards "Urban Art"/"Guerrilla Art", such as Banksy or Shepard Fairley? You might have seen the Andre Giant Has a Posse posters and stickers posted all over different cities and on TV/Movies. Banksy - http://images.google.com/images?q=banksy&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1 Fairley - www.obeygiant.com
March 5, 200817 yr I agree. Urban art is something I'm a huge fan of because the city landscape is literally the artist's canvas. I'm not for random, ugly tagging, but true graffiti artists are some of the most amazing artists, in my opinion. Not that graffiti is the only urban art medium. There are so many possibilities, from guerilla theatre to sculpture, etc and I love the fact that there is such freedom in it (until the asshole cops come, of course).
March 5, 200817 yr "(until the asshole cops come, of course)." One day, when you own property that gets vandalized, let us know how "asshole" those cops are. It's just like people calling lawyers names, but who are the first people you call when you need them? I absolutely support talented artists and I financially and physically support Cleveland's largest Urban Art festival (Cleveland Public Art's City Xpressionz), but I do not and will not support vandalism of private property. There's a grey area of course - abandoned buildings, bridge abutments, etc. - in that case I'd like to see more of a collaborative effort - property owners agree to allow artists to work within a specific area; cops agree to let them do their thing provided they're on the up and up; heck, even paint companies agree to provide some supplies for a nice tax write-off. All around I think that provides the best solution. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
March 5, 200817 yr I'm not talking about vandalizing established, private property. Most public art of which I speak is done in abandoned buildings/warehouses, and that's the type of random art I'm a fan of. Of course, since it isn't done on MY property, it might be easier for me to say that, but honestly, if it's interesting and it's done well, I'd be a huge supporter of random, guerilla art done on my property.
March 5, 200817 yr My office in Cincinnati was often vandalized with graffitti, and Cincinnati has a removal team that was started by Roxanne Qualls when she was mayor, and they would often be out there the next day mixing paint to match the stone or brick to paint over it. We had to sign a release saying they could come on our private property to remove grafitti at any time. There are some property owners who either are not reachable, or who want the graffitti, that they cannot get to sign the paper. In that case, the property owner is in effect giving consent, and the graffitti remains.
March 5, 200817 yr The following pictures come from a blog about Five Pointz in Queens, NYC. It's not a museum or gallery per se, but the owner of these old warehouses some time ago allowed graffiti artists to come in and display their work. It's basically a graffiti wonderland, and I think it's fantastically beautiful, especially as you ride the 7 train. Not everyone will be a fan of this, but considering this thread, I thought I'd post them.
March 5, 200817 yr ^I like how they have the rules. Wonder how they are enforced? Something like this could really help boom an Cultural or Arts type of district. It also helps break apart the city "colors" --brown, stone, brick, glass etc.
March 5, 200817 yr Another example of cool urban art (though perfectly legal and welcomed by the city) The 42nd Street Art project back in 1993 welcomed artists, designers, performers all around to use the Times Square area as their canvas. Some samples here (though not the greatest pictures): http://www.creativetime.org/programs/archive/1994/42ndStreetYear2/42street/html/ctarchives93.html
March 5, 200817 yr Both the 5 Pointz and 42nd Street project are wonderful examples of what I would envision. Legally permitted and amazing creative. :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
March 5, 200817 yr Both the 5 Pointz and 42nd Street project are wonderful examples of what I would envision. Legally permitted and amazing creative. :-) You like playing with the rules too much. :)
March 7, 200817 yr Vinchen is based here in Columbus and has some amusing stuff around town: http://www.vinchen.com
March 7, 200817 yr Some of my favorite Vinchen work: <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/buyAsYoureTold.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/eColita.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/Anus.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/fedUp.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/notice.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/cultureCancer.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/feedAmerican.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/noThinking.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/uncleSam.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/mcdHeartAttack.jpg"> <img src="http://www.vinchen.com/images/bertAndErnie.jpg">
March 7, 200817 yr Both the 5 Pointz and 42nd Street project are wonderful examples of what I would envision. Legally permitted and amazing creative. :-) You like playing with the rules too much. :) Rules? I'd guess that the permit involves signing a release, just so the building owner won't be held liable if an artist is injured in a fall or other accident on the property. Seems quite reasonable to me. The property owners are paying taxes and other costs on their buildings and it's generous of them to provide a public canvas. I don't think it's expecting too much on their part that they have some say-so in what goes on, and protect themselves from lawsuits.
March 18, 200817 yr http://www.graffiti.org/ The site is pretty self explanatory....cool stuff though, not sure if it is all "legal" or not, but it is still good art.
March 19, 200817 yr The following pictures come from a blog about Five Pointz in Queens, NYC. It's not a museum or gallery per se, but the owner of these old warehouses some time ago allowed graffiti artists to come in and display their work. It's basically a graffiti wonderland, and I think it's fantastically beautiful, especially as you ride the 7 train. Not everyone will be a fan of this, but considering this thread, I thought I'd post them. This place looks amazing!! I would love to see it in person.
March 19, 200817 yr Vinchen is based here in Columbus and has some amusing stuff around town: http://www.vinchen.com Damn ... I'm loving his stuff! Is he completely anonymous? There are a couple of similar artist roaming Pittsburgh with the same style.
March 20, 200817 yr Damn ... I'm loving his stuff! Is he completely anonymous? There are a couple of similar artist roaming Pittsburgh with the same style. Yeah, anonymous as far as I know. I'm not even sure if it's a single person or a group of people.
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