Endearing Graffiti

I don't know what to say. Maybe this is or isn't threadworthy, but nonetheless, I found it and adore it so I thought I'd share.

LED Throwies!

ok...i can see how some graffiti can be passed off as legitimate art, or as making some sort of statement. but this is just a bunch of assholes being annoying. sure, the lights come in pretty colors; but so do some kinds of bubble gum, and i'm going to start chucking packs of chewed bubblicious on the sides of public buildings.

BANKSY

editted to say "look at the 'outdoors" pictures"

[Edited on Mar 02, 2006 by GenghisKhan]

i loved these

Snidebot, you don't strike me as someone who'd lift a finger to beautify his community. It's kinda just a cool medium is all. I'm not calling this brilliant, i'm saying I find it to be neat you damn hater. Plus, conceptually, it's something i'd never seen.
Yes Banksy is the man but he's not exactly something comparable though i'm not surprised to see his name pop up immediately in a "graffiti" thread.. That said, this is more aesthetic than political, not that Baksy doesn't have mad skillos. I just thought this was neat. Nice to know I'm alone in that regard.

Oh, and gum is a medium too jerkoff.
Gum-blondes.

i do what i can. i don't litter. i promote local arts and culture. i support historical preservation. this is my idea of beautifying my community. yours is sticking lights on the sides of buildings. just a different sense of opinion and aesthetic, i suppose.

oh, ok. that makes it all better.

Snidebot...I didn't hype it up, rather I'd say my introduction was rather modest. Then you came and denigrated it as the first person to post in the thread. What do you want me to say other than go hate somewhere else or at least phrase it more constructiively than "i can see how some graffiti can be passed off as legitimate art, or as making some sort of statement. but this is just a bunch of assholes being annoying.". You're right, it is just a different sense of opinion, mine being that, in this case, you're just an asshole being annoying. And anyways, since when does art necessarily have to make a statement? That's just pretentious nonsense. You don't like it fine, you indirectly insult me and my taste as the 1st person in expect some animosity. Though that smug ...different sense of opinion and aesthetic comment sure was both sincere and profound. And for the record, i support historical preservation too, though what is that really saying?

generally, when i say i "adore" something, i'm pretty much hyping it up. but that's just me. perhaps we lend differing connotations to the word.

for one, i don't care what you say; just as you probably shouldn't really care what i say. secondly, you're right. i wasn't being very constructive, nor was it my intention to be constructive. you posted something on the internet and gave your opinion, i then gave mine. don't be so defensive. it's not like i put your personal work on trial, nor am i an expert, nor does my opinion matter for shit; it's just my opinion.

k-rad. next.

i never said it did. all i said (or at least meant to say) was that i think some graffiti is legitimate art and that some graffiti makes an actual statement, and that i don't see putting some lights on a wall as either of the above.

to be honest, i'm always a little surprised when people get upset about things said on the internet; though i guess i probably should have learned my lesson by now.

well, since that's the way i view it, i suppose it is sincere; though i agree there's nothing profound about it.

well, what i meant when i said that i support historical preservation was that i donate (mostly financially, admittedly) to the historical society and the state museum, as well as helping where i can (again, mostly with money and petition drives) with projects to help save historically significant areas from decay or demolition. i do so because i believe that the tangible and visible links to the past help add to the beauty of my community, as do the revitalization of worn-down areas and the reversal of urban decay.

i want these for my room

How threads work: Someone says they like something. Others are free to say that they don't. The only one doing the insulting is you, so get a thicker skin, or don't start threads.

They were pretty.

Does anyone know the song from the video?

That was interesting. I see no harm in it. The inevitable cleanup is much easier.

I would also like to know the song as well if anyone knows.

That's really cool looking! And knowing LEDs, that'd probably last a while if it didn't rain. Feel sorry for the guy who has to figure out how to get 'em down, though.

The city of chicago basically does this themselves. Michigan avenue is a trip.

It seems the music is Heartbeats by Joze Gonzalez.

[Edited on Mar 02, 2006 by xEuriskox]

one of my alltime faves from a toilet in SF




it's to big to post here but this one used to get a lot of very nasty replies... especially when I did it in seattle



[Edited on Mar 02, 2006 by papawheelie]

Wow. I bet you're the life of the party.

Throwies ... great name and concept. I like 'em.

That picture has been the desktop background image on my computer for months now.

Yay, another way to pollute the environment!

Just to be specific, it's Heartbeats by The Knife, as covered by Jose Gonzalez.