Graffiti around the city

lalapopcicle · 26-03-2009, 15:46

Just wondering what people thought about Graffiti in and around the city, a work of art or destructive?

also, opinions of art culture in sheffield in general? do many of you visit exhibitions and galleries?

salmonbones · 26-03-2009, 15:47

Some people say the most graffiti happens at early hours of the morning

3:15 to be precise.

biotechpete · 26-03-2009, 15:49

Depends what and where the graffiti is. But one man's art is another's vandalism. As for culture, well, is there even more than one gallery?

lalapopcicle · 26-03-2009, 16:00

there's millenium galleries, and a VERY small gallery in weston park... not sure if there is any smaller galleries scattered around?

is there any graffiti you've seen that looks good?

Kidorry · 26-03-2009, 16:01

Don`t forget the Graves art gallery on Surrey St.

biotechpete · 26-03-2009, 16:09

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Originally Posted by lalapopcicle

there's millenium galleries, and a VERY small gallery in weston park... not sure if there is any smaller galleries scattered around?

is there any graffiti you've seen that looks good?

Not in Sheffield that I can think of.

theripsaw · 26-03-2009, 16:12

This has been done to death.....

Fogey · 26-03-2009, 17:39

Graffiti is vandalism, if you paint on someone elses property it doesn't matter how good a painting it is its still vandalism.

Sheffields Art Culture needs to expand to include some of the bigger crowd pullers, - Bodyworlds by Gunther Von Hagen, works by major artists. What we have is good but we need more.

hitch_1980 · 26-03-2009, 17:48

For me Graffiti has 2 forms.....destructive and constructive,.......the graffitti on the rutland arms is good.....the tags you get are basic and very crude.....

jezzyjj · 07-08-2009, 00:18

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Originally Posted by salmonbones

Some people say the most graffiti happens at early hours of the morning

3:15 to be precise.

Could be afternoon as only 03.15 is definitely morning!

carbooter10 · 07-08-2009, 08:38

Sheffield use to be the graffiti capital of the uk , unfortunatly most of the real graffiti artists are too old now for graffiti it seems , these days it appears more tagging and vandalism than art

jeenz · 07-08-2009, 10:40

i dont realy understand how you can get pleasure out of tagging your name on a wall ..however graffiti full of images and none vulgar words often brighten up less attractive areas in sheffield.

boutiquechoc · 07-08-2009, 11:33

I am in support of real arty graff but not tagging. Tagging looks a mess, real graffiti looks good.

3:15 got sentenced for his vandalism btw.

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Originally Posted by jeenz

i dont realy understand how you can get pleasure out of tagging your name on a wall ..however graffiti full of images and none vulgar words often brighten up less attractive areas in sheffield.

I agree, good works of art done with spraypaint look great.