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Miami's Street Art
Topic Started: Aug 13 2009, 07:26 PM (141 Views)
DamnCranky666	Aug 13 2009, 07:26 PM Post #1
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Still hunting down the eye candy in this city before it all disappears.



DamnCranky666	Aug 13 2009, 07:29 PM Post #2
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Here are a few more shots . . . Here's one of my favorite pictures of this morning's trip:



Bryan_M	Aug 13 2009, 07:33 PM Post #3
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,481 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thats cool!! a guy here in pittsburgh got busted doing graffitti............they looked for him for years i guess. they finally got him, and he got 7 years in jail, and has to pay 250,000 dollars in restitution!!!!!!!!..............i think its bullshit! ill find some pics of his stuff, it was nice! bryan



DamnCranky666	Aug 13 2009, 07:34 PM Post #4
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	A few more . . .



DamnCranky666	Aug 13 2009, 07:35 PM Post #5
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Some cities don't have the tolerance for it, then again, some cities are so far gone any art is welcomed.



Bryan_M	Aug 13 2009, 07:35 PM Post #6
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,481 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	I love graffitti!.....well, the nicely done stuff anyways!..........it looks cool bryan



DamnCranky666	Aug 13 2009, 07:49 PM Post #7
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	I spent most of the day today hunting some of it down and had a blast, although it was pretty hellishly hot out there . . . Here are a few more pieces . . . I'd like to do a book of these one day, although it's quickly become not an original idea . . .



DamnCranky666	Aug 13 2009, 08:10 PM Post #8
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Sure, some more . . . Just to give you an idea of how rotten real estate is here: the apartment on the above picture to the left is brand new and it has been empty for a few months. Nobody is moving hin!



khamilton	Aug 14 2009, 09:59 AM Post #9
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,229 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	I'm really torn on the Griffiti issue. On one hand there are some really well done, artistic pieces out there....but on the other hand I can't quite get around the fact that it's vandalism. (These ARE some really colorful examples, though, and they ARE nice to look at) Thanks for posting, V.



DamnCranky666	Aug 14 2009, 10:05 AM Post #10
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,957 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Thanks, buddy. I understand the issue for a lot of people. I have to say that this kind of grafitti has evolved closer to mular painting than anything else. I can't stand the tagging that goes on between rival gangs on a wall. In this part of Miami, since so many buildings are abandoned, they have a program for painting murals on walls . . .



khamilton	Aug 14 2009, 01:24 PM Post #11
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,229 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	DamnCranky666 Aug 14 2009, 10:05 AM In this part of Miami, since so many buildings are abandoned, they have a program for painting murals on walls . . . Now THAT's a whole other deal. And as I said, there's some really good loking stuff in your photos.



armyofchuckness	Aug 14 2009, 02:52 PM Post #12
Duke of Detritus Posts: 2,115 Group: Members Member #899 Joined: February 5, 2008	Those are really cool, V. Thanks for posting!



Mike	Oct 30 2009, 08:28 PM Post #13
Member Posts: 355 Group: Members Member #535 Joined: December 16, 2006	I LOVE grafitti art! It's slim pickin's up here, but when a train rolls by, I could sit for hours admiring some of the graffiti.



Mercman	Oct 31 2009, 01:37 AM Post #14
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,708 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: November 25, 2006	khamilton Aug 14 2009, 09:59 AM I'm really torn on the Griffiti issue. On one hand there are some really well done, artistic pieces out there....but on the other hand I can't quite get around the fact that it's vandalism. (These ARE some really colorful examples, though, and they ARE nice to look at) Thanks for posting, V. Gotta agree with Ken, also the tagging is bad news. Even here in Fargo, nothing is safe.



JBucci	Oct 31 2009, 03:11 PM Post #15
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #1,231 Joined: May 4, 2009	Great shots Cranky, thanks for sharing. Street Art and graffiti. or tagging, are two different things. The street art thats in Crankys pictures took time to create. I'm sure the artist had to stand on a ladder to paint. Tagging is done quickly so as to not get caught. Here in my town we have a bad problem with taggers. Every day on my way to work I see fresh graffiti from the night before. everything gets taged, windows, sidewalks, trees, walls, signs, Etc. The other day I caught some kid tagging the sidewalk right in front of my apartment. I yelled at him and He ran like a puppy with his tail between his legs. Jim



Mike	Oct 31 2009, 10:35 PM Post #16
Member Posts: 355 Group: Members Member #535 Joined: December 16, 2006	I will agree that "tagging" isn't appreciated. What I do love are the big murals/pictures whatever that require talent to create. It's not like they can erase it and redo it on the fly either.



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