Monday, May 12, 2008

zero tag

i came across a site called zero TAG and, basically, they hate graffiti. for instance, they say: Research shows that graffiti is what happens when good people do nothing. that's interesting. i was under the impression that street art is a legitimate form of expression that exposes a different perspective.

but when i saw this on their site:

i was actually really saddened. i thought a lot of time, planning, scaling, and innate design sense went into that. and it was beautiful.

then they had a list of banned items. like encouraging graffiti:



but, mostly the site was a bunch of strange opinions that seemed very ego-centric (Graffiti, like stealing, is a crime because it steals law-abiding citizens’ right to live in a perfect world. Graffiti is the product of a subculture that believes art and self-expression are more important than order and cleanliness. for example) and typos:


all in all, this pretty much sums up my opinion about graffiti removal:

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