an e-book by OUTSIDE ART IS GRAFFITI ART?

The aerosol paint can is science's contribution to the ancient art of public defacement, and the vacant-minded or vicious are taking to it in ever-increasing numbers -- gleefully spraying their names, initials, class numerals and favorite biological functions over national monuments and natural wonders. The taxpayers' bill for cleaning up after them is getting higher all the time. From The Spoilers Jul. 3, 1964

OR…

“The people who run our cities don’t understand graffiti because they think nothing has the right to exist unless it makes a profit... The people who truly deface our neighborhoods are the companies that scrawl giant slogans across buildings and buses trying to make us feel inadequate unless we buy their stuff… Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours, it belongs to you, it’s yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head..” ― Banksy

GRAFFITI DOESN’T ALWAYS INVOLVE A SPRAY CAN…

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“The greatest cr imes in the world are not

committed by people breaking the rules

but by people fol lowing the rules. I t 's people who fol low orders that drop

bombs and massacre v i l lages”

“Graf fit i is one of the few

tools you have if you have

almost nothing.

And even if you don't come

up with a picture to cure

world poverty you can

make someone smile while

they're having a piss.”

Banging Your Head Against

a Brick Wall

“A wall is a very big weapon.

It 's one of the nastiest things

you can hit someone with.”

Banging Your Head Against a

Brick Wall

BANKSY SAYS…

I THINK…

IN THE BRIEF ANNALS OF STREET-ART HISTORY, GRAFFITI RANKS AS SOMETHING LIKE CAVE

PAINTING--A FIRST GESTURE, RECOGNIZED FOR ITS PRIMAL INTUITION THAT PUBLIC SPACE IS UP FOR

GRABS--AND HAS, IN THE PAST FOUR OR SO YEARS, BEEN OVERTAKEN BY A HOST OF NEW PRACTICES:

WHEAT-PASTED POSTERS, ADHESIVE STICKERS WITH ODDBALL IMAGES ON THEM, ELABORATELY

STENCILED IMAGES AND EVEN THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS. AND LIKE MANY THINGS THAT START BELOW THE ESTABLISHMENT'S RADAR, IT HAS CAUGHT THE EYE OF THE MAINSTREAM AND IS

EDGING INTO THE GALLERIES. FROM TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS

BY RICHARD LACAYO OCT. 24, 2005

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