As I've come across different people in my years of the Graff game everyone seems to have a different opion as to what graffiti means to them. Is it art? Vandalism? Or just an outlet that helps you escape your mind without having to invole anyone else.
Freedom to write what I want and not be censored, also its fun but what started out for me as something I was interested in doing but sometime for me when going through some tough times I can open up on the street and in that sense its more than just a fancy piece for me now. Excuse me if thats a bit deep but graff means a few things to me not just gettin up for all the other writers to see at this time in my life. Graff can touch the ordinary person who aint even done a tag in the street and it can just be words on a wall not as I said a fancy piece. But thats me.
Bombing Science did an interview with King157 and they asked him what his influences were and he said he just really likes to do girl characters.
Well Juxtapose Magazine did call him the "Whole Car King" And, I must be the benching "King" by now.... besides he is my awesome friend.
For me it's just fun and I like the act of puting my name up everywhere. It's also kind of an addiction... Even if I want to stop I ccan't. And I like the feeling of seeing my work and knowing that I did it.
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graffiti like anything else when put in a question like this, your question can be apllied to litarally ANYTHING, music, dance, art, academia etc etc. graffiti can mean to a person just a simple intrest, a strong form of expression, an escape, addiction, a will to live or a lifestyle. id just say that as much graffiti is an art, theres a vital element of vandal to it, and thats what is unique abt it. it aint graffiti if it aint on a wall or in a spot. not all spots are legal and while its not up its just a nice sketch.
Ok. I've got respect so I'm trusting there's a reason why you think that. But how are they the same thing?
graffiti to me used to be a way to fit in and avoid all the drama in regular life now i am on a disability check and take medicine that prevents me from doing anything positive with graffiti most of my friends dont even want to hang out with me.I was so high that i woke up and i was with these dudes and they jumped me.i blacked out for the first time that day and im still hurting from that.but really i still look up to graffiti writers and all the shit they do i just wanna wake up and be doing a badass graffiti piece and i saw it as a way to get with girls.
no reason. just joking. but for argument's sake, it is art, and it's in the streets... it's just the terminology that limits us