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Contents 1 Excessive Prominence for US Graffiti 2 Graffiti Art 3 Graffiti pics from different places 4 Criticism? 5 Tags != Graffiti

[edit] Excessive Prominence for US Graffiti

Graffiti is global. Why is the usa dealt with in a different section from the rest of the world. have tagged as global.Peas & Luv (talk) 05:22, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Why is the usa dealt with in a different section from the rest of the world It's not. No such section ever existed. There's a section about the historical connection to hip hop which is mostly about New York, because that is where that connection originated (though even this includes stuff on the spread of graffiti culture). Then there's a section on Global Developments. Then there's a global Government Responses section. I don't understand how you can object to coverage of the connection of graffiti to hip hop on the grounds that it is US-centric... 86.44.26.18 (talk) 21:35, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

This article needs completely rebuilding to take out the cultural bias towards graffiti as an element of hip hop culture, and concomitant US focus. Earthlyreason (talk) 10:49, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Graffiti Art

There seems to be a lack of concrete evidence of graffiti as legitimate art. There is a section but I feel this should be expanded upon. I plan on doing this, any help would be very much appreciated. Tjwinkelman 22:41, 23 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjwinkelman (talk • contribs)

     'Legitimate Art'... what's that? 01:45, 5 May 2009 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.101.131.155 (talk)   

I feel this site http://www.graffiti.org/faq/tobin.html has good information on graffiti and graffiti as art. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjwinkelman (talk • contribs) 22:47, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Graffiti pics from different places

I made a blog where I plan to publish photos of graffiti i make in different parts of the world (mostly Europe, though).

http://magicwallz.blogspot.com/

Regards, Graffiti Collector —Preceding unsigned comment added by Graffiticollector (talk • contribs) 17:02, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

NorthWest Graffiti : http://nwgraffiti.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thewalker09 (talk • contribs) 23:58, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough, but I doubt the article would benefit from an influx of images even to illustrate different styles in geographic or temporal terms; remembering that we are meant to be an encyclopedia, not an indiscriminate collection of information, and it surely would be preferable for qualified commentators to refer to these various manifestations such that those images would then become worthy of note here as aids to the educative process we are trying to achieve. Sorry if I seem aged and stuffy, but we *are* supposed to be providing an educational resource here. Rodhullandemu 00:09, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism?

We should have a criticism section. This article reads too much like a free leftist weekly. I hate the intrusion of graffiti, and I know there are published articles that agree. Once I get some time I'll add this section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.102.197 (talk) 03:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

There is a school of thought that criticism sections are inherently pushing a point of view; however, there seems to be ample commentary in the article as to the social (un)acceptability of graffiti, and I wouldn't expect to see Brian Sewell or his ilk commenting on the artistic merits of graffiti; certainly, artists such as Banksy have been praised for their imagination, but he is sui generis, in my view. The problem we have as an encyclopedia is that modern graffiti hasn't really attracted much academic attention. }Rodhullandemu 00:15, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Tags != Graffiti

Tags are not graffitis. I'm right, you're wrong. 85.4.245.68 (talk) 14:25, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

How do we know of the distinction between "tags" and "graffiti?" Bus stop (talk) 14:47, 20 October 2009 (UTC)