Obwon wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:38:49 -0500, Ron Hunter <rphunter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> Jim Waggener wrote:
>>> "Pylon" <pylon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> news:wV%Lh.57$tn2.41@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Here is something you don't see every day. This large building in
Queens
>>>> is totally covered in graffiti. Much of it is quite impressive. It's
>>>> visible
>>>> from the 7 train.
>>>>
>>>>
http://fraudwasteabuse.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/amazing-graffiti-covered-building-5-pointz-in-new-york-city/
>>>
>>> thats pretty wild. cool paintjob
>>>
>>>
>> Not graffiti, it's 'urban art'.
>
> Yeah, most NeoCon's learn that "Art" has a frame
> and hangs on a wall. So they believe that nothing
> else can be art. Hahaha... It's simple for them; it
> doesn't have a frame so it can't be art.
>
> Anyway, I like to think of it more as "paint sculpture"
> and it looks great outdoors.
>
>
I also find 'train art' to be fascinating. Imagine, both a canvass, and
automatic distribution so the art can be enjoyed by millions. Of
course, some of it is pretty awful, but much of it is really impressive.
Given that the artist has to work quickly, and takes a risk of
prosecution, it is an expression one must have a strong motivation to
express.
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