Graffiti/Street Art in Collingwood, Australia

@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 17

I agree. There should be special areas put aside for such work.

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topffer

@topffer (42155)

• France

8 Jan 17

It would be no more graffiti but painted walls. Many graffiti are a real nuisance, real street art is more rare, and is not a problem.

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Shadi

@Madshadi (8840)

• Brussels, Belgium

8 Jan 17

@topffer it would be the same. Painted walls or graffiti, however you'd like to call it, is a paint on walls. The only difference is that it would be more organised and not random. I wouldn't call it a problem, but it would be more appropriate to have graffiti in special places and not anywhere.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

24 Jun 18

@JudyEv love to walk about Jerusalem and look at the talent people have that have made art on buildings and the ground. I like

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jun 18

So they have painted walls there too?

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jun 18

@Hannihar I don't know how they do such huge paintings without getting them out of perspective.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

26 Jun 18

@JudyEv Yes and I love what they do. There are very talented people here.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

8 Jan 17

I do enjoy a lot of street art. I have a Banksy mouse mat for my computer based on some of his street art in the UK

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

10 Jan 17

@JudyEv he is an interesting artist, a figure bordering on legend due to his anonymity

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 17

Our son talks about Banksy. I think he has a book of his work or whatever.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56354)

• Canada

8 Jan 17

I do like street art, but am not too keen on the graffiti, I prefer the scenes that artists do on walls.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56354)

• Canada

8 Jan 17

@JudyEv Some of the older brick buildings in the city near us have street art on them, but they depict a scene from the time period from which the building was first built, and I find those so fascinating.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 17

@Juliaacv That would be lovely. Some of our older towns have scenes from bygone years on them too.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 17

Some are very clever. Sometimes they incorporate fixtures into the actual painting.

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

19 Jan 17

I like some of the street art/graffiti, but not all of it , I was unable to view the slide show...will try again later...

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jan 17

Sorry about the slideshow. I wonder why that is?

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

20 Jan 17

@JudyEv. I don't know but I searched and found it on youtube and watched it there ... there is some really nice designs out there...

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

8 Jan 17

I love graffiti, there are alleys in Toronto that are full of them. Not much where I live but even the play areas for our kids put up walls just for graffiti. Those are full...Your show was awesome, it looks like you have one who did a lot of them. If I'm in the country and hear a train coming I will slow down and watch it go by, the graffiti on the trains make me smile.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 17

Our son doesn't paint but he knows a lot of the painters and all about them. It is a whole new world with its own jargon and subculture.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

8 Jan 17

@JudyEv My youngest son is an artist and although I don't think he has added graffiti to Toronto, I do have an awesome photo of him sitting by some Toronto graffiti.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

@PainsOnSlate That's a great photo. Love the hat. :)

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allen0187

@allen0187 (59828)

• Philippines

8 Jan 17

Thanks for sharing this video. I love graffiti and street art. I have gone around cities here in Metro Manila to take photographs of street art. Hope to write posts here and put the photos as well.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (59828)

• Philippines

9 Jan 17

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 17

I know some here really enjoy seeing images such as these so I thought I'd put them up for general enjoyment - or otherwise!

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Jan 17

I'm not a fan of that kind of 'art' but there does seem to be a lot of it around here as well. Law enforcement here calls it tagging and it's illegal.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Jan 17

You are right about that @JudyEv but here I haven't seen anything that looks remotely like art, most are just plain stupid scribbles made by gangs.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

There is quite a bit of controversy about it that's for sure. It seems impossible to stop it though so perhaps they need to think outside the square and come to some compromise.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

9 Jan 17

I do enjoy well done street art. It is tagging that annoys me. Tagging graffiti onto something is just vandalism, and often related to gangs.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

9 Jan 17

@CoralLevang I saw that.

We were twins in a former life; I'm sure of it.

@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

I think there is a lot of tagging over there too.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45490)

• United States

8 Jan 17

If the gangs who do this in the cities put that much effort into good things there would be no more gangs.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45490)

• United States

9 Jan 17

@JudyEv Of course it won't happen....but like others I can dream....

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

That's very true but I guess it's not gonna happen.

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Jan 17

some I really like, not so much the ones that are all words though, I can never tell what they are trying to say!

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

I can never work out the words either. I don't even bother to try any more.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

10 Jan 17

I love graffiti even the 'dark' kind - it always has a story to tell

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

10 Jan 17

@JudyEv ha ha you must took to the dark side

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 17

Do you think so? I'm never able to 'read' it.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Jan 17

I've seen some good graffiti here as well. Those were very good.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Jan 17

@JudyEv I did.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 17

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing them.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43645)

• Denver, Colorado

8 Jan 17

I like street art. I think those guys are really talented.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

I wonder how they can do such large scale works (the 'picture' ones) and not get them out of perspective.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

8 Jan 17

I am sorry, but I do not like graffiti at all. Many who like to cover the walls and monuments with graffiti are too many time not respectful and they ruin some great works with their markers.

Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

9 Jan 17

@JudyEv Most monuments in Italian cities are covered by graffiti, it's a shame. This costs hundred of thousands of dollars every year to the Italian State to clean them.

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@JudyEv (382348)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 17

That is certainly true. I could easily live without seeing any but we had the photos and I thought some of the folk here might like to see it.

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