Graffiti or street art?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382036)
Rockingham, Australia
February 12, 2020 5:43pm CST
We saw very little graffiti in Nepal while we were visiting. Rubbish and litter was another matter.
Of course, graffiti has gained a new respectability with being renamed ‘street art’. I wonder if there is a distinction between them. I guess maybe there is.
The boy in the bottom left corner was quite near our hotel in Kathmandu while the other three were all on the one wall down a laneway in Pokhara. I particularly like the little boy. Some of these artists are so talented.
It’s going to be a hot day here. I’ve washed half the clothing that we wore in Nepal and they’ll all be put away ready for our own cold weather when it comes.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
13 Feb 20
@JudyEv Give me a break Judy A few days in Nepal and you are at a loss why you do not know who they are?
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 20
@allknowing Haha. I should have asked someone, shouldn't I?
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Feb 20
We have the so called street artists that paint the big walls of usually government offices and public schools. That is much better than the rascals who spray paint the walls with nonsense graffiti.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Feb 20
@JudyEv maybe the difference are the painters? Murals here are done by artists. So I don't know what a street art is.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 20
@Alexandoy Maybe they all blur into one. I guess the town murals are more like scenes rather than a single item or whatever. This one was in Tasmania.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 20
Street art has become quite popular all over the world! How fascinating!
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Feb 20
@JudyEv Those would be some great books to look through. I am completely awed by how great some of the street art is.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 20
@moffittjc It's our eldest's birthday soon and we picked up a copy of Banksy's Wall and Piece. I'd forgotten we had it. I think we picked it up at a rubbish tip in a room where they sell anything saleable. I hope he doesn't already have a copy. We also brought him back a scarf from Nepal.
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@rebelann (117223)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Feb 20
I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder.
I really don't understand why this kind of thing tolerated. I guess I just don't get why everyone has to be forced to see this kind of art. The same goes for overly loud music, why do I have to listen to music I don't like just because someone has his stereo blaring.
Talent is also in the eye of the beholder, I'll never get Picasso, I don't like that kind of art.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
20 Apr 20
I agree with it being art.a !it of effort went I to those works
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@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
13 Feb 20
@judyev I'm not so keen on street art - it may be cleverly done but I prefer my public spaces to be left neutral and I find it presumptuous that practitioners assume everyone wants to see their work. It's akin to politicians sticking up posters of their ugly mugs on lampposts at election time. However it is definitely not graffiti since the word graffiti come from the Greek grapho, I write.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 20
I take your point but some massive brick walls can be pretty 'dominating' if left as they are.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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16 Feb 20
Graffiti is unauthorized defacing of property. Street art is trying to beautify your environment by painting a picture with the approval of the city council. The upper photo to the left looks like the kind of graffiti I see in the U.S.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
13 Feb 20
@JudyEv yes they got a talent, but it's a great talent
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
13 Feb 20
I think that graffiti has come a long way from what it once was. Those people doing a lot of it have some amazing talent and then there are some that are pretty bad I have to admit!
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 20
In Australia, I think they virtually gave up trying to stamp it out.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Feb 20
That would be considered street art.
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@BloggerDi (3121)
• United States
13 Feb 20
Wow, I'm impressed! Thanks for sharing the great photos!
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