I was very interested in Bojorquez's interpretation and history of tagging. I have always been attracted to that style of art work. I once heard that in New York your street respect would grow based on the places you tagged. The harder and more difficult places to reach were more renowned in the graffiti world. This idea of environmental art where the journey of getting to the canvas is just as important as the art itself is wonderful. When ever I see a tag on a high up building or on the free way I wonder, "How did that artist get their? Was it in the dead of night? did they have to fight of a rival artist or run from the police?" The history and story of the artist can be seen in the tag.
"Chaz' also talks about the marketing world being a form of Graffiti. Who has the right to post what billboard goes where, and what words reach out at us. Of course it is how much money you pay. And maybe one day Graffiti will be more respected as a whole by society. But I wonder if that's a good thing for the art work? If you take away its desperation, the rebellion, and the thrill of the tag, will it mean the same thing?
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