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WillowTheWhisp · 02-10-2004, 07:27

Maybe you just missed the point that worries most people. This isn't a case of allowing children to use spray paint in designated areas on a permanent basis. (In fact I wonder how they could work that because once something is painted it's painted so would they then encourage someone else to paint over it which could result in the first 'artist' resenting the fact that their masterpiece has been ruined?)

The idea of a half term course is all very well but we are concerned about afterwards - where are they subsequently going to use these new found skills? It sounds like a problem in the making ie teaching children that it's OK to use graffiti so long as you've been on a course.

The only subsequent 'blank canvasses' they are going to find will be our walls and I don't care how artisticly aesthetic it is I do not want it on my walls nor do I wish to see it plastered all over town. I'm sure they could learn something far more useful.

02-10-2004, 07:27	#11
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1060	Re: "The Art of Graffitti Writing" Maybe you just missed the point that worries most people. This isn't a case of allowing children to use spray paint in designated areas on a permanent basis. (In fact I wonder how they could work that because once something is painted it's painted so would they then encourage someone else to paint over it which could result in the first 'artist' resenting the fact that their masterpiece has been ruined?) The idea of a half term course is all very well but we are concerned about afterwards - where are they subsequently going to use these new found skills? It sounds like a problem in the making ie teaching children that it's OK to use graffiti so long as you've been on a course. The only subsequent 'blank canvasses' they are going to find will be our walls and I don't care how artisticly aesthetic it is I do not want it on my walls nor do I wish to see it plastered all over town. I'm sure they could learn something far more useful. __________________