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WillowTheWhisp · 04-10-2004, 18:33

If it was commissioned it doesn't qualify as graffiti.

In the infants yard of the old Springhill School a mural was commissioned for one wall in order to brighten up the dull andcrumbling surroundings for the children. This was done with the agreement and support of the teachers and governors.

However, those same teachers and governors would be horrified should a similar mural appear on the wall of the brand new school which doesn't need brightening up in such a way.

The former was a type of art the latter would be classed as vandalism - even if it was artistically better than the first.

There are murals on several walls in Morecambe. They are not graffiti. They are murals.

Perhaps the artist who created the image in your post would be offended if he/she knew that you considered it graffiti.

04-10-2004, 18:33	#37
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" If it was commissioned it doesn't qualify as graffiti. In the infants yard of the old Springhill School a mural was commissioned for one wall in order to brighten up the dull andcrumbling surroundings for the children. This was done with the agreement and support of the teachers and governors. However, those same teachers and governors would be horrified should a similar mural appear on the wall of the brand new school which doesn't need brightening up in such a way. The former was a type of art the latter would be classed as vandalism - even if it was artistically better than the first. There are murals on several walls in Morecambe. They are not graffiti. They are murals. Perhaps the artist who created the image in your post would be offended if he/she knew that you considered it graffiti. __________________