Graffiti
 

Whats everyones views on graffiti?
Some one keeps graffiting my fence with what looks like a stencil saying zone?

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I find it very annoying, someone keeps graffitiing my garage door

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i find it really annoying,cos always was useless at art.:D" Kilroy Was Here". was my limit.

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Mine just say things like "BMP", "oscar" etc, its all just random grafitti, I think some of the school kids are to blame for some of it

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these are what are known as 'tags' and each graffiti artist(if you want to call them that..personally 'pest' is too kind a word) has their own tag.....recognised by other local 'artists'.

I don't like Graffiti.....it is vandalism.

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What ever happened to .....

I waz ere
Here I waz
Waz I ere
Yes I waz :D

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Its not the usual artisitic "tagging" wouldnt mind so much if it was its just mindless vandals with tins of sliver spray paint

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Emzy, even the artistic stuff is vandalism when it defaces someones property.

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Nor me Margaret .. a pet hate. As far as I am concerned 'tis a criminal offence, offending the local community who have paid their taxes to have a decent environment, and private owners who work hard to keep their property looking decent.

They just 1st class pratts .. and would seriously back jail sentences for this 'artistic cr*p' .. :mad:

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Wait for the gits with a tin of car paint, spray 'em back !:mosher:

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If graffiti 'artists' wanted to exhibit their 'work', they should start galleries in their own homes, and if they were as good as they think they are, we would pay to go in and admire it.

Public graffiti is vandalism.

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Funnily enough some graffiti artists do actually spray their own houses with some amazing things :p

The question is whether people are still happy about this, as some people obviously still see it as an eye sore.

I think you should ask permission to spray on someones wall. I imagine some people wouldn't mind if the wall wasn't particularly in view or anything, and the image was actually artistic.

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pmsfl


or


i waz ere
now i'm gone
left my name
to turn you on

:D

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HAHAHAHAHA

but on another note, i think these people should have somewhere to do their Graffiti, it is art when alls said and done, the council should let them build a wall somewhere so they can show off what they can do, and then maybe it will stop one or two of them from doing it where they shouldnt

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:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: :eek:

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you never heard that before? :D

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:D
NO!! but its made me chuckle.:D

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wow thats a novelty coming from me ;)

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in days of old when Moby Dick was a tadpole, Graffiti Artists used to use Chalk, which was nothing more than a damn nuisence.:confused: could be rubbed/washed off,these dickheads now use materials ya can't remove easily.

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Graffiti paint actually comes off easily enough with turps, which I found out during my A level fine art course when I used a lot of the stuff.

I imagine its the other paints thats made for cars and stuff that doesn't come off so easily. Maybe if graffiti paint was easier to get hold of then the kids wouldn't resort to other stuff.

Saying that, you have to be 18 to buy any types of aerosol paint anyway so you can't win.

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You were posh if you used chalk.

That pure white dog dirt, that you don't see anymore, was the preferred tool of many.

I wonder why you don't see it anymore?

I think a certain lady should launch an investigation.

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You wouldn't say that if Banksy left his calling card on your front door step.

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Yes I would.

He may be flavour of the month with the fey fashionistas, but as a long term investment, his work is near worthless.

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Hetty Winthrop reports as requested :D

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Well done.

We'll chalk that one up to you.:D

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Talking about graffiti, what's happened to Jambutty? I've not seen him on here for at least a fortnight.

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He was on 2 days ago - should have gone to Specsavers

Are you another who is over active in the over 18 section? :rolleyes:

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Oh dear....unlike some, I don't spend 24 hours a day on here looking for the opportunity to throw petty insults at respectable members of this forum, such as myself.

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Self praise is no recommendation Tealeaf:D

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I do think a purpose built wall somewhere out of the way would be helpful as it would stop the bast***s spraying my fence. Sick of repainting it

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I have websearched anti-graffiti paint, and it is horrendously expensive.
A more cost effective long term solution would be to replace the fence with chain link metal fencing.

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Or electric, that'll stop them!

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I suspect that would be illegal - and by using spray they don't touch the fence - I don't know whether the jet of spray would transmit the charge to the can holder -- anyway why waste the leccy?

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Would probably still cause problems as graffiti artists don't like it when they spray over each others work, it's disrespectful.

I agree with Garinda over Banksy, he isn't anything particular special and his artwork will lose worth eventually, so it'd be crap to have him spray his half arsed images on your wall.

I have a poster of his work up given to me by a friend, and the actual skill in his work is poor. He doesn't even seem to make an effort to match his stencils up.

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I have just gone out to look at my garage (after hearing what heard like a shaking spray can and seeing school children walking away) to find yet another load of fresh graffiti on my garage door and on the road down the back. I have never painted may garage door since moving in as it seems that people are constantly leaving "their mark" on my garage door so I dont really want to waste my time and money if this is going to ontinue to happen. Before, during lunch and after school there are often groups of children hanging around there smoking, littering and graffiting my garage and fence. I knw that the majority of what is happening is being caused by the pupils form the local school. Should I report this to the school?? or maybe the local bobby?? Is there much point in me doing this, will anything be done?? Or should I just leave it??

Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks all
x

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oooh whats it say em? lol

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I doubt whether reporting it will stop it, and may cause the little lovies:rolleyes: to vengefully do it more.
As you are a tenant you are likely to be responsible for interior redecorating only.
There are special anti graffiti paints which will mean that the graffiti will be easily removed by soap and water (and maybe rain), but I have just googled and found they cost £40 a litre:eek:

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sounds a lot but would save money in the long run??

And i dont think Emzy could leave rude words written on her garage lol

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My recommendation would be to paint the garage door and keep the left over paint. The second anyone puts graffiti on it paint straight over it.

We have a gable end wall that must look like a lovely blank canvas to anyone and there have been spells when we've had graffiti (we're on a walking short cut to Rhyddings) but we immediately paint over anything that happens and I think they get bored.

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Just "tags" and not the best ones at that

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awwww.. coulda been summat good lol

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Once they fill it there wont be room for any more and they will look elsewhere to do it
Looks almost full now

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The problem is that whilst it looks like that it's an open invitation to other people to put graffiti on - it looks uncared for and unloved. If you paint it then it looks like it belongs to someone and if you immediately paint out any new graffiti it sends a clear message to any one who considers it again.

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You could graffiti it yourself with......"all named on this door have teeny tiny penis' "lol or something along them lines....' doubt you will get any new tags on it

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Not sure onm that one, will probably end up getting grief off schoolies!!

Its just annoying, want to paint it so it looks ok but dont want to waste my money :(

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Keep a hosepipe handy and wash the garage door down at school lunchtimes. Any erratic use of the hosepipe will of course be an accident ;)

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It won't be a waste of money. Trust me, once it's done and tidy if anyone puts any graffiti on it again paint straight over it and they will get bored.