Graffiti or Art? by junge1
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Normally, something like this is considered graffiti, but not here in Skagway, Alaska. For decades, visiting passenger liners left their calling card in the form of these rock paintings along the pier. Its actually pretty interesting and informative.
This picture was taken on 28 May 2009.
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Comments (35)
Thats COOOL...COULD YOU PAINT RENDEROSITY ;-)
My policy is anything done on a natural structure is graffiti and anything done on a manmade structure is art.
I like it. Looks rather professional and thank goodness non-gang related. This makes a fun zoom to go in and look all around.
Art..as long as there is no paint-up of "Palin 2012" on it!..then its garbage!
Have to agree withdashboard_jehovah about Palin. Interesting artwork and it seems there's a bit of respect by the artists and other's work
great capture...
At first I thought this was that big cliff face we saw near Lake Chelan, and I thought, "we didn't stop ... how did he get that picture?" I guess painting on a rock wall like that is irresistable. I think it's fun!
In Hawaii, people leave rock graffiti, they write their names with rocks the find; it's all over the place. It's everywhere, just today I was walking and saw the amazing stuff WAY up on an old abandoned building--I have NO idea how they got up there, and couldn't find a way in to check it out. Takes some kind of ingenuity to make it happen.
Awesome and very interesting capture!!!
i guess so a lot of destinys written here.
A fine line for many I guess. I've photographed railroad graffiti for years and there are some other terms as well, such as "tagging," the mindless scrawl or initials slapped on a lot of cars at the same time. To me, that is vandalism. Serious graffiti artists usually cover all identifying marks with plastic and tape, complete their work, photograph their work, then remove the coverings so all numbers are visible. Such art, unless inflammatory, is seldom removed by the railroads and I have countless examples of excellent work. Not all artists, even though they deserve the term "artist" are thoughtful of the need for railroads to identify their equipment. Much research indicates that railroad graffiti began with railroad employees, and certainly much of it today is still being done by them.
smile - agree with Magik - ;) cool shot
Excellent capture my friend.
Very interesting capture!
I don't think there can be a blanket statement on what is graffiti or art, or even that all graffiti is bad. Some ancient graffiti gives us a valuable window to the past. Of course, it's bad for the shop owner or city that has to pay to get it cleaned up. Great capture!
If the locals are not offended it is art and history! Either way nice catch on your part Sig!
Most interesting!!
yuck!
very interesting picture!!!
I think it's art!
wonderful!wonderful!wonderful!super cool and fantastic capture!
I would like to see that in person! Very interesting for the tourists :)
In my opinion, this is only a form of incivility... can not be disfigure the beauty of nature in this way!
Shining work.
Very cool picture!!
Both...
Bravo! This is a very beautiful image. Remarkable job. This picture very much has liked to me. Five stars!
Soberba captura meu amigo, excelente, aplausos (5)
I feel that unless requested by a property owner, it is graffiti and any thing natural like this the same.people do far worse however
I see it as both....!!