mcster
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October 2007
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Legal vs Illegal Painting Sites., by mcster on Aug 26, 2008 8:48:41 GMT 1, This is a quick question for the artists and art lovers out there - do you prefer being able to paint legally at sites like Cans, or would you rather go out and get up where you want?
To add another, if there were proper sites 'like Cans' available more widely, would you just use those if it meant giving up doing pieces where you aren't supposed to?
Although I love things like Cans, I still get more of a buzz from seeing random street work where it shouldn't be (despite the fact I work on the 'right side' of the law !), but wonder that if the whole 'scene' (I HATE using that word but can't find another) is to continue growing and attracting wider attention, whether legal sites are the way forward?
Any thoughts?
This is a quick question for the artists and art lovers out there - do you prefer being able to paint legally at sites like Cans, or would you rather go out and get up where you want?
To add another, if there were proper sites 'like Cans' available more widely, would you just use those if it meant giving up doing pieces where you aren't supposed to?
Although I love things like Cans, I still get more of a buzz from seeing random street work where it shouldn't be (despite the fact I work on the 'right side' of the law !), but wonder that if the whole 'scene' (I HATE using that word but can't find another) is to continue growing and attracting wider attention, whether legal sites are the way forward?
Any thoughts?
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Legal vs Illegal Painting Sites., by weaver on Aug 26, 2008 9:27:43 GMT 1, This is a quick question for the artists and art lovers out there - do you prefer being able to paint legally at sites like Cans, or would you rather go out and get up where you want? To add another, if there were proper sites 'like Cans' available more widely, would you just use those if it meant giving up doing pieces where you aren't supposed to? Although I love things like Cans, I still get more of a buzz from seeing random street work where it shouldn't be (despite the fact I work on the 'right side' of the law !), but wonder that if the whole 'scene' (I HATE using that word but can't find another) is to continue growing and attracting wider attention, whether legal sites are the way forward? Any thoughts?
This is a quick question for the artists and art lovers out there - do you prefer being able to paint legally at sites like Cans, or would you rather go out and get up where you want? To add another, if there were proper sites 'like Cans' available more widely, would you just use those if it meant giving up doing pieces where you aren't supposed to? Although I love things like Cans, I still get more of a buzz from seeing random street work where it shouldn't be (despite the fact I work on the 'right side' of the law !), but wonder that if the whole 'scene' (I HATE using that word but can't find another) is to continue growing and attracting wider attention, whether legal sites are the way forward? Any thoughts? I have a rough feeling its akin to street skating vs skate parks, both are fun, but one gets quite restrictive quickly, allowing you time to push your boundaries and practice to perfection, whereas street is always changing, presenting new obstacles / oportunities and seldom provides quite as much time and space as you might like. |
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Rene Gagnon
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September 2007
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Legal vs Illegal Painting Sites., by Rene Gagnon on Aug 26, 2008 14:28:46 GMT 1, call me a kid but theres nothing that compares to the feeling you get doing stuff illegally even something as simple as a sticker. for instance yesterday was in boston for the day with the family, partially unbenounced to them as we walked the city i was hitting everything with my stickers, i swear everytime i put one up i got the same feeling i got when i was a kid. i'd love to see video of me and this process i'm sure it's quite comical to watch if you knew what i was doing. clean cut grown man, collared shirt, with family, people all over. i'll spot a location 10 yards in front of me, give a quick look over the shoulder (just a spot check for a cop), drop back a pace or 2 from family pretending to be interested in something, then you see me doing something that looks like someone fondling themselves in their shorts (me pealing the sticker off with one hand) cup sticker in hand, 2nd quick look over the shoulder, slap the sticker. fun for hours..
not that i'm opposed to legal walls, some have worked, some have been disasters IMO. i work on the 'right' side of the law as well, so there technically a lot a stake when i work on the street locally, but in my twisted mind i think i can explain my way out of anything. its also nice not having to explain what things mean all the time. i find a good number of people ask a lot of questions when i work in public, which i love to answer believe me i can't shut up, but some things i think are better left unsaid so pieces can mean different things to different people. i mean how would people respond if i said, "i don't know what it means right now, i just wanted to do it" does the piece lose credibility??
and sometimes the venue puts restrictions on the imagery we can put up, and i think that messes a bit with me. gives me bad feelings of the past when people told me what to paint. on the street in that moment i'm free of peoples critique, i do whatever comes to mind, i don't dwell on it beyond the actual preparation of the work. on a legal wall i find myself processing concept way to much for my liking.
call me a kid but theres nothing that compares to the feeling you get doing stuff illegally even something as simple as a sticker. for instance yesterday was in boston for the day with the family, partially unbenounced to them as we walked the city i was hitting everything with my stickers, i swear everytime i put one up i got the same feeling i got when i was a kid. i'd love to see video of me and this process i'm sure it's quite comical to watch if you knew what i was doing. clean cut grown man, collared shirt, with family, people all over. i'll spot a location 10 yards in front of me, give a quick look over the shoulder (just a spot check for a cop), drop back a pace or 2 from family pretending to be interested in something, then you see me doing something that looks like someone fondling themselves in their shorts (me pealing the sticker off with one hand) cup sticker in hand, 2nd quick look over the shoulder, slap the sticker. fun for hours..
not that i'm opposed to legal walls, some have worked, some have been disasters IMO. i work on the 'right' side of the law as well, so there technically a lot a stake when i work on the street locally, but in my twisted mind i think i can explain my way out of anything. its also nice not having to explain what things mean all the time. i find a good number of people ask a lot of questions when i work in public, which i love to answer believe me i can't shut up, but some things i think are better left unsaid so pieces can mean different things to different people. i mean how would people respond if i said, "i don't know what it means right now, i just wanted to do it" does the piece lose credibility??
and sometimes the venue puts restrictions on the imagery we can put up, and i think that messes a bit with me. gives me bad feelings of the past when people told me what to paint. on the street in that moment i'm free of peoples critique, i do whatever comes to mind, i don't dwell on it beyond the actual preparation of the work. on a legal wall i find myself processing concept way to much for my liking.
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stickee
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June 2008
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Legal vs Illegal Painting Sites., by stickee on Aug 26, 2008 14:33:36 GMT 1, then you see me doing something that looks like someone fondling themselves in their shorts (me pealing the sticker off with one hand) cup sticker in hand, 2nd quick look over the shoulder, slap the sticker. fun for hours..
Agreed, love putting stuff up on the streets
I normally unpeel the stickers at home then stick them on the inside of my coat ready to whip um out quick 
then you see me doing something that looks like someone fondling themselves in their shorts (me pealing the sticker off with one hand) cup sticker in hand, 2nd quick look over the shoulder, slap the sticker. fun for hours.. Agreed, love putting stuff up on the streets I normally unpeel the stickers at home then stick them on the inside of my coat ready to whip um out quick |
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GVD
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April 2007
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Legal vs Illegal Painting Sites., by GVD on Aug 26, 2008 14:46:56 GMT 1, Doing illigal stuff is fun and gives a rush. I never did any legal walls before .
Doing illigal stuff is fun and gives a rush. I never did any legal walls before . |
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