I realize there's a fine line between graffiti art and tagging, but I think this crosses it. These "Nosey 42" tags were all along the barrier separating the parking area from the park proper:
I love the 42s, but I'd like them attached to something more than just the signature tag. *Sad*
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I actually laughed when I saw them. I know they are graffiti, but it reminded me of the saying "Nosy Parker." Don't know where that originated, but it's what it reminded me of.
ReplyDeletelol well, he is sticking his "nosey" in the public space ;) but providing nothing this time but his name.
DeleteYeah, most graffiti is damage, but I still never tire of looking at it. It is communication after all, whatever one might think of it. It´s a bit like giving money to beggars, reading graffiti.
ReplyDeleteI think of graffiti as advertising at the public expense. If they give the public some art at the same time, I'm satisfied. This, though, was tag after tag, covering all the surfaces, with no artistic element at all. As if all you got for your money was the signature of the artist. And an autograph alone, covering the public space in a natural setting? I find that irritating. The beggar analogy is apt, but I don't want to encounter the same beggar everywhere my eye rests. :(
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