| Street Art - South West England and some further afield Posted by grahame at 05:13, 14th April 2026 |     |
I don't remember a great deal of street art in my youth - but these days it's quite common - I suspect because of the none-fade properties of modern materials in bright sunlight
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| Re: Street Art - South West England and some further afield Posted by Bob_Blakey at 08:07, 14th April 2026 | |
Street Art or Grafitti or Criminal Damage? My view is that to be Street Art the daubing has to have a degree of artistic merit and, for example, I reckon Picture 7 is completely lacking in this.
Also the paint should only have been applied with the express permission of the property owner.
And where do you draw the line concerning images which some people would regard as offensive?
| Re: Street Art - South West England and some further afield Posted by grahame at 08:19, 14th April 2026 | |
Street Art or Grafitti or Criminal Damage? My view is that to be Street Art the daubing has to have a degree of artistic merit and, for example, I reckon Picture 7 is completely lacking in this.
Also the paint should only have been applied with the express permission of the property owner.
And where do you draw the line concerning images which some people would regard as offensive?
Also the paint should only have been applied with the express permission of the property owner.
And where do you draw the line concerning images which some people would regard as offensive?
I would agree with you that permission needs to be sought and gained first which I believe to be the case in almost all of these examples.
As you specifically selected, I believe that no.7 may be the exception in this set. I had my doubts about including that one in this thread. "Art" is in the eye of the beholder, and I would be inclined to suggest - as a first suggestion - that the property owner be the best placed to initially make that call.
| Re: Street Art - South West England and some further afield Posted by Witham Bobby at 08:50, 14th April 2026 | |
I wouldn't want to sit anywheere with Bill Clinton looking over my shoulder
