Graffiti problem downtown??

[metro]

i look at it like a cause and effect relationship. the government takes money from us and puts it in their pocket. they dont put the money into the community to fund schools..or anything. so basically what i do. is use my tax dollars to paint over my graffiti. i see it differently i guess...

I agree Karried, I can understand where the dude is coming from and needs an outlet for his art, but lines like the one you quoted as well as the one above just make me have no sympathy. Man, total IGNORANCE. Cier, you CHOOSE to be a part of the PROBLEM and not part of the SOLUTION. I totally disagree that the government does not fund schools, roads, etc. Is the government perfect and make mistakes, yes, just like you and I do. Maybe you'd see better results from the government if there wasn't people like you that they had to go and spend unnecessary money to fix people's illegal behavior. Jails, repainting graffiti'd walls, county services, vandalism, etc. are all unnecessary costs a government should NOT have but there will always be people like you who will keep the government in business of wasting money. I like your art, but you need to be less IGNORANT and have a better perspective and take pride in OUR CITY! How about I graffiti your house with my name, just so I can see my name??

Where on SW 29th is your work?

[cier]

good point metro...


29th and agnew

[MadMonk]

I was actually pulling for you until this line. We own a business. You would vandalize our property just so you can see your name?

That's not cool.

I agree. Cier, by creating "unauthorized" works, you're taking your artform, which has the capacity to be admired (along with those who create it), and turning it into something to be despised, in effect shooting yourself in the foot. But, I'm glad you're working on keeping it legal.

BTW, I thought you were supposed to be in jail today?!? Where are you posting from?

[cier]

i was supposed to go to jail today. or i thought. instead of 3 months they are now trying to give me 9 months. so my lawyer got it continued until next month.

i will do jail time over this
and i know what i do is illegal


im sorry if i have ever painted anyones building on here

and i am trying to keep it legal. as long as i can push it in that direction. im sure ill be okay...

[smacketyanne]

With all the construction and renovation going on around town maybe some of these developers or business owners can put these artists to work. Murals are very popular and great advertising. It's a win-win situation. Maybe I can have someone paint the side of my garage so that when I go in the backyard it looks like I'm at the beach instead.

[smacketyanne]

Cier, I still don't understand the need to see your name everywhere, especially if you want to call yourself an artist. My children can spell their names, they're not allowed to write it on the wall though. I'm sure that most people would welcome a piece of artwork on their building if you just asked them. They would probably OFFER to pay you something for your time and talent as well.

[MadMonk]

With a new laser-based graffiti system you can now tag a whole skyscraper (with no cleanup involved).
Skyscraper Laser Graffiti

[oumoodman85]

I agree with many of the previous posts...but also happen to admire the "artistic" graffiti...meaning the non-gang related tags being sprayed on public areas (namely under bridges etc.).

Having spent substantial time in NYC, there are some amazing graffiti artists there. And recently I too have noticed the proliferation of such in OKC. I really don't mind it as long as its "true" graffiti art, and not defacing private property. I actually think the presence of such enhances the image of OKC to some degree--gives us some extra urban/modern appeal.

[Rage 2.0]

I remeber reading that it was a bunch of Tulsa teen groups doing the graffiti in OKC and then some OKC groups up in Tulsa...

[AFCM]

I can write my name in the snow, but I'm not going to do it on someone else's property. I figure, if that person hasn't disrupted their patch of snow yet, maybe they want it that way. Not cool, Cier.

BTW, I see I'm a little late on this discussion. You can all thank Metro for bringing it my attention, though.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Threads like this make me want to change my stance on public beatings.

[metro]

just a few years ago were'nt the headlines reading public "canings in Singapore". Perhaps we should send him a one way ticket to Singapore and let him try to graffiti there?