Gallery of Graffti Removals

by gaws • 2 years ago

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thih9• 2 years ago

The info tab covers the “what”:

Graffitiremovals is the largest submission-based image archive of removed graffiti around the world.

I’m interested in “why”, i.e.: why build a website for that. I’m assuming that’s up to the viewer; perhaps someone has more context - in this case please add.

SeriousM• 2 years ago

I'm curious too. Are they proud that people spent time removing the art? Are they sad it gets removed? Want to show how bad they do their job? Or is that just another kind of art?

sixonesixo• 2 years ago

this is it, i feel it's just a different kind of art. if you look closely every one has a different method to cover graffiti and they are actually making art even if they don't know it. they have their own flair, taste. they don't do a perfect job so it's like a different kind of graffiti in itself

klyrs• 2 years ago

This is art

probably_wrong• 2 years ago

The author of the website is linked to a book called "The death of graffiti" (available online, in German [1]), a collection of essays on graffiti (its perception, culture, history, commercialization, etc).

I guess this website was intended as a companion art piece for the book, but which one came first I couldn't say.

[1] https://menetekel.org/

throwaway125636• 2 years ago

I wonder if graffiti critique is a thing. Like art (or anything), most graffiti is unremarkable, boring, badly done and forgettable. But even a tag can be well done, fun or interesting in other ways.

Sil_E_Goose• 2 years ago

It is very much a thing[1]. Modern graffiti is a large subculture with a multi-decade history and its own set of norms, customs and celebrities[2].

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/graffhelp/

[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/Bombing/ (a good example of what "good" graffiti, as defined by the graffiti community, looks like)

karlshea• 2 years ago

This reminded me of a pretty funny video of a year-long battle between a person tagging a building and a graffiti removal crew: https://youtu.be/RwK4NmQZe64

hcaz• 2 years ago

Always a classic this, first thing I thought of too

FriedPickles• 2 years ago

Mutually assured job security. Reminds me of some experiences I've had going back and forth with an anti-bot team, as an anti-anti-bot team.

nrbernard• 2 years ago

If you enjoyed this, I recommend the short film, The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (2001) [1], by Matt McCormick

[1] https://vimeo.com/368367

Gallery of Graffti Removals

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