On a rather dull and overcast day in London today, I was down in the East End and came across these three examples, clear references to WW1. I thought they were interesting and thoughtful and art, whatever you may think of graffiti. What do you think?
"You can be young without money but you can't be old without money"
Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." by Tennessee Williams
Graffiti artists get the raw end of public opinion. I suppose its because there are so many posers mixed in among the very talented, and that public walls are their medium. If they used canvas like most of the art world, the really talented artists would probably never be noticed.
[MENTION=21084]Virge[/MENTION] The link to info on this collection is here: English & German artists join forces paint remarkable graffiti mural tribute WWI Christmas Day Truce.html
12-23-2014, 06:41 AM (Edited 12-23-2014, 06:51 AM by LONDONER.)
Virge Wrote:Where did you find them? Are they real graffiti? Someone really worked on them. I'd like to know more about them.
Yes Virge, they are real graffiti. Sorry, I can't tell you anything about them. They are near Liverpool Street in London and were painted all side by side and as far as I could see, had no signatures. Liverpool Street is within easy walking distance to Brick Lane, a very popular place on Sundays where they have a street market and many, many Indian restaurants. It's also well known for its graffiti of which there are very many examples that change from time to time as they get painted over and re-worked. I'm attaching a couple of examples of completely different work that I photographed on the same day. They are very different from the other three and whether you like them or not, I still consider them art.
You can see that the artist of the second one has tagged his work but it still doesn't tell us who he is.
"You can be young without money but you can't be old without money"
Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." by Tennessee Williams
Steve Wrote:Graffiti artists get the raw end of public opinion. I suppose its because there are so many posers mixed in among the very talented, and that public walls are their medium. If they used canvas like most of the art world, the really talented artists would probably never be noticed.
Thank you Steve. I answered Virge's question before scrolling down to your entry.
"You can be young without money but you can't be old without money"
Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." by Tennessee Williams
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