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glawrie writes "UK Graffiti artist 'Moose' thought he had come up with a perfect socially friendly approach to his art - to trade paints for cleaning fluid. An article in the UK's Independent Newspaper describes how he has created graffiti by taking '... any dirty inner-city wall or pavement, place a template over it, and scrub the concrete clean, revealing an image as sharp as any spray paint which fades with time.' Moose was commissioned by a subsidiary of drinks manufacturer Diageo to create some 'clean' graffiti in Leeds to promote their vodka brand Smirnoff to local students. However, this work was subsequently condemned by Gerry Harper, a Leeds councillor, as 'sheer vandalism'. With wonderful irony, the council demanded that the artist 'clean-up' the graffiti that appeared in one of the city's gloomiest underpasses. Maybe all those senseless vandals out there will now think twice in future before scrawling 'Clean Me' on the back of vehicles overdue for a wash... But perhaps the state is now going too far - surely it is only a matter of time before rainfall is similarly targetted by the good guys."
Brings new meaning to "Clean up your act!"
His parents must be regretting that wording now.
Disconnect and self-destruct, one bullet at a time.
Did he have a mobile phone in his back pocket when he did this? Am I missing the part that relates to nerds?
What do they mean by clean up?
And "Smirnoff has removed the offending work - not because of the legality of the threat but by "its own volition" it said." but how did he remove it?
Go dump more dirt on the place, or clean the rest up?
Maybe all those senseless vandals out there will now think twice in future before scrawling 'Clean Me' on the back of vehicles overdue for a wash...
I did that to the hood of my dad's old '63 Pontiac, which hadn't been washed in ages. Being a clever grrl, I used a rag dipped in Turtle Wax, so as not to be destructive.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the Turtle Wax would actually remove the dull surface of the paint, leaving the car forevermore to bear a (slightly bright) sign, quite legible from above, that read, "Wash me!"
My dad didn't kill me, obviously, nor did he take the hint. I guess I knew it was a forlorn hope, when he epoxied a chunk of plywood to replace the rusted-out floor in the front passenger seat.
He sure got his money's worth out of that car, though.
Lemon curry?
People really shouldn't be doing that anyway because it's very possible to scratch the finish on the car and do actual damage. Sure, it's not as bad as keying it, but it's still uncalled for.
I figured out the soultion to this a long time ago. Just don't wash your car. Ever. Not only can you not see the scratches or small dents, but after awhile it is much too dirty for anyone to want to touch it. Kind of like the soot on the back of a bus. You don't see anwone writing in that do you?
I think Giuliani skit on SNL was the best solution. It was a Public Service Announcement claiming that rather than painting over graffiti tags, they would simply stencil "sucks" after the taggers name. For repeat offenders, they would use a professional artist and match the style.
-- Don't Tase me, bro!
One can only wonder how many graffiti artists were lined up for the opening of the bridge to spraypaint "FP, bitches!!!111"
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
Taggers, on the other hand, just like to put their name on shit for whatever reason - territory marking or some sort of rush that comes from vandalizing things.
The description you're looking for is "pissing on fireplugs." That's all it is. Taggers are bladder-challenged dogs with spray cans.
Perhaps you should ask for more interesting places "designated" for art?
Wouldn't that be like asking all the flashers to do their thing down at a nude beach? Kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
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I think it is quite clever creating a message by removing rather than adding.
Whether you perceive it as an advertisement or not seems irrelevant to me; it's brilliant to me because it's a message that doesn't actually exist. It's the lack of the existence that makes you perceive it.
So, please
"They said I probly shouldn't fly with just one eye," "I am Bender. Please insert girder."
Perhaps it's just the Brit jargon, but I just barely can understand what they're talking about in the article
What kind of Brit jargon exactly? I didn't read any in the article, unless it's use of "big" words such as indignant, municipality, unfathomable,volition and so on, confused you.
I use Friend/Foe + mod-point modifiers as a karma/reputation system.
Here, let me help:
Another sadly misguided perception of "fundamentalist christian fanaticism". If you would rely on the source of christian beliefs (the bible - not google) you would see that yes, the Old Testament is a scarry book. It starts at the beginning of time and follows the heritage, lineage, and imperfections of God's chosen people - the Jews.
...you insensitive Clod.
The Old Testament is a historically accurate account of wars, kings, death, and life. It paints a portrait of a people who loved God, but could not adhere to His laws, and in need of a Messiah. Indeed, it would be frightful if anyone actually lived by the Old Testament, today. It calls for the sacrifice of animals as an atonement for sin - and the whole "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth" thing.
Fortunately, we fundamental christian fanatics do not live by the old testament. We live by the new testament. You know, the part where God sends his son to earth to die for the foriveness of sins... At that point in history (yes, Jesus' existance is a historically verified fact) a relationship with God became available to everyone. The laws were reduced from the massive list of micromanaged rules from the Old Testament, to two commands - love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.
These are the beliefs that are founding fathers based the laws of this country on. They were not based on "any religion that believes in a higher power", they were based on the God of the bible.