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Graffiti UnDead


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A question of ethics and art. A young photographer documents the quickly disappearing sreet art in his neighborhood. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has photographed his street art and sold it in a gallery.
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7 responses // Graffiti UnDead

  • As a graff writer's POV i can imagine how upset this kid is. Photography is cool and all but in this case it was kinda f'ed up to be plagiarizing, yes, to be making profitable income off of someone else's hard work. People go around condemning graffiti, but if one could take a picture of the piece and sell it then it is completely ok? I know a lot of graff writers that are sick of this trend. Photographers make a 150 paged colorful book containing a variety of different work from these "taggers" and could sleep easy at night knowing they just profited off someone else's hard work and dedication. What I have been seeing a lot lately are graffiti artists who are getting involved in print, web design, and other ways of getting payed for their talent. Check out "Dithers" on dvd. Great doc showing street art becoming mainstream. Oh and for Bradford, i hope you've learned your lesson bro. Keep at it and take it to the next level.
    frankyk
  • great pod. i liked watching the graffiti artist go through the process of seeing the photos of his work and talking through how he felt about it.

    i get the whole both parts are a part of the artistic process thing but i think it gets sticky if a profit is being made. i'm inclined to think that some of that money the photographer makes should be sharred with the graffiti artists whose work he is showcaseing.
    crazykatlady
  • Why wont the city let us paint??????????
    CleftAsunder
  • I'm all for cities that have designated public spaces for street-art, it's a shame more don't do the same.

    I can completely understand from the artist's POV re profiteering off of someone else's work, but when you put your work up in such a public place it just makes it that much harder to keep track of. Guess it's a matter of weighing up which is worth more to you - for people to see your work or risking others making money from it.
    quicksilverfnq
  • From a photographer this hits close to home. Graffiti is in many of my photographs, but it's not the main subject. Graffiti becomes part of my pictures and not my pictures. The thing that really bugged me about this, is that the photographer didn't even try to creatively use the graffiti in a greater picture. To me, it seemed it was like he just documented someone else's art and then sold it.
    vintage_nouveau13
  • Havin his work photographed is a benefit to the artist-- now all his art will still live on even after the city has painted over it.
    alyssak
  • I am incredibly disappointed with Current TV’s decision to showcase vandalism. Graffiti is a crime that destroys private and public property alike. If you want to showcase your “art” buy your own canvas.
    sambass

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