Comments on: Graffiti http://collazoprojects.com/2009/08/13/graffiti/ Stories About Overlooked People & Places Sat, 19 May 2012 23:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Data Entry Services http://collazoprojects.com/2009/08/13/graffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Data Entry Services Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:34:53 +0000 http://collazoprojects.com/?p=528#comment-1923 Some of these artists are very gifted and, yes that do have a large impact when you see them (for the good or bad). They also, unfortunately, are defacing other people's (or public) property. Great photos as usual! Some of these artists are very gifted and, yes that do have a large impact when you see them (for the good or bad). They also, unfortunately, are defacing other people’s (or public) property. Great photos as usual!

]]> By: Steven Roll http://collazoprojects.com/2009/08/13/graffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1917 Steven Roll Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:48:26 +0000 http://collazoprojects.com/?p=528#comment-1917 This post takes me back to my youth in Long Island in the 1970s. When my family would visit NYC, we'd often ride the subways. Both the stations and the cars were covered in graffiti. Most of it was just tags, with no artistic merit. It really contributed to the sense that NYC was basically a no-man's land where danger was lurking around every corner. In Malcolm Gladwell's book the Tipping Point, he writes about how NYC turned its image around in the 1990s by adhering to the "broken windows" theory of policing. Basically, it says that allowing or tolerating minor crimes like graffiti contributes to the sense that a certain level of lawlessness is acceptable. As a result, it creates an atmosphere in which more serious crimes are likely to occur. Some of the graffiti out there is really amazing. But I'd be pretty mad if someone painted it on a building or house where I lived without asking for my permission. This post takes me back to my youth in Long Island in the 1970s. When my family would visit NYC, we’d often ride the subways. Both the stations and the cars were covered in graffiti.

Most of it was just tags, with no artistic merit. It really contributed to the sense that NYC was basically a no-man’s land where danger was lurking around every corner.

In Malcolm Gladwell’s book the Tipping Point, he writes about how NYC turned its image around in the 1990s by adhering to the “broken windows” theory of policing.

Basically, it says that allowing or tolerating minor crimes like graffiti contributes to the sense that a certain level of lawlessness is acceptable. As a result, it creates an atmosphere in which more serious crimes are likely to occur.

Some of the graffiti out there is really amazing. But I’d be pretty mad if someone painted it on a building or house where I lived without asking for my permission.

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