Educate Vandals for a better class of vandalism

[Acrylic-bob]

It seems the largely discredited post-modernist dictat still runs in this part of the world. Youngsters, are now to be taught the finer points of the history and appreciation of graffiti.

Free-lance artist,(Whatever one of those is) Mark Cameron, will be running a ten week course at Clayton Youth and Community Centre, no doubt funded by Mid Pennine Arts.

Teenagers will learn all about the History of Graffiti and they will have a chance to make graffiti of their own.

So the long suffering residents of Clayton can expect to be treated to examples of the new learning adorning walls, bus shelters, garage doors and anything else which stays still long enough for them to whip a spray can out and cover.

Should this sort of behaviour be encouraged by public funding?

[removal-man]

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

It seems the largely discredited post-modernist dictat still runs in this part of the world. Youngsters, are now to be taught the finer points of the history and appreciation of graffiti.

Free-lance artist,(Whatever one of those is) Mark Cameron, will be running a ten week course at Clayton Youth and Community Centre, no doubt funded by Mid Pennine Arts.

Teenagers will learn all about the History of Graffiti and they will have a chance to make graffiti of their own.

So the long suffering residents of Clayton can expect to be treated to examples of the new learning adorning walls, bus shelters, garage doors and anything else which stays still long enough for them to whip a spray can out and cover.

Should this sort of behaviour be encouraged by public funding?

any age limit? i wouldnt mind having a go, im pretty handy with a spray can myself.

[slinky]

LOL removle man you big kid.......lol.......bet its you that goes to clayton in the dead of night to do some ART work is'nt it hehehehe

[removal-man]

Originally Posted by slinky

LOL removle man you big kid.......lol.......bet its you that goes to clayton in the dead of night to do some ART work is'nt it hehehehe

i might volunteer my van.......cover it like the new york subway trains.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by removal-man

i might volunteer my van.......cover it like the new york subway trains.

Buggar the graffiti..........why don't you paint a nice pastoral scene on the side of your van.......what about the coppice, as it is?

[removal-man]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Buggar the graffiti..........why don't you paint a nice pastoral scene on the side of your van.......what about the coppice, as it is?

no no i have sold my big luton trailer and im selling my tranny van. im buying a jumbo transit luton. they could do me a colourfull muriel like on the subway trains, then ill get my sign writer to apply my signs over it in white. im not kidding it would be eye catching to say the least.

[Lampman]

I seem to remember a few years back when kids from a local Youth centre had lessons on ' wall art' they proceeded to decorate a local business's Gable end...job well done.
Oh,they later found they should have got the owners permission!

[Margaret Pilkington]

Is this a warning to the residents of Clayton to get some industrial sized cans of paint remover????????

[Margaret Pilkington]

They would do better to teach them painting and decorating......at least it would give them a chance to earn a living at something useful.

[removal-man]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Is this a warning to the residents of Clayton to get some industrial sized cans of paint remover????????

NO why dont you do some research on TAGGING and find out how great it looks. im thinking of asking if they would like to do the back doors of my van.