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Thursday, January 6, 2011

From Spray Can to light: Graffiti Revisited

Light Graffiti


     In this picture the light art is used in a very unique way.  In this situation the artist used light art to make seem as if the car is going extremely fast, although in reality the car may or may not be just stationary.  The way the artist drew the lines of light was very well done.

Street Graffiti


    I picked this picture for my favourite example because from a certain angle it looks as if the ground were ice and there was a huge gap in the centre.  This example took a lot of effort, simply from looking at the piece you can see the it took a very long time to draw this.  This artwork also makes use of angles similarly to how it was used in the light graffiti picture I selected.

Light Graffiti Vs. Street Graffiti

   Light Graffiti and traditional Street Graffiti are very similar in many many ways.  Both are a form of art artists use to express themselves in a very unique style.  Another way they are similar is that unlike traditional art their tools and be bought anywhere and is more easily acquired.  By saying they have many similarities you could also say that there are also many differences.  One major difference they have is that street graffiti is illegal in the sense that it is vandalism, while on the other hand light graffiti isn't really permanent but can be kept on a photo for a very long time.

3 comments:

  1. I agree that your chosen example of Light Graffiti is similar to your chosen example of Street Graffiti. Both pieces of artwork certainly use depth very well, giving the illusion that the car is moving at light speed, and giving the illusion that the ground is really breaking. Also, I completely forgot that both tools for Light and Street Graffiti are easily accessible. Thank you for reminding me, and also great post!

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  2. I really like the first picture because the artist created the light graffiti really well and its clean looking. For the second picture i thought it was so good, it kind of looks like real ice and there really is a gap in the middle.
    I agree to the light graffiti and traditional street graffiti are similar in a way, because someone used graffiti in a way of expressing themselves.

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  3. yes i do believe that these pictures are very good. i really like the second one because it really does give the impression of a real ice breaking and the artist use a lot of angles and depth in the picture.

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