Comments on: Florida in Mexico http://cultureby.com/2007/04/florida_in_mexi.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://cultureby.com/2007/04/florida_in_mexi.html/comment-page-1#comment-3020 Alex Tue, 01 May 2007 15:01:27 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=485#comment-3020 Great post, Grant, but I think the set-up was a little unfair to other long-time bastions of graffiti worldwide, whose artists would certainly quarrel with your judgment, hehe. As a longtime fan of graf and NYC resident, I can proudly counter with homegrown evidence that graffiti's creativity hasn't waned in the place of its birth: graf trucks. What could be sneakier and more quintessentially New York than painting a great piece on the side of a delivery truck you know will be making stops in ritzy, posh places where graffiti doesn't see the light of day? I always chuckle when I see something like this cruising the Upper East Side: http://newyorkguide.blogs.com/uknyc/images/vans_of_new_york.jpg We're alive and kicking up here. Still though, great post. The Hardy quote is money. Great post, Grant, but I think the set-up was a little unfair to other long-time bastions of graffiti worldwide, whose artists would certainly quarrel with your judgment, hehe.

As a longtime fan of graf and NYC resident, I can proudly counter with homegrown evidence that graffiti’s creativity hasn’t waned in the place of its birth: graf trucks. What could be sneakier and more quintessentially New York than painting a great piece on the side of a delivery truck you know will be making stops in ritzy, posh places where graffiti doesn’t see the light of day? I always chuckle when I see something like this cruising the Upper East Side:

http://newyorkguide.blogs.com/uknyc/images/vans_of_new_york.jpg

We’re alive and kicking up here. Still though, great post. The Hardy quote is money.

]]> By: Bud Caddell http://cultureby.com/2007/04/florida_in_mexi.html/comment-page-1#comment-3019 Bud Caddell Tue, 01 May 2007 13:41:01 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=485#comment-3019 It's like myspace -- creativity loves chaos. But that also gets into the system that allows users to 'graffiti' their surroundings -- is the inability to impact one's surroundings (virtual or other) a deterrent to passionate interaction? It’s like myspace — creativity loves chaos. But that also gets into the system that allows users to ‘graffiti’ their surroundings — is the inability to impact one’s surroundings (virtual or other) a deterrent to passionate interaction?

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