Now until this year (through Secret Wars & Moon Street) I have never been big into Graffiti or urban art culture...other than to appreciate specially good pieces and the occasional throw up. I too always thought tagging was a senseless vandalism detracting from a greater art form...yet there would be no greater art form on the wall without the tagging - It is all inter-connected and contains its own purpose. Ignorance breeds fear - a fear of the unknown...a bandwagon that people are too often glad to step onto and label graffiti as vandalism or gang-based territory - WRONG!
YET...this movie goes a long way in explaining as to why people get caught up in the thrills of this type of art - one that has a big kick, and a large pull into its scene, once you've popped a can you can't stop - its too true. This is like what Lords of Dogtown is to skating as this is to graffiti...for me.
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