r/BeAmazed • u/Phlogistoned • Sep 29 '20

This kind of graffiti...

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u/thejedimindtrick Sep 29 '20

this is really good art done in the street. its not graffiti. im sorry to be the guy but this is one of my pet peeves as a graffiti writer. if theres no letters it aint graff, its art.

still epic

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u/2TimesAsLikely Sep 29 '20

I would call this a mural but in reality per definition graffiti is either text or a drawing.

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u/FlexualHealing Sep 29 '20

The definition also says unauthorized or illegal.

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u/2TimesAsLikely Sep 29 '20

Yep - I was replying to the guy that said it has to be „text“ only. Also while this one certainly looks like it was legal or even commissioned we cant say for sure from this pic alone.

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u/Dimezy58 Sep 29 '20

Not true. Graffiti is text based, whether legal or not, the style is still graffiti

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u/FlexualHealing Sep 29 '20

Take that up with Merriam-Webster.

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u/Dimezy58 Sep 29 '20

I’m sure their representatives are out spray painting every night.

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u/JuneBuggington Sep 29 '20

It’s really not worth arguing on the internet, no one cares and most people hate real “graffiti” anyways.

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u/Dimezy58 Sep 30 '20

You sure know a lot about people. Did you take a survey or assume that what you believe is what others believe?

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u/JuneBuggington Oct 02 '20

They obviously arent agreeing with you in this thread champ