http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/2008/07/14/read-up/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:46:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/2008/07/14/read-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 alfie Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:13:39 +0000 http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/?p=229#comment-1219 that was my initial reaction too. i don't see him any different and i still have respect for him. its almost like you have to have a case by case opinion about each artist. at the same time, i don't wanna hate just because i am coming from a place of jealousy or from a place of ignorance. that was my initial reaction too. i don’t see him any different and i still have respect for him. its almost like you have to have a case by case opinion about each artist. at the same time, i don’t wanna hate just because i am coming from a place of jealousy or from a place of ignorance.

]]> http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/2008/07/14/read-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 sherm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:36:22 +0000 http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/?p=229#comment-1213 ^ yeah good point. i don't know how to explain that either, it's confusing really. barry mcgee pulled it off quite nicely though; i don't see him any different. ^ yeah good point. i don’t know how to explain that either, it’s confusing really. barry mcgee pulled it off quite nicely though; i don’t see him any different.

]]> http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/2008/07/14/read-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 alfie Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:01:11 +0000 http://www.shermgrafik.com/blog/?p=229#comment-1211 Its interesting you bringing that up. i was talking to a friend of mine not too long ago and he was saying how he hated barry mcgee aka twist because of how he glorifies the grafitti writer and culture through his art installations. how something that is supposed to be revered as resistance and an opponent to what is considered fine arts is now part of fine arts. made me think for a second because as much as i see where he is coming from, i also think that it should be recognized as legitimate and validated way of expression. i just dont know where the clear cut lines of "selling out" and "making a living" starts and ends when it comes to grafitti. but i guess everybody is going to critique and have an opinion about it. Its interesting you bringing that up. i was talking to a friend of mine not too long ago and he was saying how he hated barry mcgee aka twist because of how he glorifies the grafitti writer and culture through his art installations. how something that is supposed to be revered as resistance and an opponent to what is considered fine arts is now part of fine arts. made me think for a second because as much as i see where he is coming from, i also think that it should be recognized as legitimate and validated way of expression. i just dont know where the clear cut lines of “selling out” and “making a living” starts and ends when it comes to grafitti. but i guess everybody is going to critique and have an opinion about it.

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